Best organic potting soil in Canada?

[clp]

I moved from the states and can't seem to find FFOF anywhere. Is it available in Canada? I hear you can't bring soil over the border...

Any other recommendations on a good organic potting soil?

 

[diffusing]

not sure this is what you are after, but recently I've been using reindeer's natural 'easy bake' from the island.. throw a bag in with a bale of promix/coco, some rock dust or whatever else you like, and you got a good base with no cooking required. I'm sure there is better, but it has worked well for me. I find his other stand alone organic nutes are high quality as well.. decent/helpful guy as well.

and.. welcome to canada.

 

[mojoman]

I use Sunshine #1 organic, then add a few goodies...I live in the Okanagan BC...hth


mojo

 

[PARADOX]

Also in the Okanagan.. Promix hp then I add the goodies... I only recycle my soil to my greenhouse but it works awesome

 

[crazy_eagle]

Pro mix hp works good and they now have a pro mix hp cc which is half soil and half coco I believe.

 

[Dr. Buddington]

Sunshine Mix #4 Natural and Organic.

 

[c-ray]

I like the reindeer coco

 

[med-man]

an easy fix is mix "the answer" from costco 50% to "sea soil" made in bc.50%

average finishing plants may only need 1-3 pk doses peak flower and ripen. or leave plants out in the rain and do their own thing

med-man

 

[clp]

Also in the Okanagan.. Promix hp then I add the goodies... I only recycle my soil to my greenhouse but it works awesome

What goodies? I'm only going to be in this spot for a year so I don't know if it makes sense to make an ultimate organic soil mix. I think I'd rather feed the plant with Go Organics Nutes and a solid base soil.

 

[PARADOX]

Then go with either promix hp or sunshine #4.. Easy base soil. We add kelp meal,bone,blood meal, oyster shell,crab shell,rock phosphate and the norms like worm casting,guano and alfalfa

 

[shuswap]

paradox for some reason last i saw you you smelt like shit,must been wrestling the old lady in the greenhouse wee wee

 

[med-man]

lol

med-man

 

[PARADOX]

na you must have been smelling yer grow room.. jackass

 

[clp]

Then go with either promix hp or sunshine #4.. Easy base soil. We add kelp meal,bone,blood meal, oyster shell,crab shell,rock phosphate and the norms like worm casting,guano and alfalfa

Thanks!! Do you let it sit for a while or put those in and plant immediately?

 

[PARADOX]

min 1 week cook time.. 2-4 weeks is best but we have used it on larger clones at 1 week with no weirdness in the plants..

 

[Highcountry]

Black diamond soil services in grindrod bc(north okanagan). I've used their steam sterilized top soil indoors with very good results. Beats sea soil hands down.

 

[t.o.med]

Canna bio terra

 

[OGEvilgenius]

Black diamond soil services in grindrod bc(north okanagan). I've used their steam sterilized top soil indoors with very good results. Beats sea soil hands down.

I presume you're using bottled nutrients? Because sterilized soil sounds quite unappealing to me as an organic gardener.

Sea soil is excellent humus for a supersoil mix - not as good as your own compost done right mind you, but good anyway.

Curious about what your guys are offering though.

 

[clp]

min 1 week cook time.. 2-4 weeks is best but we have used it on larger clones at 1 week with no weirdness in the plants..

Thanks I'll get it going this week. Planting mid september.

I'll see which base soil the local shops have.

I already have alfalfa and kelp meal. I don't want to buy too many different "ingredients" but what else would be essential?

Going to be running the GO box but I'd like a solid easy to make base soil as well.

 

[PARADOX]

Black diamond soil services in grindrod bc(north okanagan). I've used their steam sterilized top soil indoors with very good results. Beats sea soil hands down.

I AGREE! I grabbed 6 truck loads from them last year. I grabbed the strait up organic garden soil they have. Plus some 50/50 garden and top soil mix. My veggie and greenhouse frickin loves that soil. It almost looks like pure worm castings. Gorgeous stuff!

Edit.. i was wrong the stuff we grabbed was from Blue Mountain nursery.. still some very good soil coming out of the armstrong area