Soil/Manure mix for outdoor grow, Is it going to be too hot?

rockethoe

rockethoe

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Hey folks!
Soil in this situation (although quite deep) is slightly clay heavy.
If I Mixed the clay soil in situ 50/50 with this mix, would it be too rich? not rich enough? Any other problems?

22% Cow manure (composted two years)
22% Donkey Manure (composted 6- 18 months)
5% Chicken pellets
Small amounts gravel (to help drainage) and lime.

What are you opinions?
 
Peaceful Smoker Of Weed

Peaceful Smoker Of Weed

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rockethoe said:
Hey folks!
Soil in this situation (although quite deep) is slightly clay heavy.
If I Mixed the clay soil in situ 50/50 with this mix, would it be too rich? not rich enough? Any other problems?

22% Cow manure (composted two years)
22% Donkey Manure (composted 6- 18 months)
5% Chicken pellets
Small amounts gravel (to help drainage) and lime.

What are you opinions?
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Add some peat moss, worm castings, bat guano, kelp meal, and blood meal, and i bet it would be just amazing!
 
rockethoe

rockethoe

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Peaceful Smoker Of Weed said:
Add some peat moss, worm castings, bat guano, kelp meal, and blood meal, and i bet it would be just amazing!
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Ive read that peat moss is acidic. Should I add more lime to balance this out, or would it be ok?

What sort of ratios should Kelp meal and blood meal be added at?
 
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Peaceful Smoker Of Weed

Peaceful Smoker Of Weed

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rockethoe said:
Ive read that peat moss is acidic. Should I add more lime to balance this out, or would it be ok?

What sort of ratios should Kelp meal and blood meal be added at?
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I'm a chef so I'm the wrong person to be asking. I just add a little bit of this and a little bit of that until it taste right. Peat moss is acidic but Mj likes it a little acidic. Grab a ph meter and make sure its in range before you start adding things like lime. Just my opinion. Maybe others will chime in as well.
 
ganga gurl420

ganga gurl420

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If you have primarily clay soil...and if you get decent amounts of rain...it's a bad idea to grow in the ground. The clay will make a "bowl" and hold all the water til your soil is soup. I've tried every method of growing in clay and it is a nightmare to work with especially for big holes.
 
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