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I'm really new to growing but now that adult use has passed in CA (where I live) I feel like it's time to start growing. I've been reading up on super soil and was curious as to whether the formula listed in the article sounds like a good place to start:
Ingredients:
Organic earthworm castings are a key ingredient of super soil.
6 bags x 10-gallon Roots Organic Soil (For a total of 60 gallons or 210lbs of soil)
2 bags x 50L (35 lbs) Biobizz Light-Mix soil (Total of 70lbs)
2 bags x 30 lbs Organic Earthworm Castings (Total of 60lbs)
1 box 6 lbs Fish Bone Meal (3-16-0) Note: 3-15-0 or 3-18-0 can also be used
1 cup Dolomite Lime (prilled if possible)
½ cup Azomite (0-0-0.2)
1 box 5 lbs Blood Meal (12-0-0)
1 bag 4 lbs Happy Frog Bat Guano (0-5-0)
¾ cup Epsom Salt
(Optional) Up to 25% Perlite (for extra drainage)
You can add live earthworms to the mix as an added bonus to keep your mixture loose. They will help to keep your soil healthy.
Directions:
Put your ingredients in a large clear bin
Mix it up for at least 5 minutes
Put the lid on the bin and leave it in the sunlight
Make sure the lid is properly sealed
Open and stir up the mixture again throughout the first week, it should be moist and will likely feel warm or hot
Add clean water as needed to keep it moist and cooking
Keep the mixture in the sun for 30 to 60 days
Mix again before you start growing
Dont grow with distilled water. The ideal water pH is between 6-7. Anything outside this can be problematic to your soil
I imagine I'd have to tweak this as I went but does anyone have any additional suggestions/ingredient replacements?
Ingredients:
Organic earthworm castings are a key ingredient of super soil.
6 bags x 10-gallon Roots Organic Soil (For a total of 60 gallons or 210lbs of soil)
2 bags x 50L (35 lbs) Biobizz Light-Mix soil (Total of 70lbs)
2 bags x 30 lbs Organic Earthworm Castings (Total of 60lbs)
1 box 6 lbs Fish Bone Meal (3-16-0) Note: 3-15-0 or 3-18-0 can also be used
1 cup Dolomite Lime (prilled if possible)
½ cup Azomite (0-0-0.2)
1 box 5 lbs Blood Meal (12-0-0)
1 bag 4 lbs Happy Frog Bat Guano (0-5-0)
¾ cup Epsom Salt
(Optional) Up to 25% Perlite (for extra drainage)
You can add live earthworms to the mix as an added bonus to keep your mixture loose. They will help to keep your soil healthy.
Directions:
Put your ingredients in a large clear bin
Mix it up for at least 5 minutes
Put the lid on the bin and leave it in the sunlight
Make sure the lid is properly sealed
Open and stir up the mixture again throughout the first week, it should be moist and will likely feel warm or hot
Add clean water as needed to keep it moist and cooking
Keep the mixture in the sun for 30 to 60 days
Mix again before you start growing
Dont grow with distilled water. The ideal water pH is between 6-7. Anything outside this can be problematic to your soil
I imagine I'd have to tweak this as I went but does anyone have any additional suggestions/ingredient replacements?
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