Pepe le skunk
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Looked at that site and it seems many of the ingredients are the same.
1/3 mature compost or leaf mold, screened
1/3 garden topsoil
1/3 sharp sand
1/2 cubic yard sphagnum peat
1/2 cubic yard vermiculite
10 pounds bone meal
5 pounds ground limestone
5 pounds blood meal
One of the things that is different is the base soil they say to use is compost and garden topsoil instead of bagged soil. Most don't live on a farm and don't have access to compost so have to use a base soil in bags for ease of use. (Also compost includes bugs, exactly what I am trying to avoid)
Problem with sand is it compacts and doesn't allow great airflow when wet.
Peat moss is used but also coco because it allows great air flow.
vermiculite is not great for worms in a worm bin according to Vermicomposters website. Perlite is the substitute and is included in the light warrior used in the mix.
Fish bone meal is suggested in place of bone meal but not many places carry it. The site ironically suggests using bone meal in many of the recipes.
They also say in the critique of the super soil is rock phosphate has heavy metels. Could not find it at local store so it was not added to my mixture. Also using 2 different liquid ferts in flower that contain high P and K so really no reason to add this product.
They also say that Dolimite lime is not necessary however I say how else do you keep the PH from drifting? Especially when coco is used as PH is very important so nutrients can be available And it is suggested in the soil recipes on the other site.
Humic acid is not available at most places so they recommend Ful-Power from Bio-ag. Also not available from most places locally. Was not added to my mixture for this reason.
Here is the main reason for using this mixture. It's easy to mix. Products are easily available for purchase at most stores. The recipe I use makes the exact amount needed to fill a 30 gallon container for cooking. 1/3 the amounts of the original recipe.
It is mixed in the lower area of the pot with cool soil when repotting to a larger container where the roots grow into it in flower. When they want the extra nutrients during the most growth demanding phase of the plant. Not in early or mid veg growth. And it works well. I did add a few items like kelp meal and alfalfa meal to the recipe. But to each his own. What works best for me might not work for others. Interesting read Sea.
1/3 mature compost or leaf mold, screened
1/3 garden topsoil
1/3 sharp sand
1/2 cubic yard sphagnum peat
1/2 cubic yard vermiculite
10 pounds bone meal
5 pounds ground limestone
5 pounds blood meal
One of the things that is different is the base soil they say to use is compost and garden topsoil instead of bagged soil. Most don't live on a farm and don't have access to compost so have to use a base soil in bags for ease of use. (Also compost includes bugs, exactly what I am trying to avoid)
Problem with sand is it compacts and doesn't allow great airflow when wet.
Peat moss is used but also coco because it allows great air flow.
vermiculite is not great for worms in a worm bin according to Vermicomposters website. Perlite is the substitute and is included in the light warrior used in the mix.
Fish bone meal is suggested in place of bone meal but not many places carry it. The site ironically suggests using bone meal in many of the recipes.
They also say in the critique of the super soil is rock phosphate has heavy metels. Could not find it at local store so it was not added to my mixture. Also using 2 different liquid ferts in flower that contain high P and K so really no reason to add this product.
They also say that Dolimite lime is not necessary however I say how else do you keep the PH from drifting? Especially when coco is used as PH is very important so nutrients can be available And it is suggested in the soil recipes on the other site.
Humic acid is not available at most places so they recommend Ful-Power from Bio-ag. Also not available from most places locally. Was not added to my mixture for this reason.
Here is the main reason for using this mixture. It's easy to mix. Products are easily available for purchase at most stores. The recipe I use makes the exact amount needed to fill a 30 gallon container for cooking. 1/3 the amounts of the original recipe.
It is mixed in the lower area of the pot with cool soil when repotting to a larger container where the roots grow into it in flower. When they want the extra nutrients during the most growth demanding phase of the plant. Not in early or mid veg growth. And it works well. I did add a few items like kelp meal and alfalfa meal to the recipe. But to each his own. What works best for me might not work for others. Interesting read Sea.
