Would LC's soilless mixes be a good base soil replacement as is? Or should I be amending them with anything BEFORE I add-in the organic nutrient mix?
????? The 'organic nutrient mix' IS the amendments. I add something like 11 different things to my mix and no, I can't think of them all off the top of my head. LOL In any event it is way beyond FF or RO IMNSHO. Just read the ingredients on the bag and use the same, or a similar substitute, usually obtained locally.
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Sorry, I made that sound pretty confusing.
I really am a dummy when it comes to this stuff. Before I got sick, I had never planted so much as a flower, so gardening is all new to me. I'm trying to learn as much as possible, with as little guesswork as possible. I choose to grow organic because of my health problems, and I just don't have any time to waste with trial and error so I need to rely on a proven formula that I know will take me to harvest with the best quality and quantity I can manage. The fact of the matter is, if I lose my grow, I lose my medicine. This isn't recreational for me; this is the difference for me to be able to eat or not, for me to be able to actually participate in life.
The reason sub's supersoil is so appealing to me is because it's basically set-it and forget-it, but without sacrificing yield or quality. I'll go through days were I can't get out of bed because I'm too sick, so I really need to grow in the most low-maintenance way possible because I might not always be able to mix up nutrients or feed on a regular schedule.
I know I might be irritating with all the questions, but I really just don't know enough to get as close to this recipe as I can. I'm really not good enough at this organics thing yet to be able to look at the ingredients on a bag of soil, and try to build it myself. I would have no idea how much of everything to add.
Like I said before, I would happily just follow subs recipe perfectly, but I just cant - at least not exactly.
If I can figure out how to make a decent base soil, then I'm off to the races.
Maybe it seems like I'm overthinking this whole 'base soil' thing. But here is the way I look at it: The base soil is the main component in the mix. It provides a fairly healthy amount of nutrition on it's own. Even Sub says not to cheap out on the base soil as results will suffer. Now if I try and do this by guesswork, or trial and error, I will likely end up with a base soil that is too hot, or too cold compared with the FFOF or Roots. Since the base soil make up between 50-75% of the total soil mix, chances are I would either burn my plants beyond repair, or do the opposite (like what is happening to me now) and underfeed, ending up with deficiencies that I am not skilled enough to identify soon enough to correct.
I am not lazy, I am not just looking for anyone to spoon feed me the information either. But I am not in good health, and my resources are very limited. I want to learn as much as I can, but I still need a lot of guidance at this point to keep me from fucking up beyond repair, costing me time and money that I don't have.
I appreciate everyone's input very much. Each post is read carefully, and with consideration.
Thanks folks.