How is this soil recipe from seed to harvest?

Hi Guys

I'm planning for an organic cannabis grow and going ahead with a recipe I found online. My base soil is a 1:1:1 ratio of compost, peat moss and pumice for aeriation. My amendments to these are:

1. Kelp meal, ½ cup per cubic foot of soil*

2. Neem meal, ½ cup per cubic foot of soil

3. Crab or Crustacean Meal, ½ cup per cubic foot of soil

4. Rock Dust, 2 cups per cubic foot of soil

5. Gypsum, 1 cup per cubic foot of soil

6. Oyster Shell flour, 1 cup per cubic foot of soil

7. A handful of worm casting

8. Boiochar, 2-4 cups per cubic foot of soil

Questions

1. If I should cook this soil mix?

2. Can I use this mix from seedling stage to flower?

3. Am I missing out on any amendments?

Will appreciate your help a lot.

Source: https://homesteadandchill.com/how-to-grow-cannabis-organically/

1. This is the basic Cootz/Mofo mix and it was designed to not require cooking, however, I believe it works best if "cooked" for at least 30 days.
2. Yes
3. Those are the correct amendments to my knowledge, but I'd double check here: https://forum.grasscity.com/threads/no-till-gardening-revisited.1400505/
I'd also consider using half earthworm castings/half compost-this "humus" portion of the mix is the most important, so use the highest quality castings and compost you can find.
Here is a great link with lots of no till resources/recipes: https://forum.grasscity.com/threads/all-organic-recipes-and-notes-compilation.1421024/
Good luck!

Rurumo said:

1. This is the basic Cootz/Mofo mix and it was designed to not require cooking, however, I believe it works best if "cooked" for at least 30 days.
2. Yes
3. Those are the correct amendments to my knowledge, but I'd double check here: https://forum.grasscity.com/threads/no-till-gardening-revisited.1400505/
I'd also consider using half earthworm castings/half compost-this "humus" portion of the mix is the most important, so use the highest quality castings and compost you can find.
Here is a great link with lots of no till resources/recipes: https://forum.grasscity.com/threads/all-organic-recipes-and-notes-compilation.1421024/
Good luck!

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Thanks a lot for that. Can you help me on how to cook the medium? Just keep it in bucket in the outdoor closed and keep it moist will be good enough?

stonedmonkey93 said:

Thanks a lot for that. Can you help me on how to cook the medium? Just keep it in bucket in the outdoor closed and keep it moist will be good enough?

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Yep, it's actually a good opportunity to figure out the perfect amount of water to water it before you put plants in. Btw, that thread I linked it 1,000+ pages long and it's worth reading from time to time and it's definitely worth searching for specific questions you may have-everything you could ever want to know about no till is in there and answered by Mofo and Cootz themselves! Watering can be tricky-but you want to keep it moist, not wet while "cooking."

Rurumo said:

Yep, it's actually a good opportunity to figure out the perfect amount of water to water it before you put plants in. Btw, that thread I linked it 1,000+ pages long and it's worth reading from time to time and it's definitely worth searching for specific questions you may have-everything you could ever want to know about no till is in there and answered by Mofo and Cootz themselves! Watering can be tricky-but you want to keep it moist, not wet while "cooking."

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Much appreciated

Rurumo said:

Yep, it's actually a good opportunity to figure out the perfect amount of water to water it before you put plants in. Btw, that thread I linked it 1,000+ pages long and it's worth reading from time to time and it's definitely worth searching for specific questions you may have-everything you could ever want to know about no till is in there and answered by Mofo and Cootz themselves! Watering can be tricky-but you want to keep it moist, not wet while "cooking."

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I've been reading the thread and it's a gem. Thanks for that.