When organic matter forms you also get humus. So just keep adding back organic matter and you will be fine.
Recycled Organic Living Soil (ROLS) and No Till Thread
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DankDave420
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Yeah I have been looking into this morning already!! I live on a lake too so could serve multiple purposes.
TeddyNugget
Member
Sorry if this video was already posted. I am just starting to learn about true living soil growing and Korean natural farming, etc, so I found this video interesting. I’ve done organic for years, and made my own soils but haven’t attempted the true living soil (indoors) yet.
Polyuro
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Does this mix look like it will work? Working on my first soil mix and also not sure about quantities.. Thanks in advanced for any opinions and facts!
Bu’s compost
Potting media - peat moss base
Kelp meal
Neem cake
Gypsum
Crab/lobster shell
Alfalfa
Oyster shell
Langebeinite
Azomite
Em-1
grokashi
Mycos
Also have on hand:
Dolomite lime
Agricultural lime
Bone meal
blood meal
Green sand
Vermiculite
Eww (store bought though..)
Putting this into a earthbox sip.
Bu’s compost
Potting media - peat moss base
Kelp meal
Neem cake
Gypsum
Crab/lobster shell
Alfalfa
Oyster shell
Langebeinite
Azomite
Em-1
grokashi
Mycos
Also have on hand:
Dolomite lime
Agricultural lime
Bone meal
blood meal
Green sand
Vermiculite
Eww (store bought though..)
Putting this into a earthbox sip.
hillbill
Well-Known Member
Alfalfa i# magic.
Mr Westmont
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Hey guys, wanted to jump in with my first post ever. Long time lurker (10 years), and have learned a lot just by reading. Switched over to the no till organic method last year. Nothing but easy growing, pest free, and good dense, dank buds. Excellent yields. My vegetable garden is now producing more than ever with the same method.
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hillbill
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Been here since 2009 and lurked the first 5 years as paranoias strike deep. Most all of what I know of indoor gardening has been learned here and a couple other sites since gardens are banned here. Never get to see gardens or equipment or anything else so it’s been education online.
I do every year.....I like to rotate what I add but it's always a 50/50 blend of rice hulls and either compost or worm castings.
Gardens are banned here? What does that mean.
Polyuro
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Not in a legal state yet most probably
DankDave420
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Hi 
I have my soil all mixed up, all I need to do is moisten it. Would it be beneficial to wet it with AACT now or should I just use water?
I have my soil all mixed up, all I need to do is moisten it. Would it be beneficial to wet it with AACT now or should I just use water?
smokeybeard
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I would think the AACT would give it a nice kick start but plain unchlorinated water would also do fine.Hi
I have my soil all mixed up, all I need to do is moisten it. Would it be beneficial to wet it with AACT now or should I just use water?
Wizard of Nozs
Active Member
Speaking of water. Have any of you ever tried to water with carbonated water?
It looks like if you do it slowly in a drip style, it has pretty good benefits. Doing it too fast can change the ph of the soil though. Could the ph effect be corrected with amendments before it's used like a tea? We all know or at least have heard of the benefits of Co2. It's not too far fetched to think something similar could be possible with the roots.
Dare we take a trip?
It looks like if you do it slowly in a drip style, it has pretty good benefits. Doing it too fast can change the ph of the soil though. Could the ph effect be corrected with amendments before it's used like a tea? We all know or at least have heard of the benefits of Co2. It's not too far fetched to think something similar could be possible with the roots.
Dare we take a trip?
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DankDave420
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This is what I ended up making. First attempt at this.
Approx:
2 cu. ft. sphagnum peat
50 lb pure EWC
5 lb rice hulls, 10 liters hydroton
(Still need some pumice, aiming for equal parts by volume)
Amended with:
3 cups Nature's Pride Bloom 2-5.5-5.5
1.5 cups Kelp Meal w/microbes 1-0.5-2
1 cup azomite
1 cup bat guano 9-3-1
(Think I still need to add some dolomite)
I think it needs more aeration and dolomite for pH. Might even need a little more sphagnum.
It looks like it's activating already. May cover it with clover for color.
Approx:
2 cu. ft. sphagnum peat
50 lb pure EWC
5 lb rice hulls, 10 liters hydroton
(Still need some pumice, aiming for equal parts by volume)
Amended with:
3 cups Nature's Pride Bloom 2-5.5-5.5
1.5 cups Kelp Meal w/microbes 1-0.5-2
1 cup azomite
1 cup bat guano 9-3-1
(Think I still need to add some dolomite)
I think it needs more aeration and dolomite for pH. Might even need a little more sphagnum.
It looks like it's activating already. May cover it with clover for color.
MICHI-CAN
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Just a couple questions guys. I'm "semi" organic. So you'll most likely want to beat me with sticks. But I am full organic outdoors with all my gardening practices. 1 isn't H2O2 hydrogen peroxide. Anti fungal / bacterial. Both good and bad. 2 sphagnum moss deteriorates into a slimy breeding ground for harmful fungus in a very short time. As i have learned from my few years growing orchids.