lazypothead420
Well-Known Member
Hey guys quick question, is this stuff any good for organic grows?
organic calmag
- Thread starter lazypothead420
- Start date
Eugenios
Well-Known Member
Never seen that before. Somebody more experienced will help you but if nobody replies, buy the BioBizz CalMag instead. They're based in Spain and they make organic nutrients "for cannabis". Very good costumer service as well.
getogrow
Well-Known Member
expensive but will work just fine.
lazypothead420
Well-Known Member
Thanks for the reply guys! I'll be looking into the biobizz for sure. I was looking into using Epsom salts for cal mag but would this be better? Maybe use both? I'm just getting into organic growing and I'mtrying to figure all this out. I plan on using dr. Earth nutrients along with watering with coconut water and molasses. Gonna use FFOF mixed with perlite possibly 70/20 with some compost, lil Dolomite lime, some worm castings & the recommended dose of dr. Earth. How's this sound?
Last edited:
PadawanWarrior
Well-Known Member
Epsom salt has no Ca. Only Mg and S.
lazypothead420
Well-Known Member
Okay so would you recommend using both but maybe cut the amount of calmag in half so the plant don't lock out?
PadawanWarrior
Well-Known Member
Earth Juice has a organic based calmag too. Called OilyCann.
I think Epsom salt is best as a foliar spray. I try not to use it much in my soil. I think it might cause issues over time if you use too much. I reuse my soil, so I could see it building up in there. I don't know, it's just my thinking.
myke
Well-Known Member
What you should do is search @kratos015 read his posts here,Ive follwed his mix 40 peat 20 compost 40 perlite.His suggestions are keep your compost /ewc for top dress.
lazypothead420
Well-Known Member
Warrior i plan on using Epsom as a foliar spray. I've read about it building up in the soil too. Myke, do you mix ur soil with the Dolomite or mix it in ur water? I plan on mixing the soil and letting it sit for 2-3 weeks to cook. Yeah I've seen alot of people topdress with dr earth then top that with compost. Seems like a good idea to me.
PadawanWarrior
Well-Known Member
You might as well add some silica to the foliar spray too. @kratos015 does that.
lazypothead420
Well-Known Member
Warrior, do you happen to know what product to use for the silica?
PadawanWarrior
Well-Known Member
Pro-TeKt. That has silica and potassium in it.
PadawanWarrior
Well-Known Member
I wouldn't add lime or Dr. Earth. FFOF already has plenty of nutes to get started. I would top dress with the Dr. Earth and EWC later instead. I started with straight FFOF before I turned it into no-till.
lazypothead420
Well-Known Member
I'm planning on starting with light warrior/OF mix then transplanting into 3 gal fabric pots. When transplanting is when I was planning on mixing in some dr. Earth. Should I still just topdress instead of mixing it in and letting it cook for a couple weeks?
PadawanWarrior
Well-Known Member
I'd just top dress with it instead. But you need to be proactive with top dressing. It takes a couple weeks or so for it to be really available. So give it a little Dr. Earth and EWC every couple weeks.
lazypothead420
Well-Known Member
Thanks alot for the advice warrior! That's probably what I'm gonna do. I definitely feel like adding lime, cal mag and Epsom salts might be too much. Maybe just a foliar feed with Epsom. Cal mag if I see the leaves showing deficiency
PadawanWarrior
Well-Known Member
Sound good. For future reference. If you are responding to a specific person you should reply to them. Just click that Reply button under my post.
farmingfisherman
Well-Known Member
I use FFOF soil with added Dr. Earth green bag at the container garden recommended directions at transplant along with some Big Foot mycorrhizal and haven't had any issues doing so, only thing I add during veg is calmag if the plants require it.