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what did you do with the soil after the first mix ? let it sit on tarp or in a bucket ? did you turn it over after ten days, remixing or just let it sit ....... ? was the soil moist or dry ?
how long did it sit before you used it ?
Hey, thanks for chiming in. This was just last week, so I haven't used the mix yet. I'm letting it cook in a 25 gallon Rubbermaid container with very small holes drilled in the bottom and sides of the container. I've turned it over twice since the initial mixing, once when I added more of the base mix (two days after I made the first batch) and then again after three days. Been trying to keep it moist by misting it with RO water from a spray bottle twice a day (once in the morning, once at night), but I am afraid that it may have gotten a little too dry. It's in my garage, which is fairly dry. Plus, I live in SoCal, which is also pretty dry, haha.
That was another question I had, so thanks for bringing that up. If the soil mix gets a little too dry, is it useless? I dumped about a half gallon of RO water on it when I turned it three days ago. I do feel like maybe the holes in the container were a bad idea, as it may be letting the soil breathe a little TOO much. Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to all of you for helping me out.