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Thinking of using local soil...maybe?
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It may be worth your while due to the amounts you listed to get a soil test done. Barring that I would add minerals but go light on amendments. It just seems like the only way to screw up your mix would be to over do it and that's too much soil to fail....scrappy
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Thanks Scrappy..
Goldminer...you can't get banned in this thread asking 'crazy' shit like that bro..that's truth here.
It really depends on what amendment and how much was added on the last recycles AND keeping track of the breakdown rates of each amendment.
Typically 1 to 2 cups kelp meal per cubic foot of soil mix,etc,etc,...cannabis feeds,but not like the hydro-store guy would have you think.
There is really no set rate for this recycling stuff...save for the 3 little birds method,and to me that's just outdated and uses things I would not.
Imagine most of these amendments breakdown over a period of 4 to 6 months...so couple that with the type of cannabis grown....what kind of feeder is it? Imagine how much of each amendment was consumed by the soil/plant relationship on each cycle and then adjust with what you think may be the proper amount of any specific amendment...(guess or measure).
Goldminer...you can't get banned in this thread asking 'crazy' shit like that bro..that's truth here.
It really depends on what amendment and how much was added on the last recycles AND keeping track of the breakdown rates of each amendment.
Typically 1 to 2 cups kelp meal per cubic foot of soil mix,etc,etc,...cannabis feeds,but not like the hydro-store guy would have you think.
There is really no set rate for this recycling stuff...save for the 3 little birds method,and to me that's just outdated and uses things I would not.
Imagine most of these amendments breakdown over a period of 4 to 6 months...so couple that with the type of cannabis grown....what kind of feeder is it? Imagine how much of each amendment was consumed by the soil/plant relationship on each cycle and then adjust with what you think may be the proper amount of any specific amendment...(guess or measure).
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It's a roller coaster ride of misinformation as well as gold due to the legality issues of cannabis.
When all else fails...get that soil test for sure..why not.
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Capt.Cheeze1 - Is this mix what you would use for large outdoor plants? Is this your "premium mix" or just an affordable one? I am looking for a really top notch soil for my cannabis and veggie garden. I will be growing in mounds and need yards of soil, thanks for your time.
The mix I'm running now is over two years old...this is the ultimate mix IMO..it evolves and grows in mass......I just keep re-amending as well as experimenting with no-till.
I would not use this mix outdoors. Like Jaykush says...take your existing soils and 'beef' it up with some compost and aeration amendments...and of course adding our favorite goodies such as rock dusts,guano's,kelp,etc...
If you must you can use regular ol' peat from places like Home Depot...it's cheap enough and just make sure it's peat and nothing else was incorporated in the packaging of the material...like chemical additives for whatever reason. I'm positive they don't adjust it so you'll have to do that yourself.
It improves soil quality,loosens and bulks it up...just make sure to adjust with liming agents and EWC/compost.
I would not use this mix outdoors. Like Jaykush says...take your existing soils and 'beef' it up with some compost and aeration amendments...and of course adding our favorite goodies such as rock dusts,guano's,kelp,etc...
If you must you can use regular ol' peat from places like Home Depot...it's cheap enough and just make sure it's peat and nothing else was incorporated in the packaging of the material...like chemical additives for whatever reason. I'm positive they don't adjust it so you'll have to do that yourself.
It improves soil quality,loosens and bulks it up...just make sure to adjust with liming agents and EWC/compost.
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there's no way i'd buy peat again. i'm almost to the point of having my own compost and my own EWC for any soil recycle. if i had outdoor beds, i'd be knee deep in top notch compost and chuckin' EWC's as much as i could.
Half of my yard is re-used soil from my last three years of organic gardening. The other half is an old lawn that has since died off. I am going to till the lawn half and add fresh organic materials. I also wanted to add all the needed amendments.
I have made about 15 gal of compost and 10 gal of EWC to start with this year. However I am going to need about 3 yards of soil to start things off right.
This is an options. So far I was thinking of buying a yard of EWC, a yard of organic compost, and a yard or two of 5/16 lava rocks. Mix that up with some amendments, guanos, kelp, azomite, ext. I was thinking of also adding a yard of peat to the mix, but maybe that isn't needed.
I have seen these bags of peat you speak of. Home Depot has some crap brand with added chemicals, but I am sure I can find some at orchard or something. The only problem is a yard is a lot of bags. I will look into it however.
What happens when an exhaust fan timer fails in a 6k room and it reaches 125 for 9 hours......
....shit happens....poor little Blue Orca
....shit happens....poor little Blue Orca
Blue Orca x NL#5/Neville's Haze
Velvet Rush x NL/Haze F3 male
This male plant fell and started itself as seed from the Mother plant that had lived in the very same pot.
In other words...the mother and father grew up together in the same pot. The mother was seeded by the father and the father destroyed. The mother was allowed to continue to flower and develop seed. The seed fell to the soil and the mother plant was harvested. This male is her bastard son who was started his life by germinating and sprouting in the very same pot with NO involvement from I except water and light. The spots are a bit of neem oil overspray from a nearby unrelated plant who is supporting a PM attack. This VR x NL/Haze cross is 100% PM resistant!!!!!!!!
This male was saved and will pollenate a cut from the original mother...I think.
This male plant fell and started itself as seed from the Mother plant that had lived in the very same pot.
In other words...the mother and father grew up together in the same pot. The mother was seeded by the father and the father destroyed. The mother was allowed to continue to flower and develop seed. The seed fell to the soil and the mother plant was harvested. This male is her bastard son who was started his life by germinating and sprouting in the very same pot with NO involvement from I except water and light. The spots are a bit of neem oil overspray from a nearby unrelated plant who is supporting a PM attack. This VR x NL/Haze cross is 100% PM resistant!!!!!!!!
This male was saved and will pollenate a cut from the original mother...I think.
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