Hello from South Texas

[Paddletail]

don't forget Hobeneros, and Bell....

Cayenne ....

 

[flyawayclyde]

if your selective enough, u don't have to pick up miracle grow.....i know i don't when i make my soils....

I did make my own, mix. But I used a bag of MG in the mix, and have been told I burned my little girls.

 

[Paddletail]

Dig around in the organics thread and you'll find some good recipes for a homemade mix. A real simple thing that I used to do when transitioning to organic from hydro then coco was to mix coco, ewc, and perlite at basically a 1:1:1 with a little rock dust and oyster shell flour and then top dress with tomato tone. Ran many great plants with basically water only giving fish hydrolysate and kelp a few times through grow.

On my peppers of course..

 

[BudmanTX]

I did make my own, mix. But I used a bag of MG in the mix, and have been told I burned my little girls.

keep in mind MG is a hot soil.....and if u use it, use it on a tomato plant first, that will get the hotness out, on the next run, mix some potting soil with it and your gtg

also take one part manure and humus, one part of top soil, and one part of potting soil (cheap stuff not MG) and mix in some 5/5/5 fertilizer and your also gtg......

 

[flyawayclyde]

keep in mind MG is a hot soil.....and if u use it, use it on a tomato plant first, that will get the hotness out, on the next run, mix some potting soil with it and your gtg

also take one part manure and humus, one part of top soil, and one part of potting soil (cheap stuff not MG) and mix in some 5/5/5 fertilizer and your also gtg......

What is gtg?

 

[BudmanTX]

What is gtg?

good to go

 

[flyawayclyde]

keep in mind MG is a hot soil.....and if u use it, use it on a tomato plant first, that will get the hotness out, on the next run, mix some potting soil with it and your gtg

also take one part manure and humus, one part of top soil, and one part of potting soil (cheap stuff not MG) and mix in some 5/5/5 fertilizer and your also gtg......

Humus! Peat moss?

 

[BudmanTX]

Humus! Peat moss?

that should be mixed in with the top soil....at least mine was....

 

[flyawayclyde]

that should be mixed in with the top soil....at least mine was....

Okay, so Humus is peat moss.okay.

 

[flyawayclyde]

I am probably going to make up a new soil mix. Using a recipe on the forum here. Haven't looked at to many of them, at work. But * know it won't use MG , this time around.

 

[BudmanTX]

Okay, so Humus is peat moss.okay.

hang on buddy.....take a look...

 

[BudmanTX]

I am probably going to make up a new soil mix. Using a recipe on the forum here. Haven't looked at to many of them, at work. But * know it won't use MG , this time around.

i go by the kiss reference....keep it simple....and with that combo you'll spend less than 20 bucks and it's reusable too

 

[flyawayclyde]

hang on buddy.....take a look...
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So use this as my medium?
Or add to this with other mediums to make my soil?
I ask this to keep from over analyzing this.

 

[BudmanTX]

So use this as my medium?
Or add to this with other mediums to make my soil?
I ask this to keep from over analyzing this.

remember this.....

keep in mind MG is a hot soil.....and if u use it, use it on a tomato plant first, that will get the hotness out, on the next run, mix some potting soil with it and your gtg

also take one part manure and humus, one part of top soil, and one part of potting soil (cheap stuff not MG) and mix in some 5/5/5 fertilizer and your also gtg......

 

[flyawayclyde]

Okay, got it. gtg

 

[BudmanTX]

Okay, got it. gtg

enjoy those peppers....

 

[flyawayclyde]

Ftr, I love green sauce. Muy bien....

 

[BudmanTX]

Ftr, I love green sauce. Muy bien....

be careful it has a kick to it.........

 

[GrassBurner]

My organic soil is about 30% peat, 20% compost, 10% Earthworm castings, 30% lava rock, 10% perlite. Basically a coots mix. Get some red wigglers and toss them in as well. Instead of adding all the ammendments separately, ive been reammending the soil after each run with Dr Earth dry ammendments. Has mycorrhizae and microbes in there as well. I use Homegrown before each run, and top dress with Flowergirl when I flip to flower. Nice and simple, plants have been loving life
It's cheap, and gives great results. I run my plants in a 15 gallon sip, and besides the initial mix and top dressing at the flip, I just add water. Sometimes I'll top dress with ewc's, but its a simple and effective method. Keep your soil life thriving and your plants will reward you

 

[flyawayclyde]

My organic soil is about 30% peat, 20% compost, 10% Earthworm castings, 30% lava rock, 10% perlite. Basically a coots mix. Get some red wigglers and toss them in as well. Instead of adding all the ammendments separately, ive been reammending the soil after each run with Dr Earth dry ammendments. Has mycorrhizae and microbes in there as well. I use Homegrown before each run, and top dress with Flowergirl when I flip to flower. Nice and simple, plants have been loving life
It's cheap, and gives great results. I run my plants in a 15 gallon sip, and besides the initial mix and top dressing at the flip, I just add water. Sometimes I'll top dress with ewc's, but its a simple and effective method. Keep your soil life thriving and your plants will reward you

What was your water PH at when you used this soil combination?