Please Help - 'hot' Compost Mix

[Northernpop]

hi guys,

Please could you give me some fast advice. I've just mixed the following, two days ago, and it piping hot. It's my flowering mix for my 5 gallon pots.

Indoor Soil mix - Northernpop 28/01/18
Total = 80 litres (4 pots x 20 litres under scrog)

48 litres canna terra professional (60% total mix)
20 litres Perlite (25% total mix)
10 litres worm castings (12.5% total mix)
2 litres neem fertiliser ((pesticide/fertiliser/soil conditioner/biostimulant (2.5% total mix))
800ml Ecothrive Charge - insect frais ((fertiliser/soil conditioner/biostimulant (<1% total mix))
16 tbsp seaweed meal
60ml Garden lime containing calcium and magnesium

Will it take weeks to cook? I didn't think I'd loaded it that much. I may have to make a fresh batch without the goodies.

Cheers.

Happy growing !!

 

[Rcubed]

hi guys,

Please could you give me some fast advice. I've just mixed the following, two days ago, and it piping hot. It's my flowering mix for my 5 gallon pots.

Indoor Soil mix - Northernpop 28/01/18
Total = 80 litres (4 pots x 20 litres under scrog)

48 litres canna terra professional (60% total mix)
20 litres Perlite (25% total mix)
10 litres worm castings (12.5% total mix)
2 litres neem fertiliser ((pesticide/fertiliser/soil conditioner/biostimulant (2.5% total mix))
800ml Ecothrive Charge - insect frais ((fertiliser/soil conditioner/biostimulant (<1% total mix))
16 tbsp seaweed meal
60ml Garden lime containing calcium and magnesium

Will it take weeks to cook? I didn't think I'd loaded it that much. I may have to make a fresh batch without the goodies.

Cheers.

Happy growing !!

Hey what's in the Canna Terra? Is there uncomposted manure? I don't see anything else that would make it hot

 

[Northernpop]

Cheers guys. It just the Terra pro, not plus.

Yes, it must be the frass. The neem meal is also classed as a fertiliser, also.

I'll try gypsum. It's far too hot ATM to put roots in. They'll burst into flames.

This is what is what I used:

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Nimbin : Min 850ppm

Salanin :Min 1500ppm

Nitrogen : Min 4%

Phosphorus :Min 1.5%

Potassium :Min 1.5%

PH :3.5

EC(dS/m) :2.2

Calcium :Min 0.7%

Magnesium :Min 0.5%

Sodium :8(mg/Kg)

Sulphate :12(mg/Kg)

Copper :14(mg/Kg)

Iron :600(mg/kg)

Manganese : 22(mg/kg)

Zinc :54(mg/kg)

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Happy growing !!

 

[Northernpop]

I'll flush the soil with water too, before planting on.

 

[Northernpop]

Cheers MalawiMike. They need potting on, but I could use a straight mix of canna pro, perlite and worm castings.

I'll be flipping them in two weeks, I'd say.

Peace out !!

 

[Northernpop]

If you haven't planted then just let it cook. It will be ready in a couple weeks. Buy a small batch of bagged soil in the mean time if you have to

Is it a case of waiting until the compost drops down to usual temperatures (I.e. Not hot to plunge hand in) ?

Cheers.

 

[Northernpop]

....and if i used gypsum, would I mix it well, fill up the pots, water well, and stand for a day or two?

Cheers !!

 

[GT21]

Water heavy

Yes just water for a while... Dont add more shit for a while

 

[Northernpop]

Cheers guys, as an update, I've potted them into 3 litre pots (with a basic mix of canna pro; perlite; and worm castings; and a bit of the hot mix), and watered well. I also added alg.a.mic, biosis, and a mykos root drench. They've perked up lovely with lush green growth. The hot compost is cooling down already, so I should be good to pot into 20litre flowering pots in two weeks.

Happy growing !!