Metalmatt408
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Outdoor season has hit and I've been on the hunt for a nice rich soil recipe and thought it'd be nice to compile a little list for everyone, seeing how difficult it was to find a good source of info. Here's a couple I've been looking over for the current season:
(copied from a third party source)
40% Sta-Green Pro. potting soil-(Lowe's)
40% Perlite
10% Composted cow manure (Lowe's)
10% Worm casting (Worm's Way)
1 Tbls./gal. Blood meal (Lowe's)
1 Tbls./gal. Bone meal (Lowe's)
2 Tbls./gal. Rock Phosphate (Worm's Way)
3 Tbls./gal. Kelp meal (Worm's Way)
1/2 Tbls./gal. Sul-Po-Mag
Ferts -
5-1-1 Fish emulsion for veg.-1 tbls/gal. h2o every other watering.
Fox Farm Big Bloom-1 tbls./gal. and Fox Farm Tiger Bloom-2 tsp./gal. h2o for flower every other watering.
1 Bale sunshine mix #2 or promix (3.8 cu ft)
8 cups Bone Meal - phosphorus source
4 cups Blood Meal - nitrogen source
1 1/3 cups Epsom salts - magnesium source
3-4 cups dolmite lime -calcium source & pH buffering
1 tsp fritted trace elements
4 cups kelp meal.
9kg (25 lbs) bag pure worm castings
- Mix thoroughly, moisten, and let sit 1-2 weeks before use.
1 Bale ProMix BX w/ Mycorrhizae
20-50 lbs. Worm castings
16 Quarts Perlite
4 Cups Dolimitic Lime
4 Cups Greensand
4 Cups Kelp Meal
4 Cups Bat Guano (High N for Veg, High P for Flower)
2 Cups Gypsum
2 Cups Rare Earth
Beneficial Microorganism(water in with a gallon of water each time soil is turned)
Innoculaid and beneficial bacteria mix
Mix all ingredients in a large tarp until all ingredients are evenly distributed throughout the soil. Pour or Spray a gallon of beneficial microorganisms on the soil mix and turn several times. After a week, turn and pour another gallon of water on the mix. Mix 2-3 weeks prior to soil use.
Soil:
2 cu. ft Pro-Mix HP (this kind just has more perlite basically
2 cu. ft MiracleGrow Organic Choice for the garden
1 cup Miracle Grow Bonemeal
½ cup Peace of Mind Bonemeal
1 ½ cup Miracle Grow Bloodmeal
¾ cup Dolomite Lime
10-20% perlite
Seedlings <1month:
Mix 1 cup earthworm castings into 5 gallons of water to make the tea.
Add 5 tbs. Black Strap Molasses.
every 3rd watering.
Veg
1/3 cup Peruvian Seabird Guano (PSG)
1/3 cup High N Bat Guano (Mexican)
1/3 cup Earth Worm Castings (EWC)
5 tsp. Maxicrop 1-0-4 powdered kelp extract
(You can make all you want and save it to use later.)
Mix with water @ 1 cup of dry mix into 5 gallons of water to make the tea.
To that 5 gallons of tea add:
5 tbs. Liquid Karma
5 tbs. Black Strap Molasses
Use it to water with every 3rd watering.
Flowering:
2/3 cup Peruvian Seabird Guano
2/3 cup Earth Worm Castings
2/3 cup High P Guano (Indonesian or Jamaican)
5 TBS. Maxicrop 1-0-4 powdered kelp extract
5 TBS. Black Strap Molasses
(copied from a third party source)
40% Sta-Green Pro. potting soil-(Lowe's)
40% Perlite
10% Composted cow manure (Lowe's)
10% Worm casting (Worm's Way)
1 Tbls./gal. Blood meal (Lowe's)
1 Tbls./gal. Bone meal (Lowe's)
2 Tbls./gal. Rock Phosphate (Worm's Way)
3 Tbls./gal. Kelp meal (Worm's Way)
1/2 Tbls./gal. Sul-Po-Mag
Ferts -
5-1-1 Fish emulsion for veg.-1 tbls/gal. h2o every other watering.
Fox Farm Big Bloom-1 tbls./gal. and Fox Farm Tiger Bloom-2 tsp./gal. h2o for flower every other watering.
1 Bale sunshine mix #2 or promix (3.8 cu ft)
8 cups Bone Meal - phosphorus source
4 cups Blood Meal - nitrogen source
1 1/3 cups Epsom salts - magnesium source
3-4 cups dolmite lime -calcium source & pH buffering
1 tsp fritted trace elements
4 cups kelp meal.
9kg (25 lbs) bag pure worm castings
- Mix thoroughly, moisten, and let sit 1-2 weeks before use.
1 Bale ProMix BX w/ Mycorrhizae
20-50 lbs. Worm castings
16 Quarts Perlite
4 Cups Dolimitic Lime
4 Cups Greensand
4 Cups Kelp Meal
4 Cups Bat Guano (High N for Veg, High P for Flower)
2 Cups Gypsum
2 Cups Rare Earth
Beneficial Microorganism(water in with a gallon of water each time soil is turned)
Innoculaid and beneficial bacteria mix
Mix all ingredients in a large tarp until all ingredients are evenly distributed throughout the soil. Pour or Spray a gallon of beneficial microorganisms on the soil mix and turn several times. After a week, turn and pour another gallon of water on the mix. Mix 2-3 weeks prior to soil use.
Soil:
2 cu. ft Pro-Mix HP (this kind just has more perlite basically
2 cu. ft MiracleGrow Organic Choice for the garden
1 cup Miracle Grow Bonemeal
½ cup Peace of Mind Bonemeal
1 ½ cup Miracle Grow Bloodmeal
¾ cup Dolomite Lime
10-20% perlite
Seedlings <1month:
Mix 1 cup earthworm castings into 5 gallons of water to make the tea.
Add 5 tbs. Black Strap Molasses.
every 3rd watering.
Veg
1/3 cup Peruvian Seabird Guano (PSG)
1/3 cup High N Bat Guano (Mexican)
1/3 cup Earth Worm Castings (EWC)
5 tsp. Maxicrop 1-0-4 powdered kelp extract
(You can make all you want and save it to use later.)
Mix with water @ 1 cup of dry mix into 5 gallons of water to make the tea.
To that 5 gallons of tea add:
5 tbs. Liquid Karma
5 tbs. Black Strap Molasses
Use it to water with every 3rd watering.
Flowering:
2/3 cup Peruvian Seabird Guano
2/3 cup Earth Worm Castings
2/3 cup High P Guano (Indonesian or Jamaican)
5 TBS. Maxicrop 1-0-4 powdered kelp extract
5 TBS. Black Strap Molasses