Concerns about micronutrients/trace minerals

Jackolo503

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So, first grow here, got 4 babies I'm going to have to transplant here soon. I've been doing a lot of research involving soils, and this shit get's complicated, lol. I like to keep things simple, which is why it's a little difficult for me to wrap my head around a lot of this.

Anyways, this is what I've come up with so far:

2 Parts Composted Chicken Manure/Humus
2 Parts Peat Moss
1 Part Perlite

Additives for veg soil: Blood Meal, Lime
Additives for budding soil: Bone Meal, Lime

The primary purpose of the compost is for the beneficial bacteria/organisms. Of course the peat is for water retention and perlite for drainage.

I've also considered bundling them into one universal soil, but that seems a bit wasteful to me. If it benefits the plant to have both N and P highly available during both veg and flowering, I wouldn't know, so give me a heads up.

Anyways, as the the title of this thread suggests, I'm a bit concerned there won't be enough micronutrients/trace minerals available for healthy growth. I know that most of them are readily available in abundant ammounts (such as calcium/magnesium in lime) - but I've been having trouble figuring out the other ones and their availability.

I'm considering using an additive in the water to supply them, but that seems like overkill to me. If someone can possibly give me a tip/hint as to what I should add to the soil to be safe, I'd appreciate it!
 
I've had no trouble with my recipe

peat, spagmum moss, dolomite, organic sterlized compost

when needed, I add my flavour of nutes ( there's plenty to choose from )
water when dry ( at times a few drops of the ol' fish emulsion )
sunlight and/or indoor lights
 
I mainly do more of a 'universal' mix for the first mix. I do recycle and when I recharge, I can lean towards veg or flower as needed with the amendments.

What I used at first for micros/ trace was Earth Juice MicroBlast. Works good, you can either add it to the soil, or do a foliar application. I still have some around. Fairly cheap too.

What I use now, is AZOMITE, added to my mix when I make it up. It has everything, the name is a acronym for A to Z Of Minerals Including Trace Elements. Very cheap, but the shipping is a killer, usually over 2x what the product cost.

Kelp meal is full of minerals and trace and other good stuff and should be a part of your mix anyway, to supply K. You'll need it in flowering. Greensand is another. I use both. Kelp is slow release, greensand is even slower. Add both when you first make the mix.

Any sort of rock dust that you can source locally would be a good thing. There are more that I would like to add to my mix. but shipping rocks is just too expensive for me. LOL

HTH

Wet
 
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