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Thank you. Let's say I'm using 7.6 cf of soil. Now is where the mathematics get difficult for me. Is one part 1.5 cf or the entire 7.6 cf? Or does it not matter?I use an old 2-quart saucepan to dole out the parts. So, for example, if a recipe calls for 4 parts soil and 1 part earthworm castings, then I mix 4 saucepans of soil with 1 saucepan of earthworm castings. That usually involves figuring out in advance how much soil mix I'll need.
If you're using pots for your soil, dry gallons would be a more useful volumetric unit of measure. In that case, there are 6.4 dry gallons in 1 cf. So, there would be 48.64 total dry gallons of soil. For 5-gallon pots and a 4:1 mix of soil with something else, that 48 gallons would fill 12 pots with 4 gallons of soil each, leaving 1 gallon of space in each pot for that something else.Thank you. Let's say I'm using 7.6 cf of soil. Now is where the mathematics get difficult for me. Is one part 1.5 cf or the entire 7.6 cf? Or does it not matter?
Thank you! It's making a little more sense to me now.If you're using pots for your soil, dry gallons would be a more useful volumetric unit of measure. In that case, there are 6.4 dry gallons in 1 cf. So, there would be 48.64 total dry gallons of soil. For 5-gallon pots and a 4:1 mix of soil with something else, that 48 gallons would fill 12 pots with 4 gallons of soil each, leaving 1 gallon of space in each pot for that something else.
The advantage of using "parts" in recipes is that the size of the part doesn't really matter. Whatever your parts are, they have to be the same size. It could be a quart or gallon or tablespoon.
7.5 gallons.I THINK 1 CU FT = 7 GALLONS
That's for wet measure. I used dry measure because, well, soil isn't a fluid. Here's a screenshot about gallons from Wikipedia:7.5 gallons.
Just to clarify, So if recipe called for 1/2 parts bone meal, guano, and kelp meal, you would use 2.5 gallons of each? The math sounds right, but 2.5 gallons of guano, etc. seems like it might be too strong/hot for the plants. Does cooking the soil make it not so hot?When I mix dirt I use a five gallon bucket as a measurement or 1 part. So if I am mixing 30 gallons of soil I would do 2 buckets of peat 2 buckets of pumice 2 buckets of compost. I use craft blend 1/4 cup per gallon. I also add basalt but I just freestyle it.
Six 10 gallon pots. I already have 7.6 cf in a 75 gallon plastic bin. It's got a couple of nutrients in it already that I put in myself. I don't want to go to waste, so I want to scale the rest of the amendments to fit with the 48.64 gallons of Peat I already have ready to go. The amount of medium I end up with quite possibly could be more than what I need, but that just means that I have extra for next time. It will give me extra for transplanting purposes and for the next round.Okay. How much soil do you need?
(For example, four 5-gallon pots would require 20 gallons of soil.)
I am also considering making a seed starting mix as well, but we'll see what happens. I may just end up buying one. So I don't have to waste anymore time waiting to germinate seeds.Okay. How much soil do you need?
(For example, four 5-gallon pots would require 20 gallons of soil.)
Considering you only need 10 gallons of peat to make 65 gallons of mixture, you're sure to have enough. That 48.64 gallons of peat is enough to make 316 gallons. Next time, it might be a good idea to figure out the recipe before mixing parts of it together. I don't use peat, so I can't advise about how to use it once it has already been mixed with nutrients. Maybe just store all but 10 gallons of the peat and start with those 10 gallons.I already have 7.6 cf in a 75 gallon plastic bin. It's got a couple of nutrients in it already that I put in myself. I don't want to go to waste, so I want to scale the rest of the amendments to fit with the 48.64 gallons of Peat I already have ready to go. The amount of medium I end up with quite possibly could be more than what I need, but that just means that I have extra for next time. It will give me extra for transplanting purposes and for the next round.
Do you think that 200 lbs. of guano is overkill for a 316 gallon batch of soil? That seems like alot to me.Considering you only need 10 gallons of peat to make 65 gallons of mixture, you're sure to have enough. That 48.64 gallons of peat is enough to make 316 gallons. Next time, it might be a good idea to figure out the recipe before mixing parts of it together. I don't use peat, so I can't advise about how to use it once it has already been mixed with nutrients. Maybe just store all but 10 gallons of the peat and start with those 10 gallons.
By the way, I recommend using a 5-gallon bucket like those sold at hardware stores to measure your ingredients.
It seems like a lot, but I don't use guano or grow in the quantities you're planning. You need to think in terms of volume, not weight. Gallons, in this case, are a measure of volume.Do you think that 200 lbs. of guano is overkill for a 316 gallon batch of soil? That seems like alot to me.
I understand, but alot of the dry nutrients don't give their product quantities in dry gallons. Take kelp meal for example. The bag I have says 4 lbs. Thank you for all your useful information and help. I really appreciate it.It seems like a lot, but I don't use guano or grow in the quantities you're planning. You need to think in terms of volume, not weight. Gallons, in this case, are a measure of volume.
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