What Do Ya Think About My Soil Recipe?!?!

cassinfo

cassinfo

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All of your soil sounds great and I would jump on it if $$$ wasn't an issue. How does this sound. I need something cheap and simple. I have access to cow manure that's been sitting for over 3 years. They eat plain grass. So cow manure, peat moss and perlite. Would that be ok for an outdoor planters box? I was always using FFOF in the past and shit got too expensive for a 10x20 ft hoop house. Any comments or advise would greatly be appreciated.
 
SPLFreak808

SPLFreak808

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7oz's in a 5 gal organic air-pot, nice one for a second grow! Your new soil mix looks good to go. Next grow you can get into the more forgiving stuff. It gets pretty fun once you get it down!
 
Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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cassinfo said:
All of your soil sounds great and I would jump on it if $$$ wasn't an issue. How does this sound. I need something cheap and simple. I have access to cow manure that's been sitting for over 3 years. They eat plain grass. So cow manure, peat moss and perlite. Would that be ok for an outdoor planters box? I was always using FFOF in the past and shit got too expensive for a 10x20 ft hoop house. Any comments or advise would greatly be appreciated.
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Yeah it could work,,,,your going to need more nutrition if your going to grow organic out of it....You should for sure add a broad spectrum (many different strains in one package) of a MYCO's mix because of the old compost.....Dig down into the compost and get it from near the bottom center or lower interior of the pile.

Make something like this: Very basic water only soil...
To make 1 cf of basic water only soil

1/3 Canadian peat
1/3 Compost
1/3 Perlite or little white lava stone

Add 1 cup of Ag lime/Dolomite lime

Add about 1 1/2 cup of Tomato tone or Happy frog Tomato mix organic dry fert.

1 cup Kelp meal

Now you need a mineral

2 cups Garden Gypsum
3 cups Granite dust/glacial rock dust, Azomite.

Mix in well and wet down and mix again..

4 week "cook"....

This can be re-amended and used again like this..

Add 1 part compost to 4 parts of used soil
add 1/2 perlite and 1/2 new mix above.

Now to 1 cf of re-mixed soil add:

1 Cup of kelp meal
1/4 - 1/2 cup of the dry organic fert.
1/4 Ag lime/ Dolomite lime
As long as you don't use more then 1/2 cup dry fert....You don't really have to "cook" it.....Just add pot and plant and water it.

This is an investment in things to start but, well worth the up front cost as you never really have to buy more, other then the amendments when they run out......Well, after a while you should re-amend the Peat. It does break down in time.

Oh, yeah,,,,,You'll need to re-amend the mineral mix once a year - that's it.

Doc
 
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cassinfo

cassinfo

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Dr. Who said:
Yeah it could work,,,,your going to need more nutrition if your going to grow organic out of it....You should for sure add a broad spectrum (many different strains in one package) of a MYCO's mix because of the old compost.....Dig down into the compost and get it from near the bottom center or power interior of the pile.

Make something like this: Very basic water only soil...
To make 1 cf of basic water only soil

1/3 Canadian peat
1/3 Compost
1/3 Perlite or little white lava stone

Add 1 cup of Ag lime/Dolomite lime

Add about 1 1/2 cup of Tomato tone or Happy frog Tomato mix organic dry fert.

1 cup Kelp meal

Now you need a mineral

2 cups Garden Gypsum
3 cups Granite dust/glacial rock dust, Azomite.

Mix in well and wet down and mix again..

4 week "cook"....

This can be re-amended and used again like this..

Add 1 part compost to 4 parts of used soil
add 1/2 perlite and 1/2 new mix above.

Now to 1 cf of re-mixed soil add:

1 Cup of kelp meal
1/4 - 1/2 cup of the dry organic fert.
1/4 Ag lime/ Dolomite lime
As long as you don't use more then 1/2 cup dry fert....You don't really have to "cook" it.....Just add pot and plant and water it.

This is an investment in things to start but, well worth the up front cost as you never really have to buy more, other then the amendments when they run out......Well, after a while you should re-amend the Peat. It does break down in time.

Oh, yeah,,,,,You'll need to re-amend the mineral mix once a year - that's it.

Doc
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Thanks Doc. That's just what I needed. I'll let u know how it goes.
 
Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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cassinfo said:
I need to get these gals bigger next year. I still have 4 more weeks to go. 20oz bottle just don't dont cut it once it's dried. I need that 2 liter colas like other RIU members. I need to get in that 2 liter cola club;) Pyramid seeds king tute.
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It takes time Cass.....I'll be posting some pics coming up in a few days.....Keep your eye's peeled!

Hmm, didn't know tut was so Sativa showing.....Might have to give that a go.....

You might want to not flower until the leaves are throwing 5 leaf "sets" per stem......That tells you the plant is stable and will flower properly and strongly......I see single and triple set in yours.....That will help you out some.

Doc
 
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cassinfo

cassinfo

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Dr. Who said:
It takes time Cass.....I'll be posting some pics coming up in a few days.....Keep your eye's peeled!

Hmm, didn't know tut was so Sativa showing.....Might have to give that a go.....

You might want to not flower until the leaves are throwing 5 leaf "sets per stem......That tells you the plant is stable and will flower properly and strongly......I see single and triple set in yours.....That will help you out some.

Doc
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Ahhhhhh ya learn something new everyday. :leaf: I did not know that about the leaves since this was outdoor. She just started flowering naturally, but I will keep that in mind indoor.
 
lxrsd

lxrsd

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SPLFreak808 said:
7oz's in a 5 gal organic air-pot, nice one for a second grow! Your new soil mix looks good to go. Next grow you can get into the more forgiving stuff. It gets pretty fun once you get it down!
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Thank you and appreciated the guidance. ill keep ya posted on the process :)
 
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