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    Default Quick soil mixing guide

    This is my soil mix which is very similar to Redz however his is a little more complex.

    This rough guide should let anyone build a decent living soil

    Base mix:

    7L worm castings
    7L Moorland gold peat alternative
    5L perlite
    2L Rice hulls

    Amendments :

    300ml Kelp meal
    300ml Neem meal
    300ml krill meal
    150ml gypsum
    200ml oyster grit
    300ml crab shell
    200ml malted barkey
    30g Mykos
    30g Ag6 humates


    Step 1

    Clean the fucking bucket lol

    Step 2

    7L Moorland gold peat free alternative (you could use verve here)
    7L worm castings
    5L perlite
    2L rice hulls

    Mix well lol

    Amendments next.....


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    Last edited by Gaz; 14-05-19 at 08:19 AM.

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    Step 3

    Add the

    Crab shell
    Oyster
    Malted barley
    Basalt

    MIX WELL



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    Step 4

    Add

    Neem
    Kelp
    Gypsum
    Ag6
    Mykos
    Krill

    Mix well again and job done.

    I like to line my pots/beds with a layer of Basalt before I fill em up




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    Subbed for later, nice guide mate

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    Just seen this, fantastic guide Gaz, thanks for taking the time to write it out for us

    If I ever wanna give living soil a whirl I'll try this method for sure.

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    Nive one Gaz man. Great post.

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    Cheers lads

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    Nice guide Gaz, well done!

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    Ok id like to quickly update this guide with some added information now I have grown with this mix for a while.

    The matter at hand is do you need to cook this soil

    Well.... The answer is yes... And... No... Lol

    Strictly speaking no you dont...

    If you plant a cover crop and a bean in a plug of seedling mix then you can grow a plant no problem....

    But it will end up a bit hot and you will get some mild N excess symptoms, mainly dark green amd clawing. This will be strain dependent regarding severity Im sure.

    So Yes you do really need to cook this soil...

    My suggestion is if you are not super impatient like me then you should plant a cover crop 2 to 4 weeks prior to using the soil and allow this to take the heat while the soil cooks.

    Hope this helps a little further
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gaz View Post
    Ok id like to quickly update this guide with some added information now I have grown with this mix for a while.

    The matter at hand is do you need to cook this soil

    Well.... The answer is yes... And... No... Lol

    Strictly speaking no you dont...

    If you plant a cover crop and a bean in a plug of seedling mix then you can grow a plant no problem....

    But it will end up a bit hot and you will get some mild N excess symptoms, mainly dark green amd clawing. This will be strain dependent regarding severity Im sure.

    So Yes you do really need to cook this soil...

    My suggestion is if you are not super impatient like me then you should plant a cover crop 2 to 4 weeks prior to using the soil and allow this to take the heat while the soil cooks.

    Hope this helps a little further
    Fantastic stuff Gaz, I will be trying all this out one day and the way you have explained it all in the recipe and with this update has cleared the fog of confusion and not knowing where to start..so I now know what to buy and how long to wait..cheers bud

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