My soil mix, good for all growth stages ??

Hey every 1 good news they do supply other potting mix.

They have living earth, yates and tui soil - has any 1 used any of these ???? please help.

Link to living earth soil - http://www.livingearth.co.nz/

link to Yates soil - http://www.yates.co.nz/products/pots-and-potting-mix/

Lint to tui soil - http://www.tuigarden.co.nz/show.php?pageid=115#Mulch

Please look at all the soil mixes and help me out. remember if i can use the same soil from start to finish would help me out and i can allways mix soil and add compost !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OHK.

Im thinking bout using seed raising mix for the first 2 weeks then into some of the mixes above^^^ some of the mixes allready have sheep shit and blood and bone

That Living Earth stuff looks pretty good - no experience with any of these you listed though.

Listen I gotta get to bed it's 2 am here. I think you're on the right track, but keep in mind to take it slow with the nutes. You can always add more nutes, but if the plants are burned badly or in shock for three weeks, it's gonna be a lot harder to recover.

Cheers mate !!

How about starting seeds in a peat pot with seed raising mix for first 2 weeks

Originally Posted by Rtoke

Hi fellow organic growers.

This is a bit long, but here we go..

I'm hopefully will be doing a 5-9 seed auto flower outdoor organic soil grow, I live in NZ.

Ps. I'm not good with Ph and pph.

I have grown organically in the past ( year ago ). For this grow I would like to be mostly organic if not 100% organic.

The soil mix i will be using follows... I would like to know if this soil is good for all the growth stages and would not harm the baby seedlings !?

I would like to not use any store brought fertilizers as i will make my own organic fertilizer tea with sheep manure.

I will just be watering these plants with water only apart from the sheep manure tea. saves money !! yeyy.

The 1 problem with living in NZ is there is not big soil brands like america does ( eg. fox farms )
There is a garden center down the road and they do there own products !.

Heres my Mix:

* "Organic Compost" - Soil Conditioner in a Super-Big Bag
premium quality composted organic material, the complete soil conditioner and plant food source for every garden. It increases worm populations in the soil, promotes water retention in the soil by increasing soil humus, and also helps to break down clay.

It sounds like you're growing in containers and if so don't use compost. That's an in-ground soil amendment. You want a potting mix with a nutrient package. The best place to find those are at nurseries and farm supply stores. List of New Zealand Farm Supply Stores.

* "Pelletised Sheep Manure" - Pelletised Fertiliser and Soil Conditioner
This sterilised, organic fertiliser is for all trees and shrubs in your garden. It increases worm populations in the soil, promotes water retention in the soil by increasing soil humus, and also helps to break down clay. Easily the best all-round boost for your garden.
N.P.K. 4 / 2 / 6 plus trace elements and minerals.

I recommend decomposed sheep manure over pellets for the simple reason it will mix easier with your potting soil.[/quote]
[quote]Also: perlite, peat moss, blood and bone and dolomite lime.

If i can find some: i will be adding worm casting, bat guano.

Beg borrow or steal the earthworm castings. Make them 20% of your grow medium.

Is this mix got sufficient enough drainage, and nutrients ect. for the plants for 3 months.

In the right proportions, yes. I'd recommend:

4 parts fortified potting soil
2 parts decomposed sheep manure
2 parts earthworm castings
1 part perlite (dependent on perlite in potting soil)
1 part combination of kelp meal, fish meal, alfalfa meal and oyster shell dust
i tablespoon of neem meal per gallon of grow medium.

Use a brewed AACT drench and foliar application twice during vegetation, once during early flower and just drench midway through flower.

would this give my seedlings nute burn ?

No, if they're at least 2-3 weeks old. Plain potting soil with perlite only up until then.

Please comment, give me suggestions and help me out !

Much appreciated.

Cheers organic growers

You live in a lovely country. I spent three weeks driving all over the islands.