Then I would streamline the process and get a good quality potting soil. Topsoil has proven to be too heavy IME, even if it's good quality. Then, to that I might add some things or simply be ready with fermented plant juices, teas, etc.
awesome thx sea... theres a place here selling organic mushroom compost and regular compost, they also sell garden soil. I just don't know if i trust their company. I don't mind paying a few dollars to get a packaged product from a reputable company. I've literally never researched soil companies and all that... anything good to be got on monstergardens.com. I'm continuing to research..
can i just make a soil mix as i would for my marijuana plants. At the end of the day i'm gonna need probably 100 gallons maybe more of media. I'm gonna be amending the soil with lush roots (dragonfly earth medicine) and adding bio-char and oyster shells to help the microlife.
This is what the soil mix looks like.
soil
coco-coir
perlite
compost
oyster shells
worm gold plus worm castings
bio-char
soil bed topped with straw mulch to retain moisture and aid microbial life.
Amending
lushroots
Brilliant Black
Natural mystic (foliar feed)
(dragonfly earth medicine company)
Brilliant Black
Organic Alfalfa blended with Micronized Humates and beneficial bacterias. A Replenishing and Restorative soil amendment for all stages of plant growth.
Active ingredients
24% Humic Acid derived from Lignite
20% Organic Alfalfa Leaf (Medicago Sativa)
5% Organic Sugar (Evaporated cane juice sugar)
Bacillus subtilis - 7,930,000 CFU per gram
Bacillus pumilus - 7,930,000 CFU per gram
Bacillus megaterium - 7,930,000 CFU per gram
Bacillus licheniformis - 7,930,000 CFU per gram
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens - 7,930,000 CFU per gram 50.9% Inert Ingredients
Lush Roots 840 A beneficial tea to enhance root growth and plant yields. A superior blend of EndoMycorrhizae (100,00 props./lb), Trichoderma, Beneficial Bacteria and our own special mix of Organic Herbs.
Active ingredients
8% Humic Acid derived from lignite
16.3% Ascophyllum nodosum (Kelp)
9% Urtica dioica (Stinging Nettle)
9% Medicago sativa (Alfalfa)
Glomus intraradices - 55.0 propagules/gm
Glomus mosseae - 55.0 propagules/gm
Glomus aggregatum - 55.0 propagules/gm
Glomus etunicatum - 55.0 propagules/gm
Bacillus subtilis - 3,965,000 cfu/gm
Bacillus megaterium - 3,965,000 cfu/gm
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens - 3,965,000 cfu/gm
Bacillus pumilus - 3,965,000 cfu/gm
Bacillus licheniformis - 3,965,000 cfu/gm
Trichoderma harzianum - 495,594 cfu/gm
Trichoderma konigii - 495,594 cfu/gm
57.6% Inert Ingredients
Natural Mystic
A 100% organic plant based and bacteria based foliar spray that gives instant nutrition to your plants while cleaning leaves of any unbeneficial pathogens.
*Alfalfa leaf, *nettle leaf, *kelp, *noni fruit, *lavender flowers, *rosemary , *calendula flowers , *horsetail, *sugar, humic acid, *bacillus subtilis, *bacillus pumilus, *bacillus megaterium, *bacillus licheniformis, *bacillus amyloliquefaciens, bacillus thuringiensis, trichoderma harzianum, trichoderma konigii (*certified organic) Active ingredients
20% Ascophyllum nodosum (kelp)
20% Urtica Dioica (stinging nettle)
20% Medicago Sativa (alfalfa)
5% Morinda Citrifolia (noni fruit)
5% Equisetum (horsetail)
5% Humic acid derived from lignite.
5% Evaporated Cane Juice (sugar)
5% Lavandula Lamiaceae (lavender flower)
5% Calendula Officinalis (calendula flowers)
5% Rosmarinus Officinalis (rosemary)
Bacillus pumilus ~ 7,930,000 CFUs per gram
Bacillus megaterium ~ 7,930,000 CFUs per gram
Bacillus licheniformis ~ 7,930,000 CFUs per gram
Bacillus subtilis ~ 7,930,000 CFUs per gram
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ~ 7,930,000 CFUs per gram
Bacillus thuringiensis ~ 7,930,000 CFU's per gram
Trichoderma konigii ~ 495,594 cfu/gm
Trichoderma harzianum ~ 495,594 cfu/gm
4.9% Inert Ingredients