~Soil Mix~ (seedling,veg,bloom)

[{Lotus}]

Yes, there are several threads pertaining to different individuals soil mixtures,ammendments,organic suppliments etc..

I just wanted someone to take a quick look at what I have come up with for my outdoor run..(Potted plants).

Any opinions,comments,recommendations,feedback are welcome..


(SEEDLINGS)

FFOF
Perlite

(VEG)

FFOF
Perlite
Earthworm castings
Dolomite Lime
Super Tea Top dressing


(BLOOM)

FFOF
Perlite
Earthworm castings
Dolomite Lime
Kelp Meal
Budswel top dressing

 

[BurnOne]

That looks good to me. But, what ratios are you using of each? What are the N-P-K numbers of those nutes and how much of them are you mixing into the soil mix?
Burn1

 

[{Lotus}]

What's up man..Thanks for replying...Well i'm going to be mixing the soil in a 30 gallon rubbermaid..

N-P-K

Super Tea dry mix- 5-5-1

Budswel dry mix- 0-7-0 ( Hence the reason for the Kelp Meal in bloom].[ Needed to include potassium]

VEG

Per bag of FFOF i'm going to add,

15-20% earthworm castings (5-10 cups)

1.5 cups of dolomite lime

30% Perlite

I will top dress at about 1tbsp per gallon of soil volume with the super tea [When needed].



BLOOM

Per bag of FFOF i'm going to add,

15-20% earthworm castings [5-10 cups]

1.5 cups of dolomite lime

1 tbsp per gallon of the kelp meal

30% perlite

I will also top dress with the budswel around week 4-6 ( or when needed) at 1tbsp per gallon...


Sound ok?

Take it easy...

 

[jaykush]

(SEEDLINGS)

FFOF
Perlite
*wormcastings


and what is super tea top dressing? also some kelp meal will help in veg.

 

[{Lotus}]

Well it is the Super Tea in dry form..http://texashydroponics.com/shop/product.php?productid=1684&cat=170&page=1..I just meant I will use it as a top dressing..


By the way

(SEEDLINGS)
FFOF
Perlite
*wormcastings
also some kelp meal will help in veg.

Thank You .

 

[BurnOne]

As always, I suggest you use the product as directed on the label. The people who made it have used it many hundreds of times before marketing it and know how to use it. Making tea with it will also let the plant take it up quickly. Topdressing can be iffy sometimes and is not a very good way to feed plants IMO.
You'll need kelp meal in veg as well.
Kelp meal 1/2 cup per cubic foot of soil mix.
Everything else looks good.
Burn1

 

[{Lotus}]

Think I would be better off just using the Liquid super tea and budswel then?

 

[Octagoner]

Round here people use dedicated cement mixers to amend their soils.

Here is a breeder named Seus mix:

Seus Organic mix:

Seus makes one amended mix for use as Grow and one amended mix for Bloom

Transplanting the plants into progressively larger plastic pots he switches from the Grow to the Bloom mix.

Per Cubic Foot of Potting soil:

2 quarts of Earthworm Castings
2 quarts of pumice
8 ounces of Greensand (added last)
8 ounces of rockdust (he likes TMI Trace Minerals International Inc., but you may not be able to find this in your area)
2 teaspoons each of endomycorrhiza and ectomycorrhiza (Mycorrhizae)
Vegetative (Grow) mix 1.10.0 Seabird Guano 10-12 ounces
Generative (Bloom) mix 5-6 ounces of high phosphorus Bat Guano

Seus also foliar feeds with Kelp.

 

[jaykush]

Making tea with it will also let the plant take it up quickly. Topdressing can be iffy sometimes and is not a very good way to feed plants IMO.

i agree, if this is a gurilla grow i sugest mixing everything in the soil and no top dressing. if its close by id make most of it into a tea.

 

[{Lotus}]

Cool..Yeah the grow is going to be close by so I will go with the tea..I appreciate the responses..Thank you very much...Take care...