TLO/Super Soil recipes

[Bum]

@GodAmJT that recipe doesnt seem very simple mate.

Im doing two gals in the KISS recipe pop22 was so kind to hand out a page back in this tipic. They just broke ground and so far so good.

 

[GodAmJT]

lol I suppose you're right, although some of the recipes I've seen folks post here have 10-20 different constituent components!!!! It's mind-blowing, and mind-boggling how some of the folks have been able to engineer their soils with all of these amendments!!!

I'm still doing a ton of reading and pop was one of my main influences; not to mention the fact that I can leave the area for a week or 2 and only need to ask my wife to water them. The concept is similar to hydro in the sense that you're trying to craft a mix to best suit the plants, however unlike hydro, organic growing can almost be a "set it and forget it" operation..

I added a 1/2 cup of DE to my soil mix and stirred it earlier.. The temps have dropped and we're expected to get some snow tonight.. Faaaaaaaaaaaaaantastic.. I just figure that it'll slow down the cooking..


Last question: would it be a good idea to add things like molasses or sweeteners at this point in cooking the soil? I figured that would be saved for later when there are actually plants in it..

 

[Jraven]

Seems like variety is the key here. Our basic mixes shold be ok for starters but there is always room for improvement.
Don't forget that the molasses is microbe food, too, so should be ok to add a bit now.

 

[robbio]

I use a couple of cups in my original mix,of dry molasses.My mix is about 8 months old,its rocking pretty good.Peace.

 

[hecno]

I just want to thank all you guys for taking the time to post here , as I am just starting out on soil building and have my first 6 Autos growing . Being the first grow I will be happy if I make it to the end . Some of the products I can't get , but with some of the soil mixes here I can do .

 

[robbio]

Once you have your first grow out of the way it just keeps getting better.Forget the PH meter when you get a balance it will grow anything you put in it. Can,t wait to see your grows.I had a rough go of it with my first organic grow.Not long enough cook.If you can get fishmix that is good boost late in veg. or transition.Coconut and aloe are great in seedling or flowering.I ph my bins before the grow then put it away.Peace

 

[BlackCanna420]

-homemadecompost 10L
-wormcastings - Plagron Mega Worm (since i have it at home)
-bio-supermix - plagron 1,7L (1.5kg)
-perlit 20L
-coco 20L - BioBizz
-Lightmix50L - BioBizz
-BlackDiamondHumidicAcid
-MycoGreen150
-Fish or BiobizzFishmix
-Epsom Salts - 1 cup
-EggShells


heeey brothers what u think about this one

 

[carl brutananadilewski]

L3V3R3'S autoflower soiil mix
So I posted this in my JEM thread but I wanted to make it easier for everyone to find here ya go


L3V3R'S soil mix
Everybody's been asking what my soil mix is so here it is.

I start out with my own personal compost from my kitchen and yard scraps as part of my base, but you can easily use some other type of compost as a base, black cow ia a good alternative to the compost part of the base too. or if your into it like i am I also use old leached out recycled composted soil from past grows Waste not.
DO NOT USE ANY THING WITH NUTES ALREADY IN IT AS YOUR BASE!!!
Here we go this is what you will need

Compost
Peat moss (or promix bx works fine)
Mexican bat guano
Indoesian bat guano
Jamacian bat quano(optional)
Peruvian seabird quano
Kelp meal
epsom salts
Earthworm castings
Greensand (optional)
Rock posphate (optional)
Crushed oyster shells
dolomite lime (optional)

Alright after you've aquired all these things
Lets make the base that we will work with which will be 10-gal of compost and 10-gal of peat (right now i'm using promix bx instead of peat and I like it)
that makes 20 gal to that I add 20 pounds of earthworm castings that is my main base.you can add more if you like


All of these things can be found at a local hydro shop or online. Sorry but this what i use

and to that I add
1 cup each of the quanos
2 cups kelp meal
1 cup green sand
1 cup rock phosphate
1 cup epsom salts
a whole bag of crushed oyster shells
and like 4 cups of dolomite lime (if your not using the lime double up on the oyster shells) These two even out the ph from using all the quano

I mix it all together getting a good and even mix and put it in a 30-50 gallon garbage can add a couple of gallons of water keep it uncovered but cover it when it rains it needs to cook for atleast a month but a month and a half would be better.
The cooking off is the most improtant part it breaks down the organic material into usable nutrients for the plant roots.

Then you can take that and mix it 50% mix 30%peat and 20%perlite the chunkier the better with the perlite this works awesome for seedlings. You can adjust it to your needs and it can be as diverse as you want it to. It don't have to be the exact ratios as I'm giving. The ratios I am providing from my tests should not burn and gives them a good healthy boost in their first month if not longer. Remember you are feeding the soil not the roots

It's better if you keep recycling your soil when your done with your grow. I flush the soil really well after harvest and use the old soil as my compost part of my base then add promix and amendments. This keeps the micro bacteria population high.

Im new to organic growing but why do u add wster to the can? Do u mix it all up then let it sit for a month and a half?

 

[pop22]

Just saw this, how did your plants do?

@GodAmJT that recipe doesnt seem very simple mate.

Im doing two gals in the KISS recipe pop22 was so kind to hand out a page back in this tipic. They just broke ground and so far so good.

 

[Ruru]

I make what I call my KISS mix, a very simple soil.

1 part organic potting soil
add
30% coco coir ( its a renewable resource unlike peat )
20% worm castings
1/2 cup of lime per 5 gallons of soil if you use Dolomite lime, also add epsom salts for Mg, a 1/4 cup per 5 gallons

You mention 1 part soil, 30% coir, 20% worm castings.

Is this meant as (30gal~130 Liter Example)
65L Soil, 39L Coir, 26L Casting
Or
97.5L Soil, 19.5L Coir, 13L Castings

Unsure of what was 'ment by the lime like @Bum ..so for clarification..
You also mention 1/2cup lime, 1/4 cup epsom salt per 5 gallons. If lime, add Epsom salts, if dolomite (50cal/40mag) no Epsom?

Thanks!