Soil mix hack

[trixP]

What are your ratios for worm castings

I run 6gal buckets what is the ratio say for 1 gallon for worm
Castings ??

 

[BReal]

You mean worm humus? It's about 10-15%, perlite about 15-20% and the rest is soil alone or mixed with other things like compost etc

 

[trixP]

No I mean how many liters/kg of worm casting to add to the soil
1glon bucket how much work castings do you add

 

[BReal]

So you said that you run 6 gal buckets. Right? 15% of that is about 1 gal. So you should use 1 gal of worm casting per 6 gal bucket.

 

[stiff]

I was about to explain it...it made me giggle a bit tbh

 

[BReal]

I was about to explain it...it made me giggle a bit tbh

What makes it even more hilarious is that english is not even my primary language 🫠

 

[trixP]

What makes it even more hilarious is that english is not even my primary language 🫠

Neither is mine

Ps I dumped the 2L Gaia bucket into my mix…… was just trying to quantify is I over done it or under done it

 

[BReal]

Neither is mine

Ps I dumped the 2L Gaia bucket into my mix…… was just trying to quantify is I over done it or under done it

Just make sure that young roots don't grow in this mix. You would burn your plants. So you can fill most of the pot with your mix, but top middle part should be filled with soil only.

 

[BReal]

*unless your plants are already 2+ weeks old and you are going to move them to new pots. Then it should be fine.

 

[trixP]

Just make sure that young roots don't grow in this mix. You would burn your plants. So you can fill most of the pot with your mix, but top middle part should be filled with soil only.

The seedlings get strict Pro-Mix.

I transplant around 14-16 days

 

[PH donner]

my ratio of pure (!) worm poop is 20% and most of it at 3/4 in the pot, the 1/4 above that is light mix

 

[BReal]

Worm castings can be up to 1/3 of your soil mix actually if combined with peat moss and perlite. However it might be a little bit risky if worm castings are very rich in nutrients because you could burn your plant. That's why 15-25% is a safer value I think.

 

[BReal]

1/3 peat moss 1/3 perlite 1/3 worms castings is a very popular ratio I've heard. Never tried it though.

 

[trixP]

I run promix hp

Than add Gaia castings glacial rock dust and next run will
Be adding gypsum to the mix