just finished the thread. its taken over a week, but here we are. started my second run through but finally had to just post.
i have been revising my soil mix, and when i look at all of yours, i like parts of it, but then i see things in some of them that i would prefer not to use, such as bone and blood meals. and on the other hand i also see some that are incredibly simplistic that i cant help but desire a more diverse soil.
base is the semi-usual -ish shit. 1 part spm/coco 1 part growstone soil aerator 1 part humus/compost mix (ewc, forest duff, coimpost, aged shit...)
the grow stone stuff is this http://www.growstone.com/ its good stuff, they bring us generous amounts of samples at the hydro store i work in. (running the aquaponics, not pushing bottled BS)
so i figure the best way to go about this it to give up a list of things i have on hand, and ask what else i need.
on hand
granular humic acid
feather meal 14-0-0
alfalfa meal
cotton seed meal
rock phosphate
green sand
kelp meaL
peruvian seabird guano
current shopping list
glacial rock dust
bentonite
oystershell flour
basalt
neem and/or karanja meals
so, with these amendments, what else would i need, and if we are feeling extra helpful, some suggested application rates would rock.
Your compost portion is crucial for growing organically, so make sure it is high quality, that is number one in my book. In my grows now days I prefer mostly botanical inputs over things like guano, or feather meal or even cotton seed meal. Cotton is not regulated as food, so it can have loads of pesticides and other nasties, just so you know. The greensand takes ages to break down, so i would only use it if you plan to recycle your soil mix. The rest looks Ok to me, but you might want to strive for diversity in your input mix like you have with your rock dust collection....scrappy