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Wow... hm, where to start? Ok, was that actually top SOIL you had delivered, or what? You're calling it a 60/40 humus/sand blend, and that's not soil in my book. Without discussing quantities (we did truckloads), here is what my own planter is filled with.Hi guys!
Well Im going to be doing some outdoor this season and I just had some bulk "premium organic topsoil" delivered.
Ive been reading alot getting ready for the season so I thought I would come ask some of the pros what they thought.
The blend I had delivered is 60/40 humus/fill sand.
I was thinking of going with something along the lines of Tom Hills recipe which is:
25 bags black gold potting soil (1.5cf ea)
4 bags stutzman farms chicken manure (1 cf ea)
1 bag perlite (4 cf ea)
1 bag (50 lbs) bonemeal (steamed, not precipitated)
1/2 bag gypsum (aprox 1/2 cf) - Edit -> 1/2 of a 40 lb bag (20lbs).
The only difference would be I would be using my own soil vs. black gold.
My questions are:
Is my 60/40 humus/fill sand blend ok to use with this recipe? I would also be adding in kelp and maybe a few other things.
Based on my blend what would be the right amount of dry fertilizers to add to it per cubic yard?
I also have some great white Id like to water into the soil should I wait until it gets warmer before I do this so they can colonize the soil?
Does the fill sand in my blend take away the need for perlite?
Sorry for all the questions I have a huge pile of soil sitting and I wanna get mixing but not before I get some solid answers :) Im sure Ill think of some more later on as well :harvest:
Vermiculite is yet another mined, processed, non-renewable/sustainable product. It's not needed. Those are 100-300 gallon pots he's planning on working with, if there's a problem with them drying out he can take other measures besides messing around with vermiculite.like the idea of hte DIY smartpot, was thinking the same thing myself. what about some vermiculite, soil in a container drys out fast... tom hills knows his stuff and he doesn't use vermiculite???? maybe he goes straight into mother earth. getting the right mix was got me up at night, i have a grow planned with smartpots and i've never grown in a container.. YIKES..
peace mogrow
No need for perlite, and if you feel your mix is too heavy then try rice hulls, they'll actually add something besides volume to the mix.Im not sure on the exact reason he doesnt use vermiculite but i know perlite is more inert as far as putting something in for drainage that wont mess up anything. Like i said im not 100% sure im kinda baked and on my phone so i cant check right now lol
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