Super Soil and Base Mix Pricing

I plan on making my own super soil and base mix of sir sticky's recipe. After pricing everything out, it will cost about $320.00 total for both batches of super soil and base. Then around $200.00 for each follow up batch until I run out of the smaller amount items like lime and epsom salt. Everything from down to earth I ordered from waytogrow.net out of Colorado. They had the best pricing on Down to Earth additives with everything in stock. They had DTE myco spores but they were $70.00 for 5lbs. while Age Old had them for $17.00, and that will last a very long time. All the large bag items like peat moss and coco, I can get from local hydro shops and garden centers for a good deal. Still trying to find mushroom compost pricing but my buddy said he found a landscape shop that carries it. I already have a 40lbs bag of lime. Don't ask why.

Base Mix Recipe (by Volume)
39 Gallons (5.21cu.ft.) (4875oz.) Peat Moss
12 Gallons (1.6cu.ft.) (1536oz.)Perlite
12 Gallons (1.6cu.ft.) (1536oz.) Coco
15 Gallons(2cu.ft.) (1920oz.) Worm Casting
6 Gallons (0.8cu.ft.) (768oz.)Mushroom Compost
12 cups (96oz.) Espoma Bio-Tone Starter Plus
12 cups (96oz.) Espoma Bio-Tone Plant Food
24 Tablespoons (1.5 cups)(12.6oz.) Blood Meal
48 Tablespoons (3 cups) (25.2oz.) BoneMeal
24 Tablespoons (1.5 cups) (12.6oz.) Kelp Meal
24 Tablespoons (1.5 cups) (12.6oz.) Azomite
120 Tablespoons (10 cups) (63oz.) Lime
= 85.57 Gallons (11.41cu.ft.)(10953oz.)


FIRST BATCH TOTAL $317.46+

Home Depot/Lowes $99.70
4 - Fafard 3.0 cu. ft. Peat Moss $9.97/ea.
2 - Thermorock 2.0cu.ft Perlite $16.97/ea.
Espoma Bio-Tone Starter Plus $8.47/4lbs.
Espoma Bio-Tone Plant Food 10.89/8lbs.
Tax $6.52


waytogrow.net 170.76
2 - Down to Earth Blood Meal $12.54/5lbs.
Down to Earth Bat Guano $14.27/5lbs.
Down to Earth Fish Bone Meal $10.53/6lbs.
Down to Earth Epsom Salt $13.75/4lbs.
Down to Earth Granular Azomite $10.16/6lbs.
Down to Earth Granular Humic Acid $8.52/5lbs.
Down to Earth Kelp Meal $12.61/5lbs.
Down to Earth Bone Meal $9.26/6lbs.
Age Old Root Rally Myco Spores $17.15/5lbs.
Shipping $48.52


Worm Castings $35.00/32lbs.
Coco $12.00/2cu.ft.
Mushroom Compost ???

cool bro....thanks!.......yeah, it is a bit of investment in the beginning, but buying the big bags of ingredients really pays off in the end.....i bought big bags of everything except mycos....still have not bit on that one, but yesterday i bought a $100 bag of kelp meal cause it was on sale for $65......that should last me a few years.....just started recycling my soil this month, i have about 100 gal of it....just tested out at 7 ph, and 800 ppm...........raw roots tests at 6.7 and around 700 ppm.....

How are you going about recycling? What process and items do you use to break down root matter. I was thinking about trying that but I have to do a lot more research into how it all works.

i would love more about recycling...especially after sexing these males....i will have a lot of good soil left over

Have you used mushroom compost before? What's that stuff like?

ozbo.com offers large bags of the espoma stuff. quite a big discount if you buy in bulk and only $5 shipping

http://ozbo.com/Plant-Tone-5-3-3-20-Pounds-1-076058.html

http://ozbo.com/839230-Bio-Tone-Starter-Plus-Pounds.html

elduece said:

Have you used mushroom compost before? What's that stuff like?

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Here is a lot of good info on mushroom compost.

http://spentmushroomsubstrate.turfgrass.psu.edu/pubs/spentmushroomsubstrate.cfm

http://extension.psu.edu/mushroom-grower-info/mushroom-substrate/spent-mushroom-substrate

http://www.mushroomcompost.org/

It is really wonderful stuff.

Mushroom compost is an outdoor only compost (IMO)

ThaiDye said:

. I already have a 40lbs bag of lime. Don't ask why.

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LOL! Nice...

geekmike said:

Mushroom compost is an outdoor only compost (IMO)

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That is for sure the smell is pretty strong and I bet there are tons of some sort of bugs in there.

Found some at home depot when I got the peat moss. No bugs were present at mixing and the stirring today even after sitting a week. But it really does stink, that's for sure.

expect mushrooms to grow in your pots indoors if you use it. this can lead to more problems than you think.

have to wait and find out. Maybe Sir Sticky can chime in since it's his recipe.

just letting you know, it happens.... I know a guy that tried it, leads to bugs... and not the typical ones.

Also, the mushrooms (when they bloom) retain a ton of moisture and add to the humidity of the room.

Just seems silly to put that in the mix, but what do I know.

However most fungi release Co2 while fruiting. Not sure if there will be any trade off. The amount of Co2 may be negligible and it sinks. haha I bet it does stink...