Soil mix question

Kush_710

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This is what I have to work with right now...
Standard Soil
Perlite
Vermiculite
All purpose 4-4-4
Down to earth 5-4-2
Blood / bone meal mix 9-7-0
Yea there's more to add but this what I have to start for now...
Here's the mix I'm thinking
1 gal soil
4 C. vermiculite
5 C. perlite
2 TBSP. 4-4-4
2 TBSP. Bio Live 5-4-2
2 TBSP. Blood/bone meal 9-7-2
My question is will the nutes make the soil too hot?
 
No because they are not nutrients. Those are all dry fertilizers so they must be broken down through decomposition in order for the plants to absorb them. Slow release so no need to worry about burning plants but more importantly your list of ingredients lacks compost which will make the soil active.
It is microbial activity that releases nutrients into the soil while mycorrhizae fungi attached to the roots helps absorb them. Bio-Live contains mycorrhizae and dried beneficial bacteria that will awake once hydrated but worm castings are chock full of microbes; billions of them per tsp. A high level of microbial activity will keep your plants healthy on autopilot; they know what to do. Then all you need to do is water them.
I would add some worm castings to drive the soil and a maybe a mineral input or two to buffer ph. Up to 1/3 of your mix or even more should be EWC but if that makes it too mucky you may need to add more perlite to lighten the mix. I suggest adding a cup of crushed oyster shell flour which is a great ph buffer and source of calcium & phosphorus. The fungi seem to thrive with a little garden gypsum; 2-3 tblspns should be enough. You can just mix everything all up and put plants in it right away but if you let it set for a few weeks in a tote or something it will allow what you added to “cook” in and normalize ph.
Dolomite lime and/or azomite are also good mineral inputs but I suggest amending with those later on down the road when you recycle the soil for another run. Adding lots of organic stuff and minerals all at once typically requires some cook time; 30 days is usually long enough.
 
Sry I just put standard soil lol....
Indoor series different than outdoor..
Right off hand I cant tell you xactly what's in it I so know it has alot of the same as the bio live. It does have peat moss bat guano worm casting and a bunch of good stuff I read but cannot remember thanks
 
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