Organic Black Gold Potting soil

Oregon Grower said:

You would be better off with a no till mix with just worm castings compost peat moss and perlite or pumice for aeration. That is your base then you add kelp meal crab meal and neem meal for nutrients and azomite for trace minerals you can add or replace things in the no till mix play with different amounts of different things go to the no till forums and do some research look up clackamus coots no till recipe aswell your plants will not grow well in just black gold with no nutrients. Also always add worms

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SaHt420 said:

Is this stuff any good read good things about it for regular plant but what about mj?
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Black-Gold-1402040-16-QT-U-16-Quart-All-Organic-Potting-Soil/24774077

Or would this be a better option for organic soil
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Black-Gold-8-qt-All-Organic-Potting-Soil/24774076

Their is another kind they make it is coco core I suppose
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Black-Gold-1402030-16-QT-U-16-Quart-CocoBlend-Potting-Soil/24774079

If any of these are any good would I need to add any perlite or peat moss and it's possible for me to buy some wormcastings I know they are good fertilizer so would it be good to add this to any of these options
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Black-Gold-149030216QTP-Earthworm-Casting-16-qt-Bag-Solid/24774011?athcpid=24774011&athpgid=athenaItemPage&athcgid=null&athznid=PWVUB&athieid=v0&athstid=CS002&athguid=466001f5-f29b696-bfdb49cc357c2c43&athena=true

Thanks

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Richard Drysift said:

The first 2 links are the same potting mix just one is a bigger bag. If you look in the description for the worm castings "blend"; this is not pure castings either it's a blend of castings and "fiber." When you scroll down in the description of all these links there's a warning saying "this product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and/or reproductive harm." Fuck that.
You can use almost any organic garden mix as a base or as mentioned above build your own simple mix and amend it. Potting soil is not quite the same as an organic garden mix. Try checking out garden or home stores; they should have what you are looking for. Outdoor garden mixes are typically a bit too heavy for container growing and will likely need extra perlite for aeration & drainage. Avoid anything that has those shitty miracle grow feeding pellets; look for an OMRI label then you know it's safe. It costs much less to build up your own soil mix but avoid sites like build-a-soil unless you got lotsa money.
Always add EWC to your mix; it is what drives microbial activity in your soil. Bagged worm castings can never be as active as they are fresh out the worms ass but they are essential to growing mj. I started out with a combo of FFOF soil and sunshine mix #4 an just kept on recycling it over & over. If you go with a bagged mix similar to this you can get away without cooking or amending the soil until after the first harvest. Fertilizing with liquid fish/seaweed and/or Jobes organic spikes can keep your plants happy until your mix reaches a high level of microbial activity which typically takes a few recycles.

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