My Soil Recipe

Elite

Active member

• Apr 19, 2009

• #1

I start off with straight Pro-Mix Premier BX until the roots are well established in a soda bottle.

Then I transplant into a 2 gal. pot with the following mix:

1 cu. ft Pro-Mix BX
3/4 cu. ft Organic Soil
1/4 cu. Organic Humus and Manure
1/2 cup Bonemeal (4-12-0)
1/2 cup Bloodmeal (12-0-0)
30 cups of perlite (20%)
Sul-Po-Mag (0-0-22) Half of what directions call for

Sorry No Pics, Not enough posts

Elite

 

Elite

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• Apr 19, 2009

• #2

Oh and on a larger scale...

4 cu. ft Pro-Mix BX
3 cu. ft Organic Soil
1 cu. Organic Humus and Manure
2 cup Bonemeal (4-12-0)
2 cup Bloodmeal (12-0-0)
20% perlite
Sul-Po-Mag (0-0-22) Half of what directions call for

Makes approx. 45 gallons

Elite

 

BurnOne

No damn given.

ICMag Donor

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• Apr 19, 2009

• #3

There's no calcium in your mix.
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maryjohn

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• Apr 19, 2009

• #4

Burn, I believe you are incorrect. Bone meal has so much available calcium it can be used as a supplement to prevent osteoperosis. It is, after all, made of bone.

Read all about it

from the link:

The high calcium content make it a good fruit, herbaceous perennial and shrub fertilizer for non-ericacious plants. Calcium cements cell walls together and is lost during leaf fall and die back. Failure of new growing shoots, blossom end rot and weak stems are signs of calcium deficiency common in fruits.

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emmy75

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• Apr 19, 2009

• #5

why do you need promix and organic soil? the latter seems unnecessary.

 

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maryjohn

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• Apr 19, 2009

• #6

emmy, you should do a search. there are lots of threads on this topic, explaining the inert components of a soil or soilless mix.

 

Elite

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• Apr 20, 2009

• #7

emmy75 said:

why do you need promix and organic soil? the latter seems unnecessary.

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Check the make up of Pro-Mix Premier BX it has inorganic properties. Plus Organic Soil is cheap as hell. Where Pro-mix BX isn't "Cheap as Dirt":wink:

Thanks Maryjohn,
I didn't get a chance to respond to the calcium comment. Well Said!!

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Elite

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• Apr 20, 2009

• #8

Anyway, When mixed properly I get a nice dry neut. vegging mix.

NPK's are approx 17/12/12 with tons of micro-nutrients.

Works great for me, For what its worth, I recommend it!!

Elite