cadkushfan
Member
Hi everyone,
This will be my first time growing organic, and have gathered a ton of info from many different sources all over the web. I plan on doing no-till in raised beds in my greenhouse and watering with straight water with periodic AACT. I am looking for opinions on what i plan to run and advice on how i could improve on my mix before i add all the amendments to my base mix.
My Base Mix:
Equal parts peat/aeration/compost
Peat-equal parts coir and peat.
Aeration-1 part perlite, 1 part vermiculite, 2 parts pumice.
Compost-equal parts EWC(almost all homemade, didn't have enough), mushroom compost and local farm compost(have my compost started but wont be usable till all the snow is gone)
Amendments/cubic foot:
Alfalfa meal-1/2 cup
Crab meal-3/4 cup
Fish bone meal-1/2 cup
Glacier rock dust-4 cups
Gypsum-1/2 cup
Kelp meal-3/4 cup
Neem seed meal-1 cup
Oyster shell flour-3/4 cup
Green sand- 1 cup
AACT:
I made the mistake of buying my pump before reading into the requirements(thanks MicrobeMan) so made a choice i now regret. I went with the Hydrofarm aapa45l, it will have to do for now but will be buying in one of the Element Air pump by summer.
5 gallon distilled water
2 cups EWC
4 TBSP blackstrap molasses
2 TBSP Kelp Meal
As this is my first season going organic i wish i could have been better prepared but have plans to make next years a lot better. I will be growing chamomile, borage, yarrow and buckwheat. I will be using them to top dress, in my compost and thinking about trying some companion planting as well.
I also have some 200xx aloe vera powder inbound so will be using that as a foliar spray.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post and for all the info this forum has
Cheers
This will be my first time growing organic, and have gathered a ton of info from many different sources all over the web. I plan on doing no-till in raised beds in my greenhouse and watering with straight water with periodic AACT. I am looking for opinions on what i plan to run and advice on how i could improve on my mix before i add all the amendments to my base mix.
My Base Mix:
Equal parts peat/aeration/compost
Peat-equal parts coir and peat.
Aeration-1 part perlite, 1 part vermiculite, 2 parts pumice.
Compost-equal parts EWC(almost all homemade, didn't have enough), mushroom compost and local farm compost(have my compost started but wont be usable till all the snow is gone)
Amendments/cubic foot:
Alfalfa meal-1/2 cup
Crab meal-3/4 cup
Fish bone meal-1/2 cup
Glacier rock dust-4 cups
Gypsum-1/2 cup
Kelp meal-3/4 cup
Neem seed meal-1 cup
Oyster shell flour-3/4 cup
Green sand- 1 cup
AACT:
I made the mistake of buying my pump before reading into the requirements(thanks MicrobeMan) so made a choice i now regret. I went with the Hydrofarm aapa45l, it will have to do for now but will be buying in one of the Element Air pump by summer.
5 gallon distilled water
2 cups EWC
4 TBSP blackstrap molasses
2 TBSP Kelp Meal
As this is my first season going organic i wish i could have been better prepared but have plans to make next years a lot better. I will be growing chamomile, borage, yarrow and buckwheat. I will be using them to top dress, in my compost and thinking about trying some companion planting as well.
I also have some 200xx aloe vera powder inbound so will be using that as a foliar spray.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post and for all the info this forum has
Cheers