Amending native soil

[Carmarelo]

So I've dug up and till'd a couple plots for 2 of my plants, but I'm still trying to get some insight on amending the native soil. I'm planning on doing a batch of super soil, and would like to make use of the native soil for a base, and use it on the upper half of the hole I'm going to dig. Any ideas what I could use to create useful soil? The native soil I noticed becomes very clay like when wet, and has very poor drainage. I've been thinking about getting a few coco bricks and some peat moss to loosen it up a bit for aeration, maybe add a little Kellogg's n'rich to the mix.. Whaddaya think? Is the native soil garbage, and should I just strictly use a high quality medium, or can I ammend it properly to make good use of it?

 

[shizz]

that dont look to bad at all. i would add alot of carbon.... mushroom soil, peat, coco coir, perlit, worm castings. id dig down 2 foot and and mix that all in really good..

 

[viper2020cobra]

If your using super soil in the bottom . and native soil on top just add some perlite to it and some worm castings and you should be good .really all you need is perlite . seedlings will supply there own.nutes till they hit the super soil

 

[LadyZandra]

Worm castings are always a good bet- and depending on how well your native soil retains water, some Pro-mix , Light Warrior, sunshine mix etc.. would help retain water without making it mucky. If you use the light warrior- you can skip the castings (already in it) but a handful of organics mixed-in to ANY soil never hurts! We liked the Espoma Flower-Tone ($6 bag at any Nursery or Garden department) it's 100% organic and can't burn or over-feed your plants. But as with most organics, needs to be mixed-in a few weeks ahead to start breaking-down.

Have Fun & Good Growin!!!!!

 

[BroJohnson]

50lbs of worm shit, and a couple bags of some light mix!

 

[viper2020cobra]

Guys he's using super soil there is no reason for all that crap he's asking what to do for the base aka top layer


I swear no one reads anything on here.

 

[Carmarelo]

Good shit. All great ideas for amendments for native soil, thanks a bunch! I'm pretty sure there's a whole lot of nutrients already in the soil, as the property was once a llamasery, and the area I'm going to grow in is right beneath where the llama's would congregate.

 

[Sunbiz1]

Good shit. All great ideas for amendments for native soil, thanks a bunch! I'm pretty sure there's a whole lot of nutrients already in the soil, as the property was once a llamasery, and the area I'm going to grow in is right beneath where the llama's would congregate.

You're on the right track with peat for clay soil, also any organic compost(humus is great b/c it's aged)will help provide aeration and unlock all those nutes in the clay. If you use a lot of peat, you'll most likely need lime as well...which is cheaper than peat.

 

[Carmarelo]

Sik bro, that's what I have read, that peat will lower the ph in the soil.. I got some dolomite lime all ready!

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