Liquid ferts in organic soil?

[XxCaptiankushxX]

Seeing what others have tried. Who has added liquid fertilizer to organic soil, and which fert brand would you recommend? I will be trying earth juice grow weekly, maybe by weekly depending on how plants look.

I understand it would be in my best interest to stay away from products containing ammonium nitrogen, because it kills microbiology .

Also am considering house and garden soil a&b ? But skeptical about house and garden in living soil.

Some popular organic ferts
Maxsee - not 100% organic
Age old grow
Earth juice grow

 

[Noonin NorCal]

I use Maxsea during the flowering phase. Liquid Karma is good stuff from Botanicare you can pretty much add anything to that throughout the cycle the NPK is light

 

[FunkBomb]

There are plenty of good liquid organic fertilizers out there. General organics, Fox Farm, Earth Juice, Roots Organics. Pick one and go for it.

-Funk

 

[jaytoker]

Chem fertilizer liquid or otherwise will kill all of the beneficial microbe colonies living in the soil converting organic base form NPK into usable form nutrient.

 

[CheifnBud2]

There are plenty of good liquid organic fertilizers out there. General organics, Fox Farm, Earth Juice, Roots Organics. Pick one and go for it.

-Funk

I do not agree with this. Fox farm's nutrient line sucks. Soil is mostly fine tho.

 

[stoney917]

Im no organic expert but if u didnt build ur soil with enough why not brew teas n shit to stay 100% organic??? I always thought the point of doing living organic soil was to not use bottles. Theres tons of liquid organic ferts but i cant see it practical to outdoor use on a decent sized outdoor grow... first find out what ur lacking and try to add it in ...

 

[Ajunta Pall]

Try urea instead of ammonium nitrate fertilizer. The toxic build up of ammonia in your soil shouldn't be an issue unless you over fertilize the fuck out of it, but then your plants would be way dead so what's it matter?

 

[Mikell]

Chem fertilizer liquid or otherwise will kill all of the beneficial microbe colonies living in the soil converting organic base form NPK into usable form nutrient.

That's not true at all. Anyone with a handle on Google can find out for themselves the actual truth. Consistent feeding will break the microbial loop that naturally provides plant nutrition, reducing diversity, not causing wholesale microbial genocide. Some beneficials even respond to fertilization, Trichoderma for one.




Ideology aside, there are numerous mistakes to stumble over when starting out with soil building, and many more with recycling. I personally have no issue supplementing with whatever soluble nutrients are on hand, as it is not always feasible to top dress or tea your way out of low fertility, especially given flowering constraints. Light doses spread well apart can carry you through a cycle and won't cause your children to be born six legged, but will definitely stick in the craw of a fanatic.