hi guys need your opinion on my soil mix
i'll need 280 litres of soil mix
base soil:
1/3 my native soil
1/3 home-made compost
1/3 perlite
additives:
0,7l alfalfa
0,7l kelp meal
0,7l fish meal
0,5l bat guano (high in P)
comment on my native soil: it was taken from the place where grows alot of nettles. in touch it feels spongy and nice aerated. here at my places people tell that its one of the best soils because nettles needs a good quality soil and it doesn't grow anywhere, just in few places.
i know that my soil mix isn't very diverse in components but that is because here where i live is very hard to get a lot of these organic things you guys talk about. i need to look for a lot of substitutes. sometimes i envy you that huge availibility of organic foods that you have there lol. where i live this 'organic gardening' industry is crawling yet, but i think that things are hopefully moving in the right direction.
i'm wondering about adding dolomite lime into my soil mix. i was using it last season i think it locks absorption of water. the water was percolating into the soil very slowly. it could be of course due to other factors that i didn't knew about.
because my soil will be used in outdoor growing and i will have reduced visits i'm considering using 'hydrogel'. i belive you guys call it here water crystals. i wanted to hear your opinion about this additive. i'm thinking it will be no more 'organic' soil when i add it but also i think it won't lock out the microbiological life in my soil.
when i'll get my soil mixed i'm gonna let it 'cook' probably in plastic container for about 2 weeks and then use it. what i want to ask in this aspect is, can i throw there a few red wigglers so they could make my soil better quality especially my compost?
ps. i'll use this mix for flower. for veg i think my base soil will be good enough.
i'll need 280 litres of soil mix
base soil:
1/3 my native soil
1/3 home-made compost
1/3 perlite
additives:
0,7l alfalfa
0,7l kelp meal
0,7l fish meal
0,5l bat guano (high in P)
comment on my native soil: it was taken from the place where grows alot of nettles. in touch it feels spongy and nice aerated. here at my places people tell that its one of the best soils because nettles needs a good quality soil and it doesn't grow anywhere, just in few places.
i know that my soil mix isn't very diverse in components but that is because here where i live is very hard to get a lot of these organic things you guys talk about. i need to look for a lot of substitutes. sometimes i envy you that huge availibility of organic foods that you have there lol. where i live this 'organic gardening' industry is crawling yet, but i think that things are hopefully moving in the right direction.
i'm wondering about adding dolomite lime into my soil mix. i was using it last season i think it locks absorption of water. the water was percolating into the soil very slowly. it could be of course due to other factors that i didn't knew about.
because my soil will be used in outdoor growing and i will have reduced visits i'm considering using 'hydrogel'. i belive you guys call it here water crystals. i wanted to hear your opinion about this additive. i'm thinking it will be no more 'organic' soil when i add it but also i think it won't lock out the microbiological life in my soil.
when i'll get my soil mixed i'm gonna let it 'cook' probably in plastic container for about 2 weeks and then use it. what i want to ask in this aspect is, can i throw there a few red wigglers so they could make my soil better quality especially my compost?
ps. i'll use this mix for flower. for veg i think my base soil will be good enough.