Simple SOIL MIXES -

Budzbuddha

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Just as the title says .... simple or mildly ammended mixes. No Cooking just your go to soil mixes for your containers and garden. Feel free to add your recipes to share . What were the pros and cons of your mix ? ..... How long before it exhausted ? ..... How do you “ recharge “ it ?

And whatever curious questions you may have about the growers impressions and or improvements.

Give us your “ water only “ , tea feeders, dry top dressing , soil top dressing and whatever clever thing you did to save the drama. I have worked on “ layered “ container mixes ... shooting at “ water only “ grows with mild amendments.... or top dress.

For autos , it was an easy , clean method that could run 90 days + and need minor bump . No bottles or other synth shit. No boosters either .... tried MOAB , Beastie ( crap ) , Koolbloom , Cha Ching and a few others ..... Actually the only one that seemed to harden them up was Hydroplex. But now only “ water “ with a Kelp / Seaweed solution. From start to finish .... autos kick in gear with the properties of kelp during its short VEG STAGE ( recommend running autos at least 20/4 upfront ) this will give that auto more light energy ( longer ) during the critical rooting and structure . Thats why I do not transplant autos .... I condition them by allowing plant to acclimate ( without anything else added ) to that host medium. No drama.

For Photos , I easily do some minor tweaking with mag sulfate ( keep em green ) and calcium ( to water ). The Mag is Epsom I scratch into top soil layer at various stages after about 5 weeks on medium. Kelp will aid flowering , too many benefits to list.


Anyways ... Here is one of the mixes I use .

FFOF
EWC
PERLITE / PUMICE
MYCO ( Extreme / DYNOMYCO / great white or your choice )
BioChar

Feeding :

Top Dress MORE FFOF to recharge medium ( watered in ) or steeped in cheesecloth for a Soil Drench / Tea.

Pretty damn simple.

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Zephyrs

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Does it have to be a mix that is Personally Made? Or the best pre mixed bag soil anybody ever used?
 

Relaxed

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I backed way off time to garden so simple and works perfect. experiment w addition when time or interest. Many other hobbies.
3 part ffof
1 part perlite
1 heaping spoon full lime.
measure using a gallon or so bucket whatever.

Seabird guano after a month spoonfull per plant every 2/3 weeks.
 

Zephyrs

Well-Known Member
Just as the title says .... simple or mildly ammended mixes. No Cooking just your go to soil mixes for your containers and garden. Feel free to add your recipes to share . What were the pros and cons of your mix ? ..... How long before it exhausted ? ..... How do you “ recharge “ it ?

And whatever curious questions you may have about the growers impressions and or improvements.

Give us your “ water only “ , tea feeders, dry top dressing , soil top dressing and whatever clever thing you did to save the drama. I have worked on “ layered “ container mixes ... shooting at “ water only “ grows with mild amendments.... or top dress.

For autos , it was an easy , clean method that could run 90 days + and need minor bump . No bottles or other synth shit. No boosters either .... tried MOAB , Beastie ( crap ) , Koolbloom , Cha Ching and a few others ..... Actually the only one that seemed to harden them up was Hydroplex. But now only “ water “ with a Kelp / Seaweed solution. From start to finish .... autos kick in gear with the properties of kelp during its short VEG STAGE ( recommend running autos at least 20/4 upfront ) this will give that auto more light energy ( longer ) during the critical rooting and structure . Thats why I do not transplant autos .... I condition them by allowing plant to acclimate ( without anything else added ) to that host medium. No drama.

For Photos , I easily do some minor tweaking with mag sulfate ( keep em green ) and calcium ( to water ). The Mag is Epsom I scratch into top soil layer at various stages after about 5 weeks on medium. Kelp will aid flowering , too many benefits to list.


Anyways ... Here is one of the mixes I use .

FFOF
EWC
PERLITE / PUMICE
MYCO ( Extreme / DYNOMYCO / great white or your choice )
BioChar

Feeding :

Top Dress MORE FFOF to recharge medium ( watered in ) or steeped in cheesecloth for a Soil Drench / Tea.

Pretty damn simple.

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Hay I have been really chomping at the bit, like a race horse to see how much more actually biochar is beneficial to a living soil??? I am on the fence about buying some and amending my outdoor summer crop wi it. Please I could use another growers insight on biochar. I can't seem to find a direct answer on the internet.
 

