Organic nutrient question

Hi

I have done a few successful grows using organic soil but adding synthetic nutrients later into veg and during flower. I am thinking of trying only organic nutrients in organic soil. I ammended my soil with bone meal and a bit of blood meal and perlite. My question is how long does it take for organic nutrients to become available to the plant? When it comes time to flower will the nutrients be available quickly or does it take time to break down and become usable?

Microbes does the work ... you can supplement more with Recharge / Great White / Mykos xtreme .
I would add Kelp / kelp meal to the mix , especially for flower ( potassium / micronutrients). EWC is a given to add to any soil , I ammend around 10-15% of container volume.

Budzbuddha said:

Microbes does the work ... you can supplement more with Recharge / Great White / Mykos xtreme .
I would add Kelp / kelp meal to the mix , especially for flower ( potassium / micronutrients). EWC is a given to add to any soil , I ammend around 10-15% of container volume.

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Thanks!

I will look for kelp. I have worm bins but have not added any because I am using fresh organic soil.....dont want to burn it if that's possible.

herbs1 said:

Thanks!

I will look for kelp. I have worm bins but have not added any because I am using fresh organic soil.....dont want to burn it if that's possible.

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I have red wigglers in all my pots.

It is easier to put everything they will need in the soil before there are plants than it is to try and fix a deficiency later on. Then you just water them. Soluble nutrients are immediately available but only work over a short term. For feeding through a full veg or bloom cycle consider adding a slow release fertilizer like cow or chicken manure.
You can add EWC up to a third without ever even worrying about burn. Add lots of different amendments to your mix in low quantities; diversity is almost more important than ratios. Some things break down fast, like chicken shit, while other amendments like soft rock phosphate can literally take years to become available to the plants. Your mix gets even “better” after a few recycles. If you just let it sit for 30 days after amending the soil that is enough time for whatever you added in to begin decomposing and for the ph to normalize after adding in a while bunch of organic material.