Bulldog11
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Hey brother. So u guys are talking way out of my range as far as quantity of soil. I use my own recipe that is pretty much based off Clackamas coots recipe. If u read his explanation on the mix it explains a lot. Dude is an organic monster imo so I'm all for it. As far as it being a solid recipe. To me if u don't need to mix a lot of soil it's perfect. I personally add a couple more things but that's because I happen to have them on hand. If I was mixing a lot of soil I'd buy bulk amendments no doubt. I wouldn't by enough Clackamas mix to amend that much soil. Hope I'm being clear there. U said u couldn't source good ewc. I'm not saying all ewc is created equal. If u had the ability to find some local fresh castings that would be great but I don't. What I'm saying is having to use store bought castings wouldn't stop me from mixing my soil. Also I'm sure u have already but use Craigslist. Usually u can find something there. I've sourced some great stuff there. Also again local fresh compost is best but there are some really good bagged stuff. U will find people who will stick to only using the freshest most local stuff around but u can use coat of main stuff or ancient forest or humasoil and do just fine. My plants do great with mostly store bought stuff. I feel like they would do better if I had superior compost or ewc but with all the bacteria and fungi I constantly add I'm not worried about it. Hope I addressed ur question. Hit me up if there is anything else. Respect and love to all of u guys!@Tnelz You have any input on the soil mix? Would love to hear how it worked for you.:)
Yes, still implementing the biological farming. Lots of work balancing the soil but once it gets there it shines. Been thinking about the premixed coot mix.@leadsled Hope all your endeavors are going well, good to hear from you. You still implementing the AEA concepts?
That is the conclusion I came to when adding up everything. About the same price if you sourced everything, easier to just have Rare Earth mix it up. I had to drive a good 6 hours round trip, but I had to try this soil. All the studying I have done makes me feel like soil is one of biggest part of growing. I would have ordered 20 yards in Nov if Rare Earth had the mix ready.
BTW - I will post up those results for sure. Last day of rain today so I am going to let the pile sit and soak for another day or two before I send in the samples.
What would you add to get the boron in the desired range?Thanks for sharing the results @Bulldog11!!. Looks good other than what you pointed out. Little bit of boron to get the soil to 1-3ppm and you should be trucking along.
What to get: Laundry BoraxWhat would you add to get the boron in the desired range?
Dope thread guys!
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