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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:
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: