First Time Custom Soil Please Critique

1. Fox Farm Ocean Forest Soil - 1 Bag (1.5 Cubic Ft. /38.6 Dry Qts.)
2. Noble Worm Organics EWC - 1 Bag (1 Cubic Ft./25lbs./28 Liters)
3. Organic Generic Compost Soil. (1.5 Cubic Ft.)
4. Miracle Gro Perlite (Enriched With Miracle Go Plant Food) - 1 Bag (8 Qts.)
5. Greenbelt Organics Sea Bat Fusion Guano Seabird and Bat guano 50/50 mix - 3 Bag (6 lbs.)
6. Organic Blood Meal 2 Cups
7. Organic Bone Meal 2 Cups
8. Epsom Salt 1.5 cup

Using Well Water PPM 350 PH 7.5
Sent water out to be tested. Not back yet. does have metals in it I.E. Stains but very mild.

Didnt get lime since Im adding bone meal. SHould I? Can it be pelletized?
Am i using too much guano?
Do i need another bag of pearlite?
Should I ditch the generic compost soil?

Can this be used alone or do I need to put this in the bottom and fill rest with regular soil?
Is this too hot?

I have a jug of liquid Kelp and a jug of molasses to cook it with

Also Do i even cook it at all or just use it.

im not a 100% but i think u need azomite, and micros organism and a couple of other things, im going to start cooking some soil after u mix it up u wet it down and put in a tarp or trashbin for 30-60 days to cook and get all them micros going also i think alot of people do a molases and guano tea for the micros, now im no professional on this, but hell weather ur do this or not u got a good start on a good soil mixture it can only get better as time comes

OK Here is the final recipe. Just ordered the rest of the amendments. Ordered from Everwood Farm in OR. They have a bunch of amendments by the pound in bulk bins.
2 ea.Diatomite Rock - per pound$2.70
1 ea.AZOMITE SR Powder, per pound$1.45
1 ea.Fish Bone Meal 3-16-0, per pound$1.65
1 ea.Prilled Dolomite Lime, Pelletized (Pro-Pell-it) - per pound from our bulk bins$1.00
1 ea.Glacial Rock Dust - per pound from our bulk bins$1.00
1 ea.CALPHOS 0-3-0 Granular - per pound from our bulk bins (colloidal phosphate and calcium)$1.10
1 ea.Granular Humic Acids 45% (Humate) per pound
$1.45

I ordered from these guys about 8-9PM last night EST. They are PST. At 8AM this morning I got shipping and tracking info. Was very impressed with shipment speed.

SO HERE IS MY FINAL RECIPE. PLEASE REVIEW.
I will add RO water, Molasses, and Liquid Kelp to cook this soil for a month.
I read only, use 2-3 cups total amendments per Cubic Ft. of soil. I have 4 cubic ft Inc. EWC.
I am using 9 cups of amendments

-1 Bag of FFOF 1.5 Cubic Ft.
-1 Bag Reused/Reclaimed Organic Potting Soil 1.5 Cubic Ft.
-1 Bag Nobles Worm Organics Soil Rememdy (25Lbs EWC) 1 Cubic Ft.
-2lbs Seabird/Bat Guano Combo
-8 Qts Miracle Gro Prelite. (Soaked in water to rinse our or at least lower built in Nutes)
-2lbs Diatomite Rock
-1 Cup Azomite
-1 Cup Fish Bone Meal
-1 Cup Bone Meal
-1 Cup Blood Meal
-1 Cup Glacial Rock Dust
-1 Cup CALPHOS (colloidal phosphate and calcium)
-1 Cup Humic Acid
-1 Cup Lime
-1 Cup Epsom Salt

YpsiGro said:

1. Fox Farm Ocean Forest Soil - 1 Bag (1.5 Cubic Ft. /38.6 Dry Qts.)
2. Noble Worm Organics EWC - 1 Bag (1 Cubic Ft./25lbs./28 Liters)
3. Organic Generic Compost Soil. (1.5 Cubic Ft.)
4. Miracle Gro Perlite (Enriched With Miracle Go Plant Food) - 1 Bag (8 Qts.)
5. Greenbelt Organics Sea Bat Fusion Guano Seabird and Bat guano 50/50 mix - 3 Bag (6 lbs.)
6. Organic Blood Meal 2 Cups
7. Organic Bone Meal 2 Cups
8. Epsom Salt 1.5 cup

Using Well Water PPM 350 PH 7.5
Sent water out to be tested. Not back yet. does have metals in it I.E. Stains but very mild.

