Extending super soil

crittertime

Active Member
I'm looking for the best way to extend some Subcool soil I made a few months ago. I had made about 50 gallons, but have since used some for tomatoes and peppers. Now I need more for my weed!

I've got 2 cu. ft organic compost, 3 cu ft Turbo sphagnum peat moss, 3 cu. ft "Bumper crop organic soil conditioner", 1 cu ft steer manure, and 1 bag pumice.

What should I mix with the already-made 40 gallons supersoil to get up to 50 gallons?
 

steveydvee

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I'm looking for the best way to extend some Subcool soil I made a few months ago. I had made about 50 gallons, but have since used some for tomatoes and peppers. Now I need more for my weed!

I've got 2 cu. ft organic compost, 3 cu ft Turbo sphagnum peat moss, 3 cu. ft "Bumper crop organic soil conditioner", 1 cu ft steer manure, and 1 bag pumice.

What should I mix with the already-made 40 gallons supersoil to get up to 50 gallons?
How much pumice is in the bag? And by Bumper Crop are you using this product? https://coastofmaine.com/product/bumpercrop/
 

go go kid

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can you just get away with making a tea from what you do have. a list may help someone to be able to help you more
 

steveydvee

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Personally I would do 2.5 gallons of the organic compost, 2.5 gallon peat moss, 2.5 gallon of pumice, and 2.5 gallon of the soil conditioner(keep in mind I do not know the consistency of this product, if it feels like a light fluffy aerated producted you should be okay, if its thick like compost you may run into drainage issues.)of what you got if your plant is asking for more food. Keep in mind you may run into possible issues when using unproven recipes but I don't see it being an issue if your soil feels fluffy and has a good balance of organic matter(compost), aeration(pumice) and water/nutrient holding capabilities(peat moss).
 

Rob Roy

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1619003302972.png I'm using some of this in 2021 for a handful of back yarders. Gonna add some perlite to it and mix it with compost and Coast of Maine Stonington Blend.
 
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