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    So who here is growing in true organic living soil?

    IIRC one of the soils he uses as a base has mycos in the ingredients.
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    So who here is growing in true organic living soil?

    It was from MM's site microbeorganics.com
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    So who here is growing in true organic living soil?

    I think it has something to do with chem nutes being salt-based, and soil organisms not getting along so well with salts - think what salt does to slugs. Dehydrates them.
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    new to organic, some questions

    Alright, definitely getting somewhere. This is going to be locally-sourced (by that I mean I don't have to order online and ship), and very affordable. Meeker's Magic Shrimp Compost (80% compost, 20% peat) Seaweed Compost (80% compost, 20% peat) Triple-Mix + Kelp (got an email enquiry in to...
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    new to organic, some questions

    Ok, heard back from the Premier folks, basically the stuff is 80% good quality compost, and 20% peat. Read from the bottom up: ====================================================== [email protected] 3:20 PM (5 hours ago) to Jane Thanks, I really appreciate the great service in...
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    new to organic, some questions

    Totally on board with the nutrient-diverse soil idea NN, I couldn't agree more. I will have to balance that with economics I guess. The shrimp mix and the seaweed mix both claim they are mixed with peat and manure, check out the links and read the bag. This is different than the bag showing on...
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    So who here is growing in true organic living soil?

    Roger that. How about giving the manufacturer a shout, see if they can tell you. That way if you have any trouble down the road (or even if you don't) you know what kind of bone meal you used. And you can report back to us in the future :) If you would like, pass along the name and I'll call them.
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    So who here is growing in true organic living soil?

    Make sure to check that bone meal isn't steamed. If it is, you can substitute with fish bone meal.
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    new to organic, some questions

    Ya it's not a horrible price, but man why do the smaller containers have to be such a rip off?!? Check these out: Shrimp Compost Mix Seaweed Compost Mix With those plus the Meeker's Magic, I think I could put a base together. Would be peat based (that's what in the two mixes) but I could add...
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    new to organic, some questions

    Sigh, not having a lot of luck sourcing ingredients I'm afraid. Almost everything is either pricey or impossible: crab shell meal - not available locally, very expensive to ship ($55 for 20lb) kelp meal - very expensive locally ($25 for 3lb, $55 for 50lbs) fish meal - very expensive locally...
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    So who here is growing in true organic living soil?

    Too pricey at hydro store. Trying to find a cheaper source, but not having much luck so far.
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    So who here is growing in true organic living soil?

    Have a read of this ebook, I hope it resonates with you.
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    new to organic, some questions

    From "True Living Organics": "Bone Meal: is the source of one of the most common problems when using a living soil mix. You should always assume that all bone meal is steamed bone meal, unless it is very granular; unsteamed bone meal is granular compared to the steamed version. Whitney Farms...
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    So who here is growing in true organic living soil?

    Niiice. Just found alfalfa at a local feed store. $13 for 50lb bag. So Rrog am I ok with that and no blood meal? The ICMag recycling thread specifies fish meal or N bat guano, will alfalfa be ok as a sub for those as well?
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    So who here is growing in true organic living soil?

    Just heard back. My bone meal is steamed. So I guess it's going back to the store.
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    So who here is growing in true organic living soil?

    Comfrey as a nitrogen source?
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    So who here is growing in true organic living soil?

    Alrighty, I've got a call in to the makers to confirm whether it is steamed or unsteamed. Thanks very much!
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    So who here is growing in true organic living soil?

    Hey, how come with got this 23-page thread on organics in the MI forum, and nobody's mentioned Milorganite??
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    So who here is growing in true organic living soil?

    I have gallons of pickle juice, from a ton of veggies I lacto-fermented this fall. Should be pretty loaded with LactoB. Anything I could use it for? Keep in mind, lacto-fermentation is an anaerobic process, and also there's other microbes in there in particular there will be some yeasts. Should...
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    new to organic, some questions

    Not around here unfortunately... sigh there are times when I really miss living on the West Coast. At least people knew what the word "organic" meant.
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