i'm starting this thread to document my outdoor crop for this summer.
i'll begin with the soil, my first ever from-scratch mix. heady's own recipe. we'll see how it pans out over the next few months.
HEADY'S SOIL RECIPE:
for 1 yard of soil:
BASE:
8.2 cubic feet Alaska peat
2.25 cubic feet locally produced EWC
1.5 cubic feet biodynamic dairy cow compost
50 lbs CARQUEST #8033 calcined DE
6 cubic feet crushed black lava rock (3/8" size)
AMENDMENTS:
14 cups crab meal
12 lbs neem seed meal
5 cups oyster shell
5 cups dolomite lime
5 cups soft rock phosphate
40 lbs powdered azomite
14 cups greensand
7.5 cups kelp meal
14 cups seabird guano
7 cups fish meal
14 cups alfalfa meal
this mix is intended for reuse, so i've incorporated some slower amendments along with what i'll need for my first crop.
i'll begin with the soil, my first ever from-scratch mix. heady's own recipe. we'll see how it pans out over the next few months.
HEADY'S SOIL RECIPE:
for 1 yard of soil:
BASE:
8.2 cubic feet Alaska peat
2.25 cubic feet locally produced EWC
1.5 cubic feet biodynamic dairy cow compost
50 lbs CARQUEST #8033 calcined DE
6 cubic feet crushed black lava rock (3/8" size)
AMENDMENTS:
14 cups crab meal
12 lbs neem seed meal
5 cups oyster shell
5 cups dolomite lime
5 cups soft rock phosphate
40 lbs powdered azomite
14 cups greensand
7.5 cups kelp meal
14 cups seabird guano
7 cups fish meal
14 cups alfalfa meal
this mix is intended for reuse, so i've incorporated some slower amendments along with what i'll need for my first crop.