treemansbuds
Well-Known Member
Hello fellow RIU'ers-
Every year us outdoor growers strive to grow the Biggest, Baddest, most potent plants we can to provide ourselves the best medicine to heal our ailments. Next to plant genetics I believe the next "most important factor" in growing big beautiful plants is the soil. (Provided your in a good grow region)
Here's what I do to provide my plants a healthy diet through the grow season. The recipe always changes from year to year, but I always have the same basics.
1) Old Soil, I use my old soil from last years grow as a "base", adding to it as I go. Be sure to condition the old soil first. (Do Google search to see how)
2) Forest Humus, great stuff for the garden, full of good stuff. 1yd $50
3) Mushroom compost, I like it because of the micro beastie herd that it contains, the stuff I get smells like methane gas. 1yd $50
4) Earthworm Castings, A must for every garden. 1/2yd $100, expensive stuff, if you can afford more do so. I like trying to keep my soil cost down.
5) Dr. Earths "Life" all purpose fertilizer. I think this ingredient is key to my soil. 2 x 40lbs bags @$60 ea= $120. This stuff really helps condition the old soil.
6) Horse manure compost, about a yard from our horses. free
7) Perlite, 4 x 4cu feet bags @ $18 ea = $$72
Azomite, 5lbs used for trace minerals. $9
9) Dolimite lime, needed to balance the soils pH. $5
10) Chicken Compost, 20 x 1 cu ft bags, @ $3.18 ea = $65
11) Steer manure, about a yd $30 from local farm.
I may have left something out, if so I'll add later. (medicating and doing this off the top of my head).
That's a total of $500 + Tax (don't forget the gas and labor involved, I'm tired...lol)
Rototill everything in and water. I set up a sprinkler on a timer and water couple times a week depending on weather. Cover and LET COOK! This is a must, I rototill a couple-few times while cooking.
I'm prepping my soil this week (prepare soil before March 1st) to use during the waxing moon phase in May (which will be the 10th through the 24th this year, the 14th is my target date)
This is enough soil to fill 6-200 gallon smart pots, and enough to rototill into the veggie garden which always flourishes.
Fill free to add comments and suggestions to this recipe.
Good luck and happy growing,
TMB-
Every year us outdoor growers strive to grow the Biggest, Baddest, most potent plants we can to provide ourselves the best medicine to heal our ailments. Next to plant genetics I believe the next "most important factor" in growing big beautiful plants is the soil. (Provided your in a good grow region)
Here's what I do to provide my plants a healthy diet through the grow season. The recipe always changes from year to year, but I always have the same basics.
1) Old Soil, I use my old soil from last years grow as a "base", adding to it as I go. Be sure to condition the old soil first. (Do Google search to see how)
2) Forest Humus, great stuff for the garden, full of good stuff. 1yd $50
3) Mushroom compost, I like it because of the micro beastie herd that it contains, the stuff I get smells like methane gas. 1yd $50
4) Earthworm Castings, A must for every garden. 1/2yd $100, expensive stuff, if you can afford more do so. I like trying to keep my soil cost down.
5) Dr. Earths "Life" all purpose fertilizer. I think this ingredient is key to my soil. 2 x 40lbs bags @$60 ea= $120. This stuff really helps condition the old soil.
6) Horse manure compost, about a yard from our horses. free
7) Perlite, 4 x 4cu feet bags @ $18 ea = $$72
Azomite, 5lbs used for trace minerals. $99) Dolimite lime, needed to balance the soils pH. $5
10) Chicken Compost, 20 x 1 cu ft bags, @ $3.18 ea = $65
11) Steer manure, about a yd $30 from local farm.
I may have left something out, if so I'll add later. (medicating and doing this off the top of my head).
That's a total of $500 + Tax (don't forget the gas and labor involved, I'm tired...lol)
Rototill everything in and water. I set up a sprinkler on a timer and water couple times a week depending on weather. Cover and LET COOK! This is a must, I rototill a couple-few times while cooking.
I'm prepping my soil this week (prepare soil before March 1st) to use during the waxing moon phase in May (which will be the 10th through the 24th this year, the 14th is my target date)
This is enough soil to fill 6-200 gallon smart pots, and enough to rototill into the veggie garden which always flourishes.
Fill free to add comments and suggestions to this recipe.
Good luck and happy growing,
TMB-
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