[Mikell]

Hell that looks better than half the stuff I see over here

No way to find out without throwing a test seed in. It doesn't look hot at all, though that depends on what the "soil" component contains. 20-30% Vermicast in the final mix should give you a good run unless you're pushing small containers. Tracking down a bottle or two of supplemental feed would be handy in case the mix comes up short.

[Monyo]

Hi @Mikell,

Really? So I have a good mix in my hands?

My first plant, the month old local weed, wasn't planted with this mix... So I am unsure what it could do to seedlings.

What do you mean by hot? Do you mean if I put in direct sunlight, it will kind of burn? I add a layer of my vermicast like after a couple of inches after I put on the mix. I try to conserve energy that's why I leave it out in the open direct sunlight for about at least 3 hrs a day. Is that really bad?

[Dog Star]

70% black organic soil
30% EWC
Amount for 150 liter of soil mix

1.Fishmeal LT-94 lowtemperature processed -250 grams
2.Crunched Norvegian Kelp - 1 kg
3.Dry Beer Yiest -250 grams
4.Antartic krill meal - 50 grams
5.Fish predigested protein -50 grams
6.Little bit compost bacteries with some bone meal and feather meal - 2 soup spoons
7.Purified blood meal -30 grams


Natural mineral part -Granite dust -half tea cup
Maerl -big soup spoon
Zeolite-big soup spoon
Agro lime one tea cup

Mix all good,water but not soggy and leave inside bin for 60 days or more on cooking..

All the best


DS

[Mikell]

Originally Posted by Monyo

Hi @Mikell,

Really? So I have a good mix in my hands?

My first plant, the month old local weed, wasn't planted with this mix... So I am unsure what it could do to seedlings.

What do you mean by hot? Do you mean if I put in direct sunlight, it will kind of burn? I add a layer of my vermicast like after a couple of inches after I put on the mix. I try to conserve energy that's why I leave it out in the open direct sunlight for about at least 3 hrs a day. Is that really bad?

By "hot" I'm refering to nutrient strength. Some premade soils are nutrient dense and will fry seedlings, and are refered to as hot.

It looks like a good base. Sphagnum peat mixes are common over here as we're close to the source, but you have to use what you can get locally :P There's more than one way to crack an egg.

Either throwing in a guinea pig test plant or a few quick germinating vegetable seeds will determine how strong the soil is. The packaging may mention clones/seedlings, or a call to the company may suffice. You could also ask how long the soil will last for a tomato or pepper plant to get an idea of the strength.

I would mix the vermicast in with the soil personally. I've found the layer on the top to be a magnet for fungus gnats, besides which is forms a strong crust without a good mulch on top.

This may or may not suffice for a full run. Ordering in kelp meal products or any ingredients standard in North American soil recipes would kill you with shipping. A similar product to A. nodosum kelp meal is made in SE Asia from another species, K. alvarezi. There are even "extract" style products out similar to Maxicrop. Whether they're available in your area would take some poking around. Any type of gardening or farm and feed store will have one or two products you can use for supplemental feed if needed. There are many resources here and elsewhere for producing your own fertilizers from local plant matter if you're inclined that way.

[dank.frank]

To me...this is what good soil looks like...




Doesn't matter if it's inside or out...small batch or large batch...good soil is good soil...





dank.Frank

[Dog Star]

Worms inside soil-mix that is revived and later in pots is also beneficial thing,
if you mix kelp flakes or alfa-alfa meal this ones will be eated by worms and prepared

in best food for plant...decomposition of amandments is faster and worms are great helpers
that provide aeration if we have them inside containers.


Best types of soil dont have perlite or any kind of aeration inside self,just look our
nature that surround us..she is best teacher.

European Chernozyom are type of most fertile soil founded on Earth dont contain
any aeration parts.
River loam that look like heavy soil is also one of best soils for lot of plants
and they dont have problems to spread roots inside this soil.

What i wanna say is that for me aeration compounds are totaly unnecessary for growing
strong healthy plants,and i can prove it by my growing since i use same mix for more than 5 years now.


All the best


DS

[Ingski]

@dog star even growing inside?

[Dog Star]

Yes Ingski,i do...you can check those link in my signature.

That grow that you will see is maded in a way i explaining posts before this one.



All the best


DS

[acidblue]

Anyone use the 1 part Fox farm Original + 1 part Ocean forest + 1 part Light Warrior
with 1 cup of POM 5-8-4??
Its the mix right after the seedling mix on the first page, seems like a fool proof mix, just wanted to know if anyones used it?

[fuggzy]

Originally Posted by joe fresh

just thaught i would compile a list of different soil mixes all in one place for everyone to see.

This awesome.