soil too rich

[Guest]

I have a giant bag of Old soil I mixed up a year ago, soil that tests out 2x as much NP and K as needed should I mix this with other soil try to grow something in it or trash it.This is organic soil i mixed last year and forgot. Do organics burn?

 

[Guest]

Burn plants that is. Many say organics cannot cause neut burn. Is this true?

 

[Pimpslapped]

I believe that organics can indeed burn plants, but a well balanced medium makes it less likely.

If the only thing out of sorts about this soil you've got is that the NPK ratios are double what they should be, cut the mix in half with perlite/peat/coco/what have you... I would think that would be workable. Or you could save it and use it as a topdress.. lots of things you can do.

Though I might not recommend using it on valuable plants as is.. might wanna test it out on something expendable first.

 

[Guest]

I put a new clone in it it may work. The strain is a neut pig any way.I have found my camera cord and will post picts @ lights on

 

[Guest]

BTW

BTW

BTW the ratio was fine a little lower potash though.

 

[Suby]

You can burn with certain higher release ammendments that can break down too fast like blood or bone meal or guanos or fish emulsions.
If properly composted in soil before use your chances of burning are ALOT less, smaller plants will be sensitive to a high rich mix so starting seedling or clones in it is a great way to test the soil.
It would be fine as a flowering transplant mix if too hot for clones and seedling.
Things you can't burn with are kelp meal, worm castings, alfalfa, rock dusts OTHER than lime.
See some ingredients mess up ph and burn that way like fish emulsions, calcitic limes, some types of organic ferts, etc.

I NEVER use the word NEVER with organics, I've seen it all.

S

 

[Guest]

The clone has been alive 7 days and is in a bloom box.

 

[Guest]

Heres the pics of growing in compost

Heres the pics of growing in compost


Plant on left is planted in 1 year old organic potting soil that decomposed until all neuts were doubled. Plant has PH of 6.5 7 is normal for my mix.Plant on right is a organic promix(New). Both plants are almost same age cloned from same mother plant on left was cloned 1 day later than clone on right.Both plants have been in bloom box a few days. Looks to me like I will keep this giant bag of de composting organics.It needs some dialling in but still better than promix.

 

[Guest]

1 more sorry about bad camera skills

1 more sorry about bad camera skills

Sorry about poor pic

 

[Guest]

Growing in compost Or will organics burn?

Growing in compost Or will organics burn?


Plant on left is still pro mix alone . Plant on right is composted organic pot soil and vermiculite.

 

[Guest]

No burning so far plant in pro mix has more stretch. Those leaves got damaged during cloning.The compost plant is much bushier.

 

[Guest]

I organized and moved this post to http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=65877

 

[gromer]

Yes organics can and will burn/cause ill burn and flavor.My pops whos only on his 3rd round indoors and is trying to do outdoor practices inside just learned this the hard way.Too much blood and bone and used an Alaska brand of organic pellitized time release and cooked the leaves and made the final product taste like dirt.Still powerful as hell and doesnt burn too bad but it is definetly overfertilized.I tried to tell him.Hes been doin it outdoors over 20 years and he thinks cus he has a huge draining bed that itll work like the ground.So yeh it is possible,Ive personally never had a problem as long as soil gets a chance to cook a while first and you know your strengths and time of release on your ferts you should be all good.