First "super soil" advice need'd

dreadrat13

Member
So I am starting out with a mixture of half Fox Farm Ocean Forest and half Happy Frog. My total soil amount is going to be 2 cubic feet.
I want to amend my soil with the following..
Kelp Meal
Alfalfa Meal
Earth Worm Castings
Gypsum
Green Sand
Azomite
Dolomite Lime
Sumatran Bat Guano(8-3-1)
Great White Mycorrhiza
I also have Humic acid and Neptune's harvest (fish and seaweed) in liquid forms.
.....So some question I have are......
-Can I add liquid forms of ferts directly into my soil before cooking it ? would it help or be harmful or useless?
-Is the Great White mycorrhiza for transplanting only( direct root contact) or could I add it to soil with amendments?
- With the 2 cubic feet of soil what would you suggest my measurements be for my amendments?
...I know there are many recipes out there and I have researched but Id like some feed back or advice on my specific recipe. Any help or criticism is welcome thanks!
 

giglewigle

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i can only anser the graet white one sorry u want direct contact with roots but to be honest that seems like to mutch im now expert but all those amendments to fox farm soil seems overkill im not 100 percent tho so id wait to here frome some one who knows more than me one thing i can say tho i woildent use perlight for airation apparently it turns into cement at the bottem of the pot id go with some lava rock also now that i think about it u would probaby be better of using the liqiud in a tea or somthing if the plant needs it hope this helps im sure some one else will be on soon that knows more than me
 

Richard Drysift

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Great white is for sprinkling into the soil at transplants; yep it's only for direct contact with the roots. You want it to bind with the root system to help absorb the goodies in your mix.
Adding a lot of liquid fertilizer won't help much because the soil by itself cannot use up the available nutrients but adding active worm castings or teas and other forms of compost to your mix while it cooks down will make for higher microbial activity which is always good.
You don't have to amend the soil before you use it but you can if you want to. You can go ahead and use the soil straight out the bag; well maybe with some worm castings and aeration. Btw I don't know why everyone hates on perlite but it works fine for me, I would add in some crushed oyster shell too; its a very good ph buffer and provides calcium once broken down.
Soil recipes do not need to be strictly adhered to. Diversity is much more important than ratios; I eyeball every amendment by hand. Anyway I would add about a 1/4 to a 1/2 cup each for most of the amendments you listed with the exception of the guano and worm castings. Maybe a tblspn or 2 of the guano is all you need for 2 cu ft of soil. It's quite concentrated when it's dry; I prefer adding guanos in a tea myself. You can go up to 50% of your mix with the worm castings but you will also need more aeration if you add close to that amount. Never skimp on the compost. Or aeration. Very important.
Liquid humic acid I would be careful with as too much can easily upset the fungi. Dilute it well if you add it to a tea which is the best application IMO. Neptunes Harvest is truly great stuff especially for vegging plants. Use it as is or in a tea. Works good either way.
 

dreadrat13

Member
thank you for your knowledge...I ment to add perlite to my list...Its just they sell it as bulk always and its pricey if I only want to add 1/4 of what I buy. I guess it doesn't go bad though so it will list.
So while my soil is cooking I can add a tea to it instead of just plain water?
As for seedlings I plan on just a half and half ffoc and hf until first transplant...sound right?
Also my out of Tap water..which is well water....is 8.3 PH...if I use enough buffers for my soil should I worry about adjusting it?
 

Mcoc3053

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First and only grow using Moonshine mix. It's a water only compost. I grew auto northern lights outdoors, Incredibly easy never encountered any deficancys. Couple weeks till chop and hopefully it smokes proper.
 

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