First grow in organic soil

[CoalTrim]

for my first grow, I plan on using elevated potting soil by Ohio organics as my base I also have high-quality worm casting and compost. I plan on doing four 10 gallon fabric pots a combined 40 gallons. I also have build a soil craft blend and Gaia greens 444 and 284 just curious what a good mixture of all these things would be trying to push the limits naturally without going too far

 

[CoalTrim]

Elevated potting soil (Ingredients: Sphagnum & Reed sedge peat moss, compost mix (poultry manure, shredded wood, bark, and Biochar), ReVita Compost Plus 3-4-3 composted layer hen manure fertilizer, soluble kelp powder, granular humate, soft rock phosphate, AZOMITE rock minerals, MycoApply Endo Granular Mycorrhizal Fungi inoculant, soluble fish and crab powder, vermiculite, perlite, sand.)

 

[BeefyBully]

My guy .. listen, the craft blend pairs really well with buildaflower top dress , it has everything you need.. marry that with some BAS light and top dress with craft blend as well, the rootwise complete and the elixir is the go-to. This will veg your station expeditiously and if you really want to boost veg, their formula formula takes a few days but when it kicks in you’ll be grinning from ear to ear.
Pairing their bloom booster with terp tea bloom is pretty good too, imagine two golf balls in your hand..or a 1-1/2 deep well socket yea pretty sizable, not really potato size..

 

[JIMKSI64]

Perlite and vermiculite are at cross purposes as one retains water and one sheds water.
Any reason other than to make pockets of different moisture levels and screw with your pH as it dries different?

 

[addcultivated]

Vermiculite and perlite work against each other because one sheds water while the other keeps it.

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[Vick_Vinegar]

It depends on your needs when it comes to perlite and vermiculite. Organic mediums dont like excessive or fast drybacks as they create a hostile environment for pH, EC and microbial population. Cutting your perlite content with some vermiculite can help keep the moisture levels a bit more steady if you run smaller pots or your in a dry environment. If the perlite and vermiculite is mixed evenly throughout, there won't be any dry spots. The medium wicks constantly and moves water around. Its not like there's going to be a big concentration of vermiculite in one area of the pot, and perlite in another or anything.

I've used mixed perlite and vermiculite a ton of times in a living soil as I use smaller pots, the vermiculite keeps the moisture content a bit more steady and the microbial activity and mineral buffers will keep the pH steady either way most of the time.

THey don't work against each other in any way. I've used 50/50 mix as a medium by itself as well with good results.

 

[brasstruck]

Regarding perlite and vermiculite, it depends on your requirements. Because they provide a hostile environment for pH, EC, and microbial life, organic media dislike rapid or extreme drybacks.

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[biubiu]

Mixing perlite and vermiculite is solid advice. My plants thrived with that combo. Plus, if you're curious about turning lyrics into songs, check out this tool for that too: https://texttosong.ai/.

 

[bradpitt]

I've found that in 10-gallon pots, biology does a lot of the heavy lifting if you give it time to establish. Letting the soil sit (cook) for a couple of weeks before planting can make a big difference too. Once you’re in veg, you can always adjust with light top dressings depending on how the plant responds.

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