Budzbuddha

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Here is another MIX ( not mine ) ...


MOONSHINE MIX

1 bag of FFOF ( ocean forest )
1 bag Fox Farm Potting mix
1 bag of Light Warrior
8 cups or so of Perlite / Rice hulls or pumice
1cup of Happy Frog fruit and flower 4-9-3

Evenly mix ingredients in tote or on tarp
NON COOK

Essentially a super soil mix .... one and done .
Ph 6.5 to 6.7 ( allowing for drift )

With mix , one could experiment with. Say use this power mix at bottom 1/3 of container then general potting mix as initial top soil.
In case , some seedling issues with hotter mix . I ran it on just some bag seed and it worked well , plants were pretty green tho.
But this soil is also easily recyclable, with plenty of gas still in it. I try to REUSE spent soil on solo cup germ.
 

PadawanWarrior

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I backed way off time to garden so simple and works perfect. experiment w addition when time or interest. Many other hobbies.
3 part ffof
1 part perlite
1 heaping spoon full lime.
measure using a gallon or so bucket whatever.

Seabird guano after a month spoonfull per plant every 2/3 weeks.
Ever notice any burning after top dressing with the seabird guano?
 

Budzbuddha

Well-Known Member
I backed way off time to garden so simple and works perfect. experiment w addition when time or interest. Many other hobbies.
3 part ffof
1 part perlite
1 heaping spoon full lime.
measure using a gallon or so bucket whatever.

Seabird guano after a month spoonfull per plant every 2/3 weeks.
NICE ... so the seabird pretty much keeps the bennies thriving . That slow breakdown I can see it as a benefit.
Lime keeps the calcium ( cell health ) ... no Dolo for mag ?

So was there a lot of experimenting before hitting this super simple mix ?
 

Relaxed

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NICE ... so the seabird pretty much keeps the bennies thriving . That slow breakdown I can see it as a benefit.
Lime keeps the calcium ( cell health ) ... no Dolo for mag ?

So was there a lot of experimenting before hitting this super simple mix ?
Yep I compared some old complex organic mix took forever and expensive to find and my simple side by side. never look back. Domolite lime from home depot is fine. you want 30 percent better results? spend money on 5 or 7 gallon air pots. Got some fabric pots laying in the corner for early veg but a waste of my time.
 

PadawanWarrior

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NICE ... so the seabird pretty much keeps the bennies thriving . That slow breakdown I can see it as a benefit.
Lime keeps the calcium ( cell health ) ... no Dolo for mag ?

So was there a lot of experimenting before hitting this super simple mix ?
Guano actually is a hot amendment and breaks down pretty quick. Hot amendments are literally hot when they're breaking down. It basically burns the roots from the heat. It's kinda crazy. I premix my top dresses now and let it cook before I add it. It can get over 100 degrees easy.
 

Relaxed

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Seabird guano is getting hard to find. I even bought the box of 4 guanos for every stage and that was a waste of my time vs dialed in seabird guano. I tell ya. but a little time now and experimenting w a new supplement I found that made my house plants look great! more after I see results on that.
 

Relaxed

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Guano actually is a hot amendment and breaks down pretty quick. Hot amendments are literally hot when they're breaking down. It basically burns the roots from the heat. It's kinda crazy. I premix my top dresses now and let it cook before I add it. It can get over 100 degrees easy.
groovy chief. Nah I am getten old about to retire. simple, is best now so I go 2 inches down w a simple spoon full seabird poop cover every 2/3 weeks and water. none of that smelly nasty fun stuff u play with liquid concock. The guano bucket smells bad enough for me.
 

PadawanWarrior

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groovy chief. Nah I am getten old about to retire. simple, is best now so I go 2 inches down w a simple spoon full seabird poop cover every 2/3 weeks and water. none of that smelly nasty fun stuff u play with liquid concock. The guano bucket smells bad enough for me.
What is this smelly nasty fun stuff with liquid concock that I play with, lol?
 

PadawanWarrior

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make sure you wash your hands ya hear. that's poop you play with....
I play with lots of poop. Chicken, Bat, Seabirds, Worms, Insects, etc. But yes I wash my hands after, lol.

I actually have a batch of top dressing that I mixed up last Friday that's been cooking and stabilizing. I made extra this time so I'm gonna put some in an old Build a Soil bag and see how it stores. I'm making sure it's done cooking first though.

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