I debated whether or not to place this thread in the Organic Soil forum, but am not sure that all ingredients are truly organic (and none of them seem to be certified).
A friend has these ingredients:
Perlite (NOT coarse)
Vermiculite
Compost / Cow Manure (No mention on the bag of what kind of compost or how much cow manure)
Garden Soil ("Better Than Top Soil" "This product is regionally formulated from forest products (derived from one or more of the following: mushroom compost, perlite, sand, composted humus, and pine and/or hardwood bark fines))
When I asked him why he got such questionable items, he replied that he couldn't afford the outrageous price they were selling the ProMix at and so it was either that or Miracle Grow soil.
I guess I understand lol.
I can give him a very small amount of sphagnum peat moss, some wet (left bag open in basement for a few years <WHOOPS!>) granulated charcoal, some epsom salt, and some pellatized lime (and a cheap electric coffee grinder to turn it into powder!).
The epsom salt says: Guaranteed Analysis: total magnesium 9.8% water soluble Mg & total sulfur 12.9% combined sulfur. Derived from Magnesium Sulfate. *I thought it had calcium in it but I was WRONG*
The pellatized lime says: "NUTRALIME is non-toxic and dust-free. It dissolves immediately to reduce soil acid and bring soil pH levels into proper balance." (Huh. I didn't know about the "dissolves instantly" part and always pulverized it in the grinder first.) Guaranteed Analysis: Calcium 21%, Magnesium 12%, Calcium Carbonate Equivalent 97%, TNP 97%, Derived from CaCO3 52.5%, MgCo3 41.76%, As Oxides CaO 29.4%, MgO 19.2%, Binder <2%.
He wants to know if he can make decent MJ soil out of what he bought (and I suppose the things above that I have that he can bum off of me). If so, what ratio should he mix everything up?
He did say that while he was shopping today he saw some small (4 pound or less) bags of blood meal and bone meal that he "could probably buy in two or three weeks."
Guess I'm not the only poor boy around lmao.
From the way he sounded I'm guessing that I would be wasting my breath if I asked him what type of fertillizer he was going to purchase. He'd probably say, "Whatever I can afford - in a few weeks."
Thanks in advance for the help! I'm not really a soil guy (can you tell lol?).
A friend has these ingredients:
Perlite (NOT coarse)
Vermiculite
Compost / Cow Manure (No mention on the bag of what kind of compost or how much cow manure)
Garden Soil ("Better Than Top Soil" "This product is regionally formulated from forest products (derived from one or more of the following: mushroom compost, perlite, sand, composted humus, and pine and/or hardwood bark fines))
When I asked him why he got such questionable items, he replied that he couldn't afford the outrageous price they were selling the ProMix at and so it was either that or Miracle Grow soil.
I guess I understand lol.
I can give him a very small amount of sphagnum peat moss, some wet (left bag open in basement for a few years <WHOOPS!>) granulated charcoal, some epsom salt, and some pellatized lime (and a cheap electric coffee grinder to turn it into powder!).
The epsom salt says: Guaranteed Analysis: total magnesium 9.8% water soluble Mg & total sulfur 12.9% combined sulfur. Derived from Magnesium Sulfate. *I thought it had calcium in it but I was WRONG*
The pellatized lime says: "NUTRALIME is non-toxic and dust-free. It dissolves immediately to reduce soil acid and bring soil pH levels into proper balance." (Huh. I didn't know about the "dissolves instantly" part and always pulverized it in the grinder first.) Guaranteed Analysis: Calcium 21%, Magnesium 12%, Calcium Carbonate Equivalent 97%, TNP 97%, Derived from CaCO3 52.5%, MgCo3 41.76%, As Oxides CaO 29.4%, MgO 19.2%, Binder <2%.
He wants to know if he can make decent MJ soil out of what he bought (and I suppose the things above that I have that he can bum off of me). If so, what ratio should he mix everything up?
He did say that while he was shopping today he saw some small (4 pound or less) bags of blood meal and bone meal that he "could probably buy in two or three weeks."
Guess I'm not the only poor boy around lmao.
From the way he sounded I'm guessing that I would be wasting my breath if I asked him what type of fertillizer he was going to purchase. He'd probably say, "Whatever I can afford - in a few weeks."
Thanks in advance for the help! I'm not really a soil guy (can you tell lol?).