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Hey any thoughts on my mix, specifically. i.e. ratios etc.
I am thinking about adding more rock dust when I get my delivery.
Also, the gypsum and oyster shell amounts.
Just curious.
mrbong73
I'm really big on rock dusts in general and especially using a mix.
Using just the following (for example) I'd probably make a mix something like this:
4x Canadian Glacial Rock Dust
1x Oyster Shell Powder (Calcium Carbonate)
1x Gypsum (Calcium and Sulpher)
1x Soft Rock Phosphate (Phosphorus and Calcium @ 24%)
You have 3 Calcium sources with this mix along with a reliable Phosphorus source and the complete range of minerals (micronutrients if you will).
Couple that with Kelp and you have the whole deal going - minerals, chelating compounds from the kelp, PGR, hormones, enzymes, etc. One could argue that kelp is as much of a mineral source as it is a Potassium source.
You also have Calcium in the crustacean meals. Earthworm castings are literally covered with a slime that is Calcium Carbonate. The thermal compost is loaded with Calcium from the plant materials used. Calcium is friggin' everywhere - it makes up 4% of the earth's crust.
HTH
UP
Just confirmed my order to complete my organic purchases for awhile. (yeah right)
1ea. 50lb organic Alfalfa meal (Haystack Farm, OR)
1ea. 50lb Kelp Meal
1ea. 50lb Crustacean Meal (crab and shrimp shell)
1ea. 50lb Fish Meal
1ea. 50lb Glacial Rock Dust (Gaia Green)
2ea. 1.5cf Marwest Organic Compost
1ea. 3lb Kelp Extract (Acadian)
1ea. 1lb Endo Granulated
All that delivered to my door for around $350
Not bad at today's gas prices.
I saw your order list - quite impressive. I have to tell you, though, that the Marwest compost has really gone downhill over the last month. I used to love it, now it looks like barely composted wood chips. I can't attest to the biological diversity in the compost, but like I said, it looks like wood chips composted for a few months.
mrbong73
Here's the planting mix that I bought and I will be using this mix rather than my own.
20% Planet Earth Portland Compost - 20% Oregon’s Own Portland Topsoil - 15% Steer compost - 15% Mushroom compost - 20% Pumice - 10% Coarse Sand - Worm castings - VAM mycorrhizal fungi
* Plante Earth Compost - Organic fruit, vegetable, leaf, and grass compost
* Oregon's Own Portland Topsoil - Our Screened Garden Blend Portland Topsoil is a dark all-natural product with a very low clay content. This soil starts with reclaimed Portland soil and decomposed plant material from Portland garden and yard excavations. It is then screened in a 3/8" minus sieve to ensure a smooth consistency and minimal clumps.
* The organic steer manure and organic mushroom compost (this is not the usual SMS product) are from the farm that produces the Marwest Compost product as well as the GroundUp Earthworm Castings
To each 6 gallons of this mix I'll add 1 gallon of Malibu Biodynamic Compost, 1 gallon of my earthworm castings. I'll mix these together and add about 1 gallon of rice hulls and mix completely. Then add this to the planting mix.
The Fix is In...........
10 cups Canadian Glacial Rock Dust
1.5 cup oyster shell powder (out of San Francisco Bay)
1.5 cup of Sul-Po-Mag (Langbeinite, sulfate of potash magnesia)
3/4 cup SEA-Agri 90 - sea minerals
Done with minerals.
2 cup of an alfalfa and linseed seed mix
1.5 cup of fish bone meal
1.5 cup of fish meal
Done witn 'ferts'
2 cups of a Kelp, Neem/Karanja Meal Mix & Crab Meal mix
Done with the fix-it amendments.
Hit with a balanced AACT, let it sit for 3 or 4 weeks and I should be ready to go.
HTH
BTW - the planting mix base is $1.66 per 1 c.f. so I'm in pretty deep on the financial aspect.
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