hows this soil mix look?

[neon3kgt]

promix bx bail
one bag of foxfarms ocean forest
one bag of happy frog
two cups of earthworm castings
one cup of fine dolomite lime
half a cup of rainbow mix grow
half a cup of rainbow mix bloom
ferts are advanced nutes grow micro bloom

this is all just a guess on amounts, it seems to be working ok, some nute problems but still decent harvests. would anyone suggest any tweaks or additions?

 

[chuckyoufarley]

i think ya need more then 2 cups worm poop to a whole bale.but thats just me i use anywhere from 3-5 lbs to a bale

 

[intotheunknown]

yeah im with ya there. looks like you need more castings.

 

[rhyder]

your mix looks cool maybe add some perlite to? im messin around with promix at the moment see what it likes etc so far I like it. It retains water for awhile

 

[Chronito]

Hey Guys,

I think im also a underuser of worm "poop" How much should we be using per gallon of soil?? Or any other ratio is fine.. ive heard dont use more than 10%... i only use like 1 cup per 3 gallon grow bag.

What do the experienced ones think??

cheers
chronito

 

[Yes4Prop215]

definately need more perlite in there...and maybe some light warrior?

i usually just mix 1 bag each of ocean forest, happy frog, light warrior, a few buckets worth of perlite, then add some bone and blood meal and good to go. havent needed worm castings yet but have heard good things about em...

 

[Chronito]

definately need more perlite in there...and maybe some light warrior?

i usually just mix 1 bag each of ocean forest, happy frog, light warrior, a few buckets worth of perlite, then add some bone and blood meal and good to go. havent needed worm castings yet but have heard good things about em...

Hey Yes4Prop215,

Just wondering how much bone and blood meal you use? Is it possible to say how much u add per gallon or litre of soil? And also have u ever used kelp meal? Ive heard its really good stuff..

thanks
chronito

 

[pinecone]

I think im also a underuser of worm "poop" How much should we be using per gallon of soil?? Or any other ratio is fine.. ive heard dont use more than 10%... i only use like 1 cup per 3 gallon grow bag.

What are you trying to accomplish?

Worm castings are a source of micro nutrients and micro life in soil grows. Relative to peat or coco they are dense and heavy.

If you are going to use bottled chem fertilizer line from AN neither of these micro nutrients or micro life are required. Most people who are using these sort of nutrient lines keep the mixes pretty simply (promix, sunshine mix, coco-perlite mixes, ect).

If you want to go organic there are some very good soil recipes at the following link - https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=53792. The most basic of the mixes calls for 50% coco or peat, 30% perlite, and 20% castings with some dolomite lime. To this base mix you can add: blood meal, alfalfa meal, or high N guano (for N); bone meal, fish bone meal, or high P guano (for P); and kelp meal (for K). There are recommendations for amounts of these amendments in the tread that I cited. If you don't want to amend the mix with fertilizers than simply water with organic bottled nutrients, top dress, or brew up nutrient teas.

I'm currently using the basic mix described above amended with guanos and kelp meal. I haven't used this mix for long, but so far I am very pleased with the results.

Pine