I would like to get into organic gardening and get away from the bottles. I was hoping to have enough nutes to make me threw another run and give me some time to research organic super soils some more. Well my last run used up more nutes then I had planned and now I'm in a predicament, either go ahead and buy more nutes that will go to waste, try to slop an organic mix together without much thought (not my style) or try something like this http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=271171900048&alt=web Does anyone have any opinions on this or anything that might need added? I'm not looking for the ultimate, amended to the max super soil my 1st time. Just something to get me threw a run allowing me to explore other options. I've messeged back and forth with the seller a few times, but thought who better to give advice then the good people of GC. I have roots organic soil and the ewc needed to finish the mix. Thank you for your time
Well see the thing is the soil has to cook so even if you mixed everything this very second you still couldn't use it right away. What I would do is buy some pre made organic soil, ffof for example, to get you through this run while your soil cooks then when the runs over you can just recycle the soil you just used by mixing with super soil
I have time to let it cook. I put a few clones in soil last week that will use up the rest of my nutes. I have seeds that hopefully will be here the end of next week, I'll give it another week or so to get them germinated, and started off in fox farms light warrior. Once they take root and the soils had time to cook, that's when I had planned on transplanting giving at least a month for the soil to do its thing
Word of advice. Get your soil right before you even think of popping seeds. I mean, soil mixed and cooking for at least a week, then do your seeds in a seed starting mix. By the time they are ready to xplant the mix will be cycled. Time the seeds to the mix, not the other way. Wet
that's what I'm trying to do. I have the time to mix it and let it cook as directed by the seller. I'm going to start seeds with light warrior just like I always have, allowing plenty of time for it to cook and be ready for when I transplant to larger pots. My question is does this look like something that would work? I'm currently reading into different soil recipes to amend myself, but there's a lot of information to digest. This mix appears to fit the general guidelines of a super soil. I'm just hoping this might be a decent way to be introduced to organics for 1 grow with a few plants, just to see the differences, before diving in all the way. Until recently most of my knowledge has came from old school bottle junkies that are unlikely to ever change. Reading GC has shown me there's other avenues to explore. I live in farm country, fox farms nutrients and soil are sold cheap at every farm store and is probably what 90% of anything I've came into contact has been grown with. I've spent the last few weeks hitting all the farm stores but its winter, choices are very limited. In order for me to dive completely into organics, my choices are order everything over the internet and pay stupid shipping fees, or taking between 2 1/2 and 4 1/2 hour trip each way to my nearest grow shops. The smallest and least stocked being the one that's closer. Before investing $ into shipping or making the drives I just want to see for myself that this is for me. I understand this mix could be improved on, I'm just wondering what people think. In the future if organics are the way I stay, I will pre-order whats needed at my "not so local" local grow shops, allowing me to stock up so I can have what's needed on hand. I grabbed the roots organic and ewcs the last time I was at one of the shops.
If your in farm country, look into feed stores. Animals don't stop eating in the winter. Alfalfa and kelp meal are usually available. If you need to order online check out buildasoil.com. Jeremy is a stand up guy and backs his products. He has it simplified for a new grower. Far better quality than the roots products. I have no affiliation to BAS, just really great feedback from fellow blades.
ALL the recipe's fit the same general guidelines. I liken it to making chili and chili recipes. They are all the same, but different. My first was nothing more than blood meal, bone meal, and kelp meal for amendments, and dolomite lime+EWC added to the base mix (your roots organic). It worked great. You will probably have to order kelp meal. There are a shit ton of horses and lots of other livestock in the area, but no one seems to carry kelp meal. The older stores remember that they used to carry it, but no longer. One really old guy also remembered 100lb bags of Bat Guano for the tobacco farmers, but that went away 30-40 years ago. Now the big (?) business is selling the empty bags like orange crate labels. Besides the kelp meal (A must have IMO), a bag of Espoma 'tone' could be used in place of the blood and bone AND can be found at Lowes or HD, or many garden shops. Lime, either dolomitic or calcitic is also an easy find at Lowes or HD. There isn't much that you need to get to be complete. Wet
Thank you for your time. I went ahead and ordered the package. In the meantime I'll keep reading and if I decide this is the route I'm going, all I need to do is make a list and call a few days ahead and the closest shops owner said he'll have anything I want ready for my next grow.