Living soil question on adding nutes.

[phillyguy]

If I wanted to build my soil how do I add other nutes. It won't get to cook so nutes will need to be readily available. It will be peat, perlite, and a blend of my compost and earthworm castings. What additives to the soil don't need to cook? What would you add?

 

[Trash_2002]

If I wanted to build my soil how do I add other nutes. It won't get to cook so nutes will need to be readily available. It will be peat, perlite, and a blend of my compost and earthworm castings. What additives to the soil don't need to cook? What would you add?

bat guanos don't really need to cook.
Compost in peat will cook a bit tho(cook = raise soil temperature with micro life activity composting).
Anything with high carbon & nitrogen content will cook to some extent, and it depends on how much of those you amend and how well/fully composted they were to begin with.

edit - bat guanos specially the high N ones are strong and can be too hot if too much is added.

 

[Imzzaudae]

Are you growing outside?
In the ground?
In pots?

 

[ccoki]

Soil needs to cook, regularly mulch and add to the layers. Add worms. More stable establishment takes longer. Maybe try azomite? Rock dusts. With caution.

 

[Imzzaudae]

Check out a few videos from this Nate at Garden Like a Viking. You will learn plenty.
In order to make your solution bio available to the plant, pre cook it in a bucket.
It will then be immediately ready for the plants to utilize.

 

[GreenNotYellow]

a natural hand-made fertilizer is more of a satisfactory rather than of a better use. Still, it saves money and works just fine! So, nice video there!