define living soil? soil that is disturbed all the time isnt living soil,when you break up the colony it pretty much over until it repairs itself,adding a feed no matter what doesnt make it come alive,organic matter is needed for the colony to survive,sure you can add mycos and things along that nature and get results but not living for long term effect,when you harvest a plant,cut it off right at soil level,plant another seed,the new seed will follow the hiway of roots as the active life consume it making it organic matter,up potting doesnt help the colony either,were patience comes in,if it takes 2 months for the plant to fill the say 5 gal bucket so be it patience is key,folk talk about bag soil,ya most are for sales but the stuff still works if left alone to build the colony,throw natural things at your soil,like plant juice,right fermented plant juice from a harvest veggie plant or wild comfrey,stinging nettle,plants from around your area,worms in buckets hell ya cardboard in your pots with coffe grinds egg shells,stuff they need to feed on there important to the colony too,bag soil is just a base for you to get started,the only water only soil there is is what you build and pamper and keep the life happy inside it,what you should have done was wash the old soil let dry,add new soil and amend with a few things you feel they need later in flower stage,there is no veg and bloom soil,soil is soil filled with life,if you want to veg for 2 months do so feed what a veg plant needs same with bloom,natural living soil doesnt have a slot for timed production it does it thing by nature and when it want to.
so bag soil is just something to get you started not a right or wrong soil just a starter the rest is all you,all the soil i have on my rock i live is made by me,i have a 50x50 bottom garden and 25 18 gal totes on my top container garden,numerous trees planted in my soil,all i built myself,yes it took a few years to become soil,mainly from composted organic matter,guess what all was started from reg ole peat moss and i do all right,i grow enough to feed a family of 7 all year long ,so dont complain do research on plant nutrients look for slow release,med release,fast release,long term effect and what to expect,so when you plant something you know not what to give it,build your life in the soil and most thing to never forget when your not using the beds pots gardens water it even in winter that what keeps your soil alive