first time mixing my own soil any advice

[kevinfever]

so this is my first time mixing soil looking for any advice. so far i have mixed 6 parts [3-1 mix] from local nursery which consist of peat , compost , and cow manure maybe black earth as well 2 parts perlite 2 parts promix hp 1.5 parts worm castings i mixed together and used on my seeds so far so good , then i planed on mixing a 3 to 1 ratio of gaiai green 4-4-4 and 2-8-4 in the remaing soil for my 5 gal. buckets which will be their final home. and then top dress as needed , i also fucked up and bought some cal mag that is not organic but says you can use on soil grows . i would like to keep this grow organic

 

[kevinfever]

any comments or suggestions on what i got or moving forward , also sorry for posting them picks over and over

 

[kevinfever]

 

[kevinfever]

started may 11th just after dinner first sprout on the 13th about same time , i now have 6 sprouts out of 10 ending day 6

 

[dire wolf]

Hey kevin , looks good to me ....
I would drill some big ass holes in the bottom sides of the buckets , since the bottoms wont drain very well .....

 

[dire wolf]

Your choice of worm castings and perlite were also an excellent move....

 

[kevinfever]

thanx i drilled a bunch of 1/2" holes in the bottom

 

[kevinfever]

i would normally just grow in promix with some general organic liquid nutes , due to legalization and flu nothing is available this year . lots of amendments tho no buddy likes to mix i guess , well iv been wanting to for awhile now so here i am . any suggestions on reusing soil for next year ? also have worm issues , little worms eating their way inside my buds . any suggestions on organic pest control