Soil mix?

[Cotyledon420]

You will be fine with what you have

Here's the thing I still have time to switch the Gaia green out and get some nutrients to amend with

 

[Alter Jean]

Here's the thing I still have time to switch the Gaia green out and get some nutrients to amend with

Is that what you want to do?

 

[Cotyledon420]

Is that what you want to do?

I Kno if my Gaia green run taste like my fox farm run I'll be slightly disappointed

 

[budtoker221]

my recipe right now is kinda similiar to what you posted and the flavor from this is way better than what I was getting with bagged soil

2 gallons pro mix
.7 quart worm castings
.5 quart perlite
.5 quart vermiculite
4 tablespoons “plant tone”
2 Tablespoons basalt
4 teaspoons calcium carbonate
2 teaspoons dolomite

 

[MICHI-CAN]

my recipe right now is kinda similiar to what you posted and the flavor from this is way better than what I was getting with bagged soil

2 gallons pro mix
.7 quart worm castings
.5 quart perlite
.5 quart vermiculite
4 tablespoons “plant tone”
2 Tablespoons basalt
4 teaspoons calcium carbonate
2 teaspoons dolomite

So many other factors that determine taste. Nutes and soil are but a small part. LOL.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

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 ?

This thread is full of bad information, but some is good though.

You're recipe is missing the main ingredient. Compost. I'd change the mix if you wanna make your own. 1/3 peat, 1/3 compost, 1/3 aeration like perlite or pumice or whatever is the basic standard. I wouldn't use vermiculite for the aeration though personally. And you want to make the mix and let it cook first really. Don't want to cook the roots which can literally happen with certain dry fertilizers.

I also wouldn't worry about transplanting from 2 to 5's. I'd just start with 5's.

 

[MICHI-CAN]

@Cotyledon420 This guy has some organic fingers.. You can look at his posts. Would listen to @MICHI-CAN if I were you

TY @PadawanWarrior . Just an old stubborn guy.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

I Kno if my Gaia green run taste like my fox farm run I'll be slightly disappointed

All the FF nutes are chemicals except Big Bloom. I've got not problem with their organic nutes and soil. I started with FFOF and turned it into no-till since. I bought the FFOF soil 3 years ago.

 

[Alter Jean]

TY @PadawanWarrior . Just an old stubborn guy.

So can you tell us what the secret 'Michigan' part of the soil is?

 

[MICHI-CAN]

All the FF nutes are chemicals except Big Bloom. I've got not problem with their organic nutes and soil. I started with FFOF and turned it into no-till since. I bought the FFOF soil 3 years ago.

It burnt out in 7-8 weeks. Been your soil since. I avoid it.

 

[MICHI-CAN]

So can you tell us what the secret 'Michigan' part of the soil is?

Michigan organic peat. "Black Gold". Not like any from away from the great lakes.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

It burnt out in 7-8 weeks. Been your soil since. I avoid it.

I turned it into no-till. So it's not the same, but that was the base. I added a shitload of other stuff that I've listed in a few posts. I used pumice, lava rock, and rice hulls for my aeration. Perlite will break down.

 

[Alter Jean]

Michigan organic peat. "Black Gold". Not like any from away from the great lakes.

Sounds dank. I'm out this thread though I keep seeing ignored content. Some people are like spider mites

 

[MICHI-CAN]

Sounds dank. I'm out this thread though I keep seeing ignored content. Some people are like spider mites

Graffix. LOL.

 

[Cotyledon420]

Lol well here's the thing I'm listening to all of you guys

@PadawanWarrior I'll have to have compost ship to my house which I'm fine with albut my thing is can I get away from peat...i also used the verm for help with the cal and mag increases water and nute Rention added with the perlite I just thought Itd help with arearation

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Graffix. LOL.

Hahaha. So someone else figured it out, lol. Just for the record it's Mistergrafik, lol.

 

[MICHI-CAN]

Lol well here's the thing I'm listening to all of you guys

@PadawanWarrior I'll have to have compost ship to my house which I'm fine with albut my thing is can I get away from peat...i also used the verm for help with the cal and mag increases water and nute Rention added with the perlite I just thought Itd help with arearation

Tap water for cal/mag. Coco coire and perlite to lighten and aerate. Coco expaands when wet. Then shrinks as it dries. Creates air spaces in your medium if watering properly.

 

[MICHI-CAN]

Hahaha. So someone else figured it out, lol. Just for the record it's Mistergrafik, lol.

I just had the whiff of feet and that sense thing. Socks suck. Be you and own your mistakes.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Lol well here's the thing I'm listening to all of you guys

@PadawanWarrior I'll have to have compost ship to my house which I'm fine with albut my thing is can I get away from peat...i also used the verm for help with the cal and mag increases water and nute Rention added with the perlite I just thought Itd help with arearation

I actually order compost even though I could get some locally. I'm actually gonna order some more Oly Mountain Fish Compost from Build a Soil soon. Just been lazy. And I have a Grow Generation store right down the road so it's not like I have to order compost.

 

[Cotyledon420]

Sounds dank. I'm out this thread though I keep seeing ignored content. Some people are like spider mites

I'm not ignoring you bro for some reason I can't like any of the comments I guess it's cause my account im still new....and I'll m high and you guys are hitting me all at once...but it's fine I love learning