RottenRoots
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Whats the newest mix?
Subcool's latest and greatest mix?
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bluntmassa1
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damn whats that the third time he changed his recipe kinda makes me wonder just how good of a grower he really is. its not like soil mixes are a new thing they've been around long before people started growing great weed they have books on soil mixes and making tea. if you where to ask me the best mix I'd say use subcools and then read a good book on the subject maybe 2 and make your own mix possibly some tea. the amount of money your spending on that high quality organic potting soil is outragous when you think about how much a truck load of good loam goes for and all you would need to do is add some pro-mix or sunshine mix along with compost and you will probally have better soil then you can buy in a bag for a hell of a lot cheaper. when you think of it its just basic organic additives he uses to create super soil that has been used for decades the only one that has not been used too long is the bat guano.
Rising Moon
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Bat guano has been used as fertilizer for longer than history goes back. The Spanish enslaved Peruvians to harvest guano to export to Europe in the 1700's.
For sure making and mixing your own soil mix will be better and cheaper than buying a bunch of bagged up who knows what.
For me, the most fun and enjoyable part of growing with soil, is making the compost that goes into my mix.
And I have no doubt that the influence really nice compost has on the final product is huge.
If you plan to use quite a bit of super soil, it's worth the time scoping around for a local sorce of high quality manure and forage (alfalfa, straw, grass clippings) to mix up and compost.
Instead of buying bags of potting mix for a base, I just use a combination of home made compost, worm castings and leaf mold. I then add the mineral amendments, alfalfa pellets and let it cook again.
The end result is much better than super soil made with peat or coco based potting mixes. And much cheaper/more sustainable/more organic.
But, you need the room and time to make large amounts of compost.
For sure making and mixing your own soil mix will be better and cheaper than buying a bunch of bagged up who knows what.
For me, the most fun and enjoyable part of growing with soil, is making the compost that goes into my mix.
And I have no doubt that the influence really nice compost has on the final product is huge.
If you plan to use quite a bit of super soil, it's worth the time scoping around for a local sorce of high quality manure and forage (alfalfa, straw, grass clippings) to mix up and compost.
Instead of buying bags of potting mix for a base, I just use a combination of home made compost, worm castings and leaf mold. I then add the mineral amendments, alfalfa pellets and let it cook again.
The end result is much better than super soil made with peat or coco based potting mixes. And much cheaper/more sustainable/more organic.
But, you need the room and time to make large amounts of compost.
Ccoastal
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the changes made to the recipe are constant improvements, because great growers are always upgrading. if the new batch doesnt work as well as the old, back to the old it is.
the recipe is on google results as well as youtube.
there is also the prebagged soil to make things easy on yourself.
Ccoastal
the recipe is on google results as well as youtube.
there is also the prebagged soil to make things easy on yourself.
Ccoastal
RottenRoots
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This is why I was asking thanks for the reply. Most of his changes are just the brand of amendments he uses, like the peace of mind bat guano has 17% calcium compared to the happy frog which has a lot less. Trying to figure out what he has already tested and what brands he's used with best results. But I'm getting a good idea of what to get now after watching the weed nerd.
RottenRoots
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I like the way you think. I might make my own mix some day, but for now I'm looking for an easy route with definite results.