Veg N out - Not sure what you mean? I can test my amends by themselves? I was about to get this soil tested, and two other soil mixes I have used in the past. If I can test just the amends then I would do so as well, not sure what I would be expecting from those results, maybe you could elaborate? The soil mix I posted up has always given me the best results, just costs the most.
Sea Maiden - Rice is a great addition to my soil mix. It helps with keeping fungal counts up, which in turn keeps calcium and phosphorus more available to the plant. I grow with coco instead of peat moss, so I lack the extra fungal element to my soil mix. The reason for that is I find when recycling my soil with peat, it goes way too fungal, and my ph drops to a level which is unrecoverable. (from my own past experience) Now I just stick to coco.
Sea Maiden - Rice is a great addition to my soil mix. It helps with keeping fungal counts up, which in turn keeps calcium and phosphorus more available to the plant. I grow with coco instead of peat moss, so I lack the extra fungal element to my soil mix. The reason for that is I find when recycling my soil with peat, it goes way too fungal, and my ph drops to a level which is unrecoverable. (from my own past experience) Now I just stick to coco.