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IIRC one of the soils he uses as a base has mycos in the ingredients.

It was from MM's site microbeorganics.com

I think it has something to do with chem nutes being salt-based, and soil organisms not getting along so well with salts - think what salt does to slugs. Dehydrates them.

Alright, definitely getting somewhere. This is going to be locally-sourced (by that I mean I don't have to order online and ship), and very affordable. Meeker's Magic Shrimp Compost (80% compost, 20% peat) Seaweed Compost (80% compost, 20% peat) Triple-Mix + Kelp (got an email enquiry in to...

Ok, heard back from the Premier folks, basically the stuff is 80% good quality compost, and 20% peat. Read from the bottom up: ====================================================== [email protected] 3:20 PM (5 hours ago) to Jane Thanks, I really appreciate the great service in...

Totally on board with the nutrient-diverse soil idea NN, I couldn't agree more. I will have to balance that with economics I guess. The shrimp mix and the seaweed mix both claim they are mixed with peat and manure, check out the links and read the bag. This is different than the bag showing on...

Roger that. How about giving the manufacturer a shout, see if they can tell you. That way if you have any trouble down the road (or even if you don't) you know what kind of bone meal you used. And you can report back to us in the future :) If you would like, pass along the name and I'll call them.

Make sure to check that bone meal isn't steamed. If it is, you can substitute with fish bone meal.

Ya it's not a horrible price, but man why do the smaller containers have to be such a rip off?!? Check these out: Shrimp Compost Mix Seaweed Compost Mix With those plus the Meeker's Magic, I think I could put a base together. Would be peat based (that's what in the two mixes) but I could add...

Sigh, not having a lot of luck sourcing ingredients I'm afraid. Almost everything is either pricey or impossible: crab shell meal - not available locally, very expensive to ship ($55 for 20lb) kelp meal - very expensive locally ($25 for 3lb, $55 for 50lbs) fish meal - very expensive locally...

Too pricey at hydro store. Trying to find a cheaper source, but not having much luck so far.

Have a read of this ebook, I hope it resonates with you.

From "True Living Organics": "Bone Meal: is the source of one of the most common problems when using a living soil mix. You should always assume that all bone meal is steamed bone meal, unless it is very granular; unsteamed bone meal is granular compared to the steamed version. Whitney Farms...

Niiice. Just found alfalfa at a local feed store. $13 for 50lb bag. So Rrog am I ok with that and no blood meal? The ICMag recycling thread specifies fish meal or N bat guano, will alfalfa be ok as a sub for those as well?

Just heard back. My bone meal is steamed. So I guess it's going back to the store.