Avant_Gardener
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What is a good initial wetting agent for sphagnum peat moss?
Yucca, aloeWhat is a good initial wetting agent for sphagnum peat moss?
honestly if your going to short cut the whole organics thing this may not be for you! just saying there is a lot to know and understand, it's not a hydro recipie, or like subs, and just water only! there is many methods like that, but no till is a much wilder beast to tame! I suggest you take the time and try to read some of this thread, if not most!So I’m sure this has been asked but I really don’t feel like going through 400+ pages to find it.
I’ve used subs super soil when I use to do indoor I’m giving no till a shot I am using coots mix with pumice and water with aloe added some cover crop my plants are still young on second node from seed and the cover crop has started to sprout.
It’s a six seed mix of Buckwheat, Barley, Alfalfa, Clover, Lentil & Fenugreek.
Basically do I let that grow up then die and let it decompose or do I cover it with barley straw before that to speed it?
It does seem to dry up quick wish I did a light cover of the straw to just keep it moist?
Also where do I source coconut powder
Grocery store or is that poor quality?
Thanks for the help
to search the thread,Oh I’m slowly chipping away at it but everyone does do it a little different
I plan on starting slow get a worm bin going get the first crop off and keep building up the soil of after the first couple runs I’m not into it I will probably just amend the soil and add it to my vegetable garden
Thank you for the quick reply
what are you trying to do grow green manure or cannabis? why does a multi input soil amendment mix require you to add a green manure?So I’m sure this has been asked but I really don’t feel like going through 400+ pages to find it.
I’ve used subs super soil when I use to do indoor I’m giving no till a shot I am using coots mix with pumice and water with aloe added some cover crop my plants are still young on second node from seed and the cover crop has started to sprout.
It’s a six seed mix of Buckwheat, Barley, Alfalfa, Clover, Lentil & Fenugreek.
Basically do I let that grow up then die and let it decompose or do I cover it with barley straw before that to speed it?
It does seem to dry up quick wish I did a light cover of the straw to just keep it moist?
Also where do I source coconut powder
Grocery store or is that poor quality?
Thanks for the help
This is coots mix I use to run subs super soilwhat are you trying to do grow green manure or cannabis? why does a multi input soil amendment mix require you to add a green manure?
You dont need to read the thread, you need to decide what it is you are trying to achieve? The soil green manure cover mix is for building soil fertiulity, does subs mix need help?
Are you trying to maintain moisture, suppress weeds? what are you doing? mulching or building fertility?
Are you growing companion plants or cover crops?
Ever consider paying for soil analysis ?Guys just a quick question...do you guys think this is a wise idea...Ive mixed up new 'super soil' every grow and so far it has been spot on, shown no deficiencies etc....but im fed up the soil costs as most are...the ammendments aren't too bad as they are covered by the feed but also I have been told certain items like the volcanic rock dust take a while to break down and probably aren't that available for a fair few months (not 100% on this though!)...anyway heres my ingredients to my soil...
200litres biobizz allmix
50litres Coco
40 litres worm castings
20litres perlite
1kg bone meal (3.5-17-0)
450g Bat Guano (1-10-1)
450g Hoof and Horn (13-0-0)
1kg Seaweed/Kelp Meal
3 Cups volcanic rock dust
5tbs Epsom salts
6 cups gypsum
6 cups oyster shell
3 tbs humic acid
that's what goes into my base and I have never had any issues, ive currently got a grow about to finish in a few weeks but its cold here in the uk...getting down to the 0°C figure soon so I wont be able to 'cook' a fresh batch outside...so what my plan is will be to reuse the 'super soil' ive grown in and use a 1/3 of all the ingredients ive put into my base... so my plan is to reuse the batch but add the following...
40litres worm castings
300g bone meal
150g bat guano
150g hood and horn
350g seaweed/kelp meal
1 cup volcanic rock dust
2tbs Epsom salts
2 cups gypsum
2 cups oyster shell
1 tbs humic acid
I haven't done any tests on my soil so I don't know what has or has not been used up during the grow but do you think I will encounter any issues with there being an imbalance of certain nutrients...like the cal/mag ratios etc?
Sorry not all the ingredients are 'organic' as such!
yea this is half my issue...I haven't found anywhere worth using in the UK yet...I need to do some proper searching around but haven't really yet...I was tempted to just start in the soil and bottle feed if required but I was hoping to do it this way as its much easier with plain water feeding...Ever consider paying for soil analysis ?
, at least youll know if your getting buildups to reduce one thing or another.
Just a guess pal
Hey bro I'm not from the UK but I know a supplier that sells and makes living soil/livung soil amendments. I hit you up with a link on private.yea this is half my issue...I haven't found anywhere worth using in the UK yet...I need to do some proper searching around but haven't really yet...I was tempted to just start in the soil and bottle feed if required but I was hoping to do it this way as its much easier with plain water feeding...
Did you spill something on the leaf?Im looking for a fast acting organic source of manganese. Anyone got any ideas? I know kelp meal has a good amount but its also high in magnesium which i think is the source of my manganese deficiency. Will adding more kelp only perpetuate the problem? I recently watered in some epsom salt and now ive got this one top leaf looking like this so i believe its manganese def.