Hi folks,
So I've made a fairly large batch of organic soil, which turns out to have far too much nitrogen. My main question is: can this be remedied? If so, how? Or, do I need to start from scratch a build/make a new soil.
Essentially, I have a basic formula I've been using for a complete soil. 1/3 Peat, 1/3 Perlite/Vermiculite, 1/3 Compost
I made a large batch of compost. Unfortunately, I did not write down my ingredients, but it loosely based off this.
Base:
Sheep/Mushroom compost (4 bags total, I think)
Amendments:
Handful of worm castings/ gallon.
1/2 cup of blood meal (12-0-0) per cubic ft
1/2 bone meal (4-10-0)
1/2 cup of kelp meal (1-0.5-1.5)
1/4 cup bat guano (0-8-1)
1/4 azomite (forgot the precise measurements)
sprinkle of epsom salt
I have the mix in 3 large tote bins and they have been cooking for over a month before I used them on my plants. I still have 3 large bins that are cooking (2 months total).
I just tested my soil N and the levels are reading very high according to my soil test kit.
Is there a way to fix this? Do I just add less compost material when I mix a batch of soil? Should I start over?
Any help is much appreciated.
So I've made a fairly large batch of organic soil, which turns out to have far too much nitrogen. My main question is: can this be remedied? If so, how? Or, do I need to start from scratch a build/make a new soil.
Essentially, I have a basic formula I've been using for a complete soil. 1/3 Peat, 1/3 Perlite/Vermiculite, 1/3 Compost
I made a large batch of compost. Unfortunately, I did not write down my ingredients, but it loosely based off this.
Base:
Sheep/Mushroom compost (4 bags total, I think)
Amendments:
Handful of worm castings/ gallon.
1/2 cup of blood meal (12-0-0) per cubic ft
1/2 bone meal (4-10-0)
1/2 cup of kelp meal (1-0.5-1.5)
1/4 cup bat guano (0-8-1)
1/4 azomite (forgot the precise measurements)
sprinkle of epsom salt
I have the mix in 3 large tote bins and they have been cooking for over a month before I used them on my plants. I still have 3 large bins that are cooking (2 months total).
I just tested my soil N and the levels are reading very high according to my soil test kit.
Is there a way to fix this? Do I just add less compost material when I mix a batch of soil? Should I start over?
Any help is much appreciated.