organic newbie seeking advice.

[Terps]

Hi guys im sort of new to the whole organics, i used to grow with the plant magic range then switched to guanokalong range which gives me good and tasty results but i feel like its not proper organics if that makes sense.
I want to become more self sufficient, save costs and trips to the hydro shop after every harvest to resupply so i would really appreciate a little help from the masters.

Im going to start a worm bin for my EWC and have a mix in my head which consists of EWC/coco/rice husks/guanokalong all mix. 25% of each does that ratio sound alright or should i add/remove anything? Im also thinking about brewing a nettle and comfrey tea for flower.

Now this is where im at a crossroad, once i have my ideal mix, after harvest time do i remove the soil from the root ball then re amend it and repot or do i just cut the plant base out then plant a new clone in the existing hole then top feed? Is this called no till? The first option sounds better for me but im worried this would affect the micro heard?

Chees

 

[bigshrimp]

Hi Terps,

Guano is really nitrogen rich, adding that much to your mix will make it heat up to much and fry your worms.

Coco and rice hulls are good, the rice hulls wont be all the way broken down by the time you harvest it but idk if that matters to you.

EWC is ok if it is commercially made - just a sprinkle will do. I would focus more on some good local topsoil, or some leaf mold, or homemade compost. These will really kick start your worm bin.

As far as 'feed' goes, be really careful with that guano. I use coffee grounds for food mainly with bits of various meals i have laying around.

Whether you do no till or reamend depends on what will work best for your situation. The main consideration is what size pots you'll be using. No till works much better with large pots.

 

[Terps]

Thanks for reply mate i guess i should of made my post a bit more clear i was stoned at the time lol.
I wont be feeding my worms guano, just mainly fruit and veg some tea bags and cardboard/news paper the mix i stated was for my potting soil.
The rice husks i was only adding for extra aeration not for their nutritious value so if they break down over time would i be better off adding something different? I just didnt want to add more than 25% coco as jm under the impression too much coco will affect the ph?
I grow in the 11ltr(uk) square pots so i assume these are too small for no till.
My only concern with re-amending every harvest is that im disturbing the microheard just as they start to get going, is this not the case?

 

[bigshrimp]

Ok, lol all that above was specifically for worms.

As far as you mix goes, i'm not to familiar with coco or guano so i'm hesitant to give advice other than that still sounds like alot of guano. Im assuming the product is pure poo?

I've heard that people do no tills in 5 gallons US but dont know personally. Yes your microherd will be disturbed by reamending, thats the tradeoff. You can always leave a pot or two for no till on your next round and see yourself.

 

[Terps]

http://www.guanokalong.nl/guanokalong-complete-mix-uk

Not pure guano mate its a mixture of things that can be found at the bottom of the webpage im pretty sure 25% pure bat guano could even fry a chip!

I will definitely try a pot or two no till style along side and see how it goes.