Vegetarian soil mix help please

[Balarama]

I know, sometimes things can be frustrating, but I don't think taking responsibility for others actions would help in making better choices(I'm using dead algae nutes), I mean better in rational terms(I don't think plants know/care about our worries about how we get their nutes).
So no, I chose not to feel guilty, after all I'm buddhist*.

This can easily become a philosophic debate, but I guess you already made clear what are your intentions, so no need to debate over that Happy searching!


*buddhists love buds:

 

[Bromeo]

I know, sometimes things can be frustrating, but I don't think taking responsibility for others actions would help in making better choices(I'm using dead algae nutes), I mean better in rational terms(I don't think plants know/care about our worries about how we get their nutes).
So no, I chose not to feel guilty, after all I'm buddhist*.

This can easily become a philosophic debate, but I guess you already made clear what are your intentions, so no need to debate over that Happy searching!


*buddhists love buds:

Oh by no means did I want it to turn into a debate. I'm just trying to be responsible for my own actions and place on this earth. Trying to reduce my footprint.

 

[lr2jd]

Find yourself a farmer, ask him if you can scoop some manure from his land. He probably likes you asking so he'll agree. Let those piles of manure compost for little over 6 months, or grind them down when dried (wear protection! Composters lung is a real disease). Add grass and leaves (oak and pine are great! Have the right PH range) and after that you make a few worm-bins with these ingredients. Add some natural sawdust or bark (for the good fungi to have a place) and 50% 'regular' garden soil, two hands full of worms and together with just the kitchen scraps every other month, you can mix this to a great fertilized soil. Most fruits and veggies serve as a great source for minerals in your soil. Worms love them! Adding ashes raises the PH, but also P and K values. Keep it at one handfull of ash for every gallon of compost. If you'd like you can even 'wash' your wormbins/towers to get some real nice compost-tea (which is liquid nutes/fertilizer).
I've been using worm-towers/bins for three years now and the results keep amazing me! Best soil ever, no pest gets the upper hand in my pots, everything is exceptionally healthy. It's just that they can't handle any frost, so keep them close to the house.

Edit: you can even add newspapers every six months, these are made out of cellulose which is a great foodsource for worms. Make sure you shred them to tiny bits before adding. Don't add too much! There are still light traces of metals in ink (Pb, Cu and aluminum) but if you keep to one newspaper per 10L bin, you should be fine.