Blueberry78
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So I use gascans mix for my babies, but I also grow a tropical plant called plumeria which is native to hawaii. I'm hoping some of you fine people here may be able to help me adjust the mix to be more suitable for my plumeria, which prefer a fast draining soil.
Here's gascans mix....
Here's the base mix I suggest to all humans in dry US gallons..
3 to 4 gallons regular peat moss with no additives...no need for fancy packages...(if the topsoil,compost,EWC in the recipe look like they might be muddy...use 4 gallons,if not use 3...or adjust accordingly)
1 gallon HIGH quality earthworm castings
1 gallon local HIGH quality topsoil screened for this potting mix
2 or more gallons small and/or medium sized pumice,perlite,or lava rock...consistencies vary,adjust accordingly.
1 gallon vermiculite
2 gallons coco husk..rinsed well and fully hydrated
1 gallon leaf litter or forest duff..screened for this potting mix
1 gallon HIGH quality compost
1/2 gallon screened clay or bentonite
1/2 cup this 3 part lime mix based off Steve Soloman's 3 -way lime mix..adjusted by Coot a few years ago.....for the peat moss..and a continued supply of mag,cal,and sulfur as you recycle.
Since the start of this thread we have since determined that dolomite is not necessary,but this lime mix still works for the peat moss ph regardless.
1 part powdered dolomite lime
1 part agricultural gypsum
2 parts powdered oyster shell
These dried commercially available amendments...
2 cups crab shell meal
4 cups acadian kelp meal
4 cups fish meal OR N. bat guano
4 cups fish bone meal
1 cup sul-po-mag...aka langbeinite
2 cups neem seed meal..or karanja seed meal
1 cup alfalfa
Plumeria growers usually use a mix of equal parts fir bark, turface, & granite. This mix is extremely fast draining, which is good for plumeria, but I want the microbes to take care of my plants for me.
Side note- the composition of soil in hawaii is 25% air, 25% water, 44% mineral, & 6% organic matter.
So I'm thinking that I'm going to need to cut down on the peat moss & the coco husk, & increase the aeration material.
What do you guys think? How can I get this dialed in?
Thanks for your time guys!
Peace
Here's gascans mix....
Here's the base mix I suggest to all humans in dry US gallons..
3 to 4 gallons regular peat moss with no additives...no need for fancy packages...(if the topsoil,compost,EWC in the recipe look like they might be muddy...use 4 gallons,if not use 3...or adjust accordingly)
1 gallon HIGH quality earthworm castings
1 gallon local HIGH quality topsoil screened for this potting mix
2 or more gallons small and/or medium sized pumice,perlite,or lava rock...consistencies vary,adjust accordingly.
1 gallon vermiculite
2 gallons coco husk..rinsed well and fully hydrated
1 gallon leaf litter or forest duff..screened for this potting mix
1 gallon HIGH quality compost
1/2 gallon screened clay or bentonite
1/2 cup this 3 part lime mix based off Steve Soloman's 3 -way lime mix..adjusted by Coot a few years ago.....for the peat moss..and a continued supply of mag,cal,and sulfur as you recycle.
Since the start of this thread we have since determined that dolomite is not necessary,but this lime mix still works for the peat moss ph regardless.
1 part powdered dolomite lime
1 part agricultural gypsum
2 parts powdered oyster shell
These dried commercially available amendments...
2 cups crab shell meal
4 cups acadian kelp meal
4 cups fish meal OR N. bat guano
4 cups fish bone meal
1 cup sul-po-mag...aka langbeinite
2 cups neem seed meal..or karanja seed meal
1 cup alfalfa
Plumeria growers usually use a mix of equal parts fir bark, turface, & granite. This mix is extremely fast draining, which is good for plumeria, but I want the microbes to take care of my plants for me.
Side note- the composition of soil in hawaii is 25% air, 25% water, 44% mineral, & 6% organic matter.
So I'm thinking that I'm going to need to cut down on the peat moss & the coco husk, & increase the aeration material.
What do you guys think? How can I get this dialed in?
Thanks for your time guys!
Peace