FlowerPower88
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I am trying my hand at my first living soil mix, my ratio was going to be 1 part compost, 1 part peat, 1 part worm castings, 1 part drainage and then amendments. Is this mix sufficient?
Soil mix question
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farmingfisherman
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Last year I used Opus grows blue bag soil along with Opus Grows orange bag compost mixed 50/30 along with some older raised bed soil I had around from the previous summer. Also added some perlite, concentrates organic house brand veggie food, little earth worm castings, kelp and rock dust. Just eyed the soil till I felt I had a good mixture and went with it. For flower I used Dr.Earth Flower girl, little bone meal and a touch more kelp/fish emulsion to help cover stretching. Never followed much of a recipe just tried to make a soil I felt would provide a happy home. Good luck!
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FlowerPower88
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Thank you, those plants look great!
youraveragehorticulturist
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That much EWC and compost might make your soil a little too heavy and muddy.
Think about using more peat and aeration and a little less compost/ewc for a fluffier, better draining mix.
Think about using more peat and aeration and a little less compost/ewc for a fluffier, better draining mix.
GreenestBasterd
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1 part peat
1 part compost and or worm castings
1 part aeration
That’s the base
1 part compost and or worm castings
1 part aeration
That’s the base
CaliRootz88
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Take a look at Build A Soil's catalog of you tube video's all tailored to organics. There are episodes on here where he talks about how to reamend no till and when to. Jeremy is VERY knowledgeable and his videos have an abundance of knowledge nuggets. Cheers!
Blue brother
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Word!
FlowerPower88
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Yes, I had switched to this model this morning, I was just stoned and confused, ‘I got 4 ingredients but they go in 3 parts?!?’
Boatguy
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