Soil mix?

Cotyledon420

Cotyledon420

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So I was trying to start a soil that I can recycle and so far I started with

Coco coir
Worm castings
Perlite (might change to rice hull)
Vermiculite
Gaia green 4-4-4
Should I add anything else....this will be my mix for the 2 gallon trade pots for veg then for the final transplant 5 gallon pots I planned on same mix but add Gaia green 2-8-4 with some synergy

Yes this is Mr Canucks style of growing but I wanna enhance it any ideas y'all can give ?
 
GreatWhiteNorthGrows

GreatWhiteNorthGrows

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Personally I would leave anything coco until after a couple successful soil grows. I am a fan of his though, being a fellow Canadian and all, and it seems to work for him in the videos I have seen. Just be sure to watch anything of his about his watering schedule and you should be alright. Coco is very picky even in a mix, but the fact that you won't need to mix anything besides the odd compost tea and top dressing is a bonus.
 
Cotyledon420

Cotyledon420

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This isn't my first grow I'm switching to coco and goin all organic the 444 is my couch until I can figure out a better recipe...I had a rebirth I guess you could call it lol out with old I'm with the new I have a RIU account just decided to make a new one along with everything else in my life lol change is good sometimes
 
GreatWhiteNorthGrows

GreatWhiteNorthGrows

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Be sure to use compost tea, coco won't have any microbial life so you will need to provide it and the food for it to live so otberwise are relying on the castings alone. That would be a big one. Just be sure to keep an eye on your medium's moisture so they don't get too dry and remember to top dress periodically and should go smooth. His grows seem to be a very low touch kind of method, just brew a tea every couple of weeks and top dress when the plants start to look a little hungry!
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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GreatWhiteNorthGrows said:
Be sure to use compost tea, coco won't have any microbial life so you will need to provide it and the food for it to live so otberwise are relying on the castings alone. That would be a big one. Just be sure to keep an eye on your medium's moisture so they don't get too dry and remember to top dress periodically and should go smooth. His grows seem to be a very low touch kind of method, just brew a tea every couple of weeks and top dress when the plants start to look a little hungry!
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I'm not a fan of coco for an organic grow. Top dressing is much easier than teas. I haven't made a tea in over 2 years now. I actually am about to top dress a pot at 4 weeks with 7-3-1 bat guano, 0-0-22 Langbeinite in a few minutes. So it's basically gonna get a 7-3-8 mix tonight. In a couple weeks I'll probably give it some Madagascan guano that's 0-13-0. Still experimenting with this stuff.
 
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DoobieDoobs

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Cotyledon420 said:
So I was trying to start a soil that I can recycle and so far I started with

Coco coir
Worm castings
Perlite (might change to rice hull)
Vermiculite
Gaia green 4-4-4
Should I add anything else....this will be my mix for the 2 gallon trade pots for veg then for the final transplant 5 gallon pots I planned on same mix but add Gaia green 2-8-4 with some synergy

Yes this is Mr Canucks style of growing but I wanna enhance it any ideas y'all can give ?
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It will will work, but don't use Mr Canucks measurements for top dressing, use less.
I would add compost as well into the mix.
 
Cotyledon420

Cotyledon420

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GreatWhiteNorthGrows said:
Be sure to use compost tea, coco won't have any microbial life so you will need to provide it and the food for it to live so otberwise are relying on the castings alone. That would be a big one. Just be sure to keep an eye on your medium's moisture so they don't get too dry and remember to top dress periodically and should go smooth. His grows seem to be a very low touch kind of method, just brew a tea every couple of weeks and top dress when the plants start to look a little hungry!
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Worm castings
PadawanWarrior said:
I'm not a fan of coco for an organic grow. Top dressing is much easier than teas. I haven't made a tea in over 2 years now. I actually am about to top dress a pot at 4 weeks with 7-3-1 bat guano, 0-0-22 Langbeinite in a few minutes. So it's basically gonna get a 7-3-8 mix tonight. In a couple weeks I'll probably give it some Madagascan guano that's 0-13-0. Still experimenting with this stuff.
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Well I went with coco because I like the idea that it is recognized as a form of hydroponics
 
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