Yeah it's just a beneficial bacteria that interrupts the fungus gnat life cycle, nothing toxic about it, you could drink it if you were so inclined. I don't think just a mixture of peroxide will kill everything in the soil. Like Emilya said, you can sterilize it with heat if you want to be sure.
I personally wouldn't mix neem oil into my soil, or any oil for that matter!
You are not going to find what you need here among the experienced growers. We are not going to have an open mind to this method because we know the mechanics behind what happens here and we know it can not work as well as doing all the things you propose, in soil instead. There is no figuring out.. you are trying push the truck up the hill. You will get there, but it won't be pretty or easy, and you could do so much better just by giving up on your coco idea. People have been trying to add organics to coco for years, you are certainly not the first.
You keep looking for a short cut. There are none. Neem or peroxide are not going to kill all the bugs, eggs and larvae. The only surefire way to sterilize soil is with heat.
Your idea won't work for oh so many reasons, no two plants have identical nutrient requirements, you're assuming every plant will take an exact time to harvest from seed and they won't, you are trying to use the most backwards and complex method of growing for your first grow so you're setting yourself up for frustration and failure. You have a wealth of experience here on this forum at your disposal and you're insisting on a method that won't work. Stop listening to some quack grower on YouTube whose probably sponsored by the people whose snake oil he's pushing. If you want to be happy with your grow, KISS=Keep It Simple Stupid. I've been growing for 17 years and the easiest way to get the best bud I've found is a airpot full of coco coir and a big bag of MegaCrop.
He's not, I was suggesting it...
I understand what you are asking, but you are not listening to us. It is not possible. You are asking for magic. Get a magic wand if that is your intent. The physics... the mechanics of how plants get nutrients, the biology, all say that what you are wanting to do, can not be done, especially alongside Megacrop. Sorry to be a downer, but you are asking for the impossible, and the only people who will tell you it is possible, are those who don't know any better. Sorry, but do you want the truth or some sort of bromide to make you feel better?
ok good... that one almost made my head explode. Thank all the gods and goddesses for duct tape.
Thanks. I am not using megacrop. I get that it may not be as easy as in soil but I have read many threads and grow journals where dry amendments did work in coco. It is possible. It may not be ideal but I have read many times from people that did make it work. This thread was to talk through the biology of the plant and to figure out a way to piece it together to make it work. I am not trying to ignore what people are saying but I am trying to have an open talk here not a no it will not work do something different thread. For example if microbes not having it easy in coco is the problem then you could likely put extra microbes in every week or two right? I do not think it is impossible. I just think that many people have heard that for so long that they are not willing to even talk about it on there.
The only way you can get dry amendments to work is to get the microbes to process them, and then directly feed the roots. There is nothing in the coco for these raw ions of nutrient to attach to, so if the microbes dont live long enough to get to the roots, the nutrient they are holding will simply be flushed out. The only way you would even start to have enough microbe activity to pull this off would be by applying new living microbes with every watering, so in coco that is twice a day. The major problem is that unlike soil, there is no place to store nutrients. If it isnt in a readily available form and floating around in the mix, it is invisible to the plant. Its not that the raw nutrient isnt in there, its the ability to get it into the plant that is the problem. Again, throw enough money at it, and you will get this to work. Check out the price of URB... you are going to need it. Sure, if you want to do it the hard way, there are ways to make it work... its just silly. What you are trying to do is the equivalent of trying to grow a plant to completion in a solo cup... it can be done, but WHY??
