Mad Hamish
Well-Known Member
You should see the fruiting bodies Javadog is getting lol... He spawns almost all his soil, really cool stuff. I don't think your mycos would have done that bro. Did you amend the soil at home? My personal wager would be the mix was a bit 'raw' that is all. I have had that happen a few times already now, if the mix has not cooked long enough pH tends to be all wonky for a while. Re potting is about all you can do...
I found this very basic mix to really kick ass now. Mostly it is wet-and-forget for the whole grow, only some very hungry ladies need more
1 part Sphagnum peat
1 Part EWC (earth Worm Compost, or a 50/50 mix with GOOD compost is even better)
1 part perlite
2 tbs dolomite lime per gallon of mix, but this needs a 6 week cooking time minimum
OR 2 tbs each fine gypsum and crushed oyster shell
2ml BTi granules per gal
2tbs volcanic rock dust per gal
Mix well wetting down with a mix of 2tbs per gallon Blackstrap Molasses and water.
With a 4 week cook (i.e standing still not being tilled at room temp) it will be super responsive and tweak itself to the individual plant's needs no problem. 8 week cook and it will eat your mulch pretty fast it will be THAT alive lol. If you are growing very hungry types and intend on feeding add a hand full of Bokashi per bag also, this will make sure your soil is ready for ammonia nitrogen as found in fish goop and most 'poopy' ferts like guano. Nice buffer against accidentally burning it, the Lacto B in the Bokashi will set to work on your ammonia turning it into nitrates quite quickly.
Simple, cheap, clean and works sooooo well. It is all about the humic material. The better quality humic material, the biger and more healthy the plants. So as commercial products EWC is always good enough. Compost really varies widely in quality, so if you make your own then go for that instead and just add a little EWC. But far as stuff you can buy goes EWC is most reliable.
No more dodgy soil batches
EDIT: Forgot to add, just turn it once every 3 weeks or so to keep it aerobic and all will be good
I found this very basic mix to really kick ass now. Mostly it is wet-and-forget for the whole grow, only some very hungry ladies need more
1 part Sphagnum peat
1 Part EWC (earth Worm Compost, or a 50/50 mix with GOOD compost is even better)
1 part perlite
2 tbs dolomite lime per gallon of mix, but this needs a 6 week cooking time minimum
OR 2 tbs each fine gypsum and crushed oyster shell
2ml BTi granules per gal
2tbs volcanic rock dust per gal
Mix well wetting down with a mix of 2tbs per gallon Blackstrap Molasses and water.
With a 4 week cook (i.e standing still not being tilled at room temp) it will be super responsive and tweak itself to the individual plant's needs no problem. 8 week cook and it will eat your mulch pretty fast it will be THAT alive lol. If you are growing very hungry types and intend on feeding add a hand full of Bokashi per bag also, this will make sure your soil is ready for ammonia nitrogen as found in fish goop and most 'poopy' ferts like guano. Nice buffer against accidentally burning it, the Lacto B in the Bokashi will set to work on your ammonia turning it into nitrates quite quickly.
Simple, cheap, clean and works sooooo well. It is all about the humic material. The better quality humic material, the biger and more healthy the plants. So as commercial products EWC is always good enough. Compost really varies widely in quality, so if you make your own then go for that instead and just add a little EWC. But far as stuff you can buy goes EWC is most reliable.
No more dodgy soil batches
EDIT: Forgot to add, just turn it once every 3 weeks or so to keep it aerobic and all will be good