Didnt get lime since Im adding bone meal. SHould I? Can it be pelletized?
Am i using too much guano?
Do i need another bag of pearlite?
Should I ditch the generic compost soil?

Can this be used alone or do I need to put this in the bottom and fill rest with regular soil?
Is this too hot?

I have a jug of liquid Kelp and a jug of molasses to cook it with

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No.4. "Enriched with mg plant food" that plant "food" is probably chemical... I would wrinse the shit out of it before you mix it and yes to cooking the soil, 4 weeks min..

Nvm i see you rinsed it! Good job

An impressive mix, but a bit of overkill in my opinion ( yes, opinions are like assholes, everyone has one ). A mix of 40% FFOF, 40% Happy Frog, 15% perlite and the remaining 5% a mix of dolomite lime, bloodmeal, bonemeal and worm castings has always been a tried and true mix for me. No nutes for 30 days and thereafter just some teas. No chemical nutes whatsoever. Just my opinion.

greenlikemoney said:

An impressive mix, but a bit of overkill in my opinion ( yes, opinions are like assholes, everyone has one ). A mix of 40% FFOF, 40% Happy Frog, 15% perlite and the remaining 5% a mix of dolomite lime, bloodmeal, bonemeal and worm castings has always been a tried and true mix for me. No nutes for 30 days and thereafter just some teas. No chemical nutes whatsoever. Just my opinion.

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I agree with the green monkey. Seems to be overkill.I was one of the fortunate people to get some of that FFOF that had bad bugs in it about a year ago. Do not know where the bugs came from but it was a battle all through veg. Finally got it fixed by flower time. I do Organic also but I have found you can waste a lot of time messing with all of that or just by good soil with the good bugs and use tea with your ferts. Need to get that Micro action going as soon as possible and then your ferts will work better.The only thing I usually add to soil is perlite or something to let the soil not compact. I tried something new and it seems to help. The soil retains water a bit better but also helps drainage. I am mixing Lava Rocks in the soil. The small ones about 1 inch size. I would guess apx 20% of mixture. My 45 day old plants are running between 30 and 34 inches now. Normally I would be watering every day or every 2 days depending on temp. The rocks seem to give me a extra day of no watering.

[QUOTE="Da Mann, post: 10539327, member: 878391 Normally I would be watering every day or every 2 days depending on temp. The rocks seem to give me a extra day of no watering.[/QUOTE]

I water twice a week with that mix in 3 gallon pots. I never even check on the girls other days, just let 'em roll.

greenlikemoney said:

[QUOTE="Da Mann, post: 10539327, member: 878391 Normally I would be watering every day or every 2 days depending on temp. The rocks seem to give me a extra day of no watering.

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I water twice a week with that mix in 3 gallon pots. I never even check on the girls other days, just let 'em roll.[/QUOTE]
Hi Mr. Greenmonkey. What are you temps? My low is about 80* my high is up to 93*. It is a bit hot where I am at. One thing about it is it get the microbs working good. My grows are mostly in 1 or 2 gallon pots. So I do need to water a bit more. Almost a Hydro deal.

Da Mann said:

I water twice a week with that mix in 3 gallon pots. I never even check on the girls other days, just let 'em roll.

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Hi Mr. Greenmonkey. What are you temps? My low is about 80* my high is up to 93*. It is a bit hot where I am at. One thing about it is it get the microbs working good. My grows are mostly in 1 or 2 gallon pots. So I do need to water a bit more. Almost a Hydro deal.[/QUOTE]

Those temps are wayyyyy high, you should be looking at 80 for a max, 78 is perfect, and a 10 degree drop during lights out is preferable. Not saying your grow won't turn out good, just giving you what the weed prefers.

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Those temps are wayyyyy high, you should be looking at 80 for a max, 78 is perfect, and a 10 degree drop during lights out is preferable. Not saying your grow won't turn out good, just giving you what the weed prefers.[/QUOTE]
It seems high and yes in a ideal world I would keep them down but ac cost a lot. I am happy and my plants are happy if I can keep it at 90 or below.