which brand of soil from lowes or depot

[im4satori]

You might want to check out a Harbor freight 1 1/4 cement mixer. Or the Kobalt 3.5 cubic foot job from Lowe's. It makes a world of difference mixing soil. Mixes professional.

The Lowe's brand cement mixer shows up at pawn shops a lot. Barely used. It's a fun tool to have.

how many gallons does it hold?

 

[Dr. Who]

You might want to check out a Harbor freight 1 1/4 cement mixer. Or the Kobalt 3.5 cubic foot job from Lowe's. It makes a world of difference mixing soil. Mixes professional.

The Lowe's brand cement mixer shows up at pawn shops a lot. Barely used. It's a fun tool to have.

Got 1! The wife and I fight to use it! She got it yesterday.....Only way to mix soils (for us old farts)....

 

[Dr. Who]

5 gallons peat moss
4 gallons warm cast
1 gallon manure
5 gallons perlite
3 cups organic fertilizer
4 cups kelp meal
8 cups granit rock dust
2 cup crab meal
2 cup alfa alfa meal
1 cup oyster shell flour
1 cup egg shell
let it cook 4 weeks min

5 gallons peat moss
5 gallons warm cast
5 gallons perlite
1 gallon manure
3 cups organic fertilizer - Tomato tone or FF tomato would be best here.
4 cups kelp meal
8 cups granit rock dust
1 cup crab meal
1 cup alfa alfa meal
1 cup oyster shell flour
1 cup egg shell - really pulverize it! blender - food proc. - coffee grinder
let it cook 4 weeks min

That's how I would try the first run.....

the FF soil seems light on Ca from the bag so I thought to add a bit of calcium into the first transplant from 6" container to 3 gallon even in the new bags of soil
how would you recommend I do that without pushing the Ph out of range and how much....
(garden gypsum or oyster shell or crab shell)

Mix it in the new soil used to transplant into - first....You won't need to "cook" that.

ive done most of my shopping for additives at
kelp4less.com

I have also witnessed a huge difference (better) between these dry kelp and amino type products vs the high dollar liquids on the shelf

I have even done some mad scientist testing on spraying as high as 8x recommended mix (NOT RECOMMENDED)on a plant or two that I planned to kull... the results are freakish almost like a straight up chemical plant growth regulator (PGR)

Kelp contains natural forms of exactly that! High Amino's and other plant proteins......

im just trying to figure out how to add organic slow release calcium without pushing the PH of the soil up since the FF soil is already in range

I notice many or most of the calcium options have an effect on PH

You mentioned Cal Nitrate = That will raise your "delivered" N level by about 2 % (2-0-0) when you use it! Careful there...

Cal carbonate is better when you don't want that N..

 

[chemphlegm]

i use the one from lowes for years no issues so far. mixes cement well too

 

[SouthCross]

how many gallons does it hold?

1.250 cubic feet equals around 9.5 gallons.

3.5 cubic feet is about 26 gallons.

I've owned the harbor freight mixer. It's not too big or too small. Two 5 gallon buckets of mix at a time.

 

[im4satori]

my well water is ph 7.3

do you think that's close enough to not need ph adjustment?

so far so good
no signs of issues yet

 

[SouthCross]

my well water is ph 7.3

do you think that's close enough to not need ph adjustment?

so far so good
no signs of issues yet

You answered yourself. Don't fix it if it ain't broke. That's when things start getting locked up. With a proper mixed soil. The PH isn't a worry. Water ph will buffer out.

 

[HydoDan]

my well water is ph 7.3

do you think that's close enough to not need ph adjustment?

so far so good
no signs of issues yet

My well is 7.0... no problems since I updated water supply two years ago... your plants will tell you..

 

[im4satori]

http://rollitup.org/t/lets-get-dirty.937239/

so I started a journal
I will be posting pics

happy to have some eyes on me to help make this a success

everyones invited-- open conversation

 

[im4satori]

do ground pistachio shells provide any benefit?

lol
just happen to be eating them

 

[Bad Karma]

do ground pistachio shells provide any benefit?

lol
just happen to be eating them

I heard a theory that ground up pistachio shells in your soil will give you all males plants but that's just nuts.

 

[im4satori]

I heard a theory that ground up pistachio shells in your soil will give you all males plants but that's just nuts.

well that don't sound good lol

not sure why that would be

are you pulling my leg

lol

 

[im4satori]

searched google

found some info on using it for drainage

nothing specific in regard to minerals

except the danger od table salt or sea salt that you shells may have

because I buy salted nuts, I will not be adding them to my compost

 

[Bad Karma]

well that don't sound good lol

not sure why that would be

are you pulling my leg

lol

 

[Ethan010]

https://www.rollitup.org/t/lowes-super-soil-grow-blue-dream-blue-coral-ice-bomb.929538/
check it out

Hey man, seriously you did a great job. Well done.

 

[Budzbuddha]

 

[SouthCross]

Dammit. I've use rain water for my plants. It has a PH close to 7. Had the bright idea to start using the water off the dehumidifier. It catches two gallons of water a day.

Water collected out the air with a reading 50PPM. Being curious, I tested the PH. It's 4.5.

4~fucking~point~5. I have plants that have been given over 7 gallons of 4.5ph dehumidifier water. Two drops of PH down per gallon drops it to 6.0.

Curious note. No lock out problems at all. Dolomite in Promix saved my ass on this one.

 

[im4satori]

Home grown Natural Wonders Mickey Kush has pheno's in the beans that hit 30% - You do have to grow them properly.
Their Quantum Kush - averages 30% - again, you have to grow them right....

I have some on the way.....

have you grown the mickey kush?

 

[im4satori]

one day I was at the grocery store with my wifes family

looking for bbq supplies

my sister inlaw, she said to me

I noticed, theres always organic chicken leg, thighs,breast, and so on
but they never ever have organic chicken wings

I looked at her with a very straight face and said
"that's because organic chickens don't have wings"

both sisters bought it!

theyre mother had to tell them, you girls are stupid fi you believe him ..lol

 

[im4satori]

few weeks back I called a family member whom lives in another state and also grows

I said with excitement!

dude your never going to believe this

you know how there doing all this gene splicing with gmo's

how there making seeds that are only fem
and how autos have been created to bloom despite the time of year

he says, ya ya eagerly
with pot being the largest cash crop in the country!
well now they've spliced a marijuana plant to an evergreen in an attempt to grow weed in the winter

I went on to say

the plants not very pretty and it don't yield much, but its a work in progress

and yes I had him going on for a good 5 minutes before I told him I was fucking with him