vrai
420 Member
Hi all,
I need feedback on the ingredients and the ratio of it. After doing plenty of research this is
my recipe for the super soil
- potting soil : 20kgs
- coco coir : 20 kgs
- perlite : 2 kgs
- vermicompost: 5 kgs
- chicken manure: 500 gms
- bone meal: 500 gms
- rock phosphate: 1 cup
- oyster shell : 1 cup
- kelp meal : 1 cup
- alfalfa meal : 1 cup
- epsom salts : 3 tablespoon
- dolomite lime : 1/4 cup
- neem : 1 cup
- mycorhhizae : 1/2 cup
- humic acid : 1/2 tablespoon
My super soil has been cooking for 23 days now. After the mix i moisted it with ACT brewed for 24 hrs.
My observation:
1.the smell of bone meal is still strong and I can still see bits of it still unbroken. The question is how long does bone meal take to completely break down and the smell to fade away.
2. I measured the PH of the super soil and its around 5.8 My base soil is coco coir about 20 % of the mix. is the coco coir too much causing the soil to be acidic? Also I only put about 1/4 cup of dolomite lime; could this also be the reason for acidic readings ? How can I fix this issue.
3. After the cooking is complete later on, can i use only this as my potting mix for 5 week old cannabis plants or should i mix with it with regular potting mix ?
Answers will be much appreciated,
Regards
I need feedback on the ingredients and the ratio of it. After doing plenty of research this is
my recipe for the super soil
- potting soil : 20kgs
- coco coir : 20 kgs
- perlite : 2 kgs
- vermicompost: 5 kgs
- chicken manure: 500 gms
- bone meal: 500 gms
- rock phosphate: 1 cup
- oyster shell : 1 cup
- kelp meal : 1 cup
- alfalfa meal : 1 cup
- epsom salts : 3 tablespoon
- dolomite lime : 1/4 cup
- neem : 1 cup
- mycorhhizae : 1/2 cup
- humic acid : 1/2 tablespoon
My super soil has been cooking for 23 days now. After the mix i moisted it with ACT brewed for 24 hrs.
My observation:
1.the smell of bone meal is still strong and I can still see bits of it still unbroken. The question is how long does bone meal take to completely break down and the smell to fade away.
2. I measured the PH of the super soil and its around 5.8 My base soil is coco coir about 20 % of the mix. is the coco coir too much causing the soil to be acidic? Also I only put about 1/4 cup of dolomite lime; could this also be the reason for acidic readings ? How can I fix this issue.
3. After the cooking is complete later on, can i use only this as my potting mix for 5 week old cannabis plants or should i mix with it with regular potting mix ?
Answers will be much appreciated,
Regards