A friend of mine did a hydro shop run for me and they gave him this REALLY cool t-shirt for me.
Kushie Kush. I thought it was a
band.
mined minerals are not technically considered organic. Seeing as they are not of the living.
-Supa
Sure they are, they've required nothing more than grinding down at most and packaging. For a given product to be labeled organic/OMRI certified it does not have to come from a living organism. How would an OMRI rating for the following be attained if they're not considered organic?
* Greensand--totally organic amendment.
* Humic (and fulvic) acid--totally organic (and fantastic for chelating chem salt ferts), mined from the earth amendment.
* Dolomitic lime--organic amendment, though we presume it's from fossilized coral (living organism).
For myself, I start off with Dr. Earth Organic mixes. For my girls I really like Organic 4. It's a dry mix that also has named and measured by propagules mycorrhizae, it can also be made into a tea. The Organic 4 is for acid-loving plants.
Molasses or barley extract (any kind of simple sugar) for feeding microbes and building bud size. I might experiment with alfalfa tea at the very end to see what happens, I've only used it in veg to spur growth.
Kelp extract, GREAT throughout the grow.
True grit is right, the
only organic product in the FF line-up is Big Bloom, everything else is using chemical salts. You can ease that transition by making good use of humic acid, for chelation.