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    I've recently, well over a year now been growing in batmix soil and starting cuttings off in a light mix.
    I just hate waste and after listening to peeps chucking there soil in the bin and a good friend of mine chucking it in the canal a thought there's gotta be a better way .
    Now I'm no reds or a organic magician but I like organic so to keep things simple I've looked asked different peeps for different advice.
    So to revive a old soil this is what I've added
    Eco thrive charge
    Eco thrive biosys
    Kelp meal

    Neem meal

    Krill meal
    Basalt

    I've also added around 10% perlite
    The total amount of soil was around 25 ltrs and everything other than the perlite was added at a cup full . I've actually mixed four lots of 25 ltrs
    The soil then was well mixed and has a lovely earthy smell to it , especially after the krill meal was mixed through which smells like the ocean .
    It's then been watered slightly covered up and left in the flower room .
    I'll be using it on my next run of plants which have not been decided on yet but I'm spoiled for choice after receiving a generous donation of seeds from a old member of here , who's also a long time friend who's stopped growing to chase a professional life of wearing a suit, and thank you Donmitch .


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    Quote Originally Posted by British green View Post
    I've recently, well over a year now been growing in batmix soil and starting cuttings off in a light mix.
    I just hate waste and after listening to peeps chucking there soil in the bin and a good friend of mine chucking it in the canal a thought there's gotta be a better way .
    Now I'm no reds or a organic magician but I like organic so to keep things simple I've looked asked different peeps for different advice.
    So to revive a old soil this is what I've added
    Eco thrive charge
    Eco thrive biosys
    Kelp meal

    Neem meal

    Krill meal
    Basalt

    I've also added around 10% perlite
    The total amount of soil was around 25 ltrs and everything other than the perlite was added at a cup full . I've actually mixed four lots of 25 ltrs
    The soil then was well mixed and has a lovely earthy smell to it , especially after the krill meal was mixed through which smells like the ocean .
    It's then been watered slightly covered up and left in the flower room .
    I'll be using it on my next run of plants which have not been decided on yet but I'm spoiled for choice after receiving a generous donation of seeds from a old member of here , who's also a long time friend who's stopped growing to chase a professional life of wearing a suit, and thank you Donmitch .


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    Just used all that in my new soil for my next grow.

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    Ah got it! ;-)

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    Get some gypsum and oyster shell in there mate to buffer the ph!
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    Quote Originally Posted by redisiel View Post
    Get some gypsum and oyster shell in there mate to buffer the ph!
    Soon bro
    Redz
    Is that it reds? Anything else I need to add and are the amounts good ?


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    Quote Originally Posted by British green View Post
    Is that it reds? Anything else I need to add and are the amounts good ?


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    If I had a little while to cook it then now I’d add per cubic foot
    bentonite clay
    volcanic rockdust
    Malted barley
    Wanna make sure you got good aeration in there, between say the chunky basalt, perlite and rice hulls id make these 33% of the overall amount(100 liters I think)
    Rice hulls
    Did you put a cup to 25 liters or a cup to the 100 liters BG ????
    Soon mate

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    A cup per 25 litres


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    Quote Originally Posted by redisiel View Post
    If I had a little while to cook it then now I’d add per cubic foot
    bentonite clay
    volcanic rockdust
    Malted barley
    Wanna make sure you got good aeration in there, between say the chunky basalt, perlite and rice hulls id make these 33% of the overall amount(100 liters I think)
    Rice hulls
    Did you put a cup to 25 liters or a cup to the 100 liters BG ????
    Soon mate
    Is the basalt not volcanic rock dust?
    I've ordered some malted barley and rice hulls but can't find any bentonite clay ?


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    Quote Originally Posted by British green View Post
    Is the basalt not volcanic rock dust?
    I've ordered some malted barley and rice hulls but can't find any bentonite clay ?


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    I’m going on size mate the basalt I use is about 3-8 mm in size and the rock dust is dust so I treat the dust as a ammendment and the basalt like aeration.
    I’ll chexk where I got my bentonite clay now mate
    1 cups Per 25 liters is perfect mate so I would just add 1 cup the gypsum,barley and oyster shell per 25 liters
    Redz

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    Quote Originally Posted by redisiel View Post
    I’m going on size mate the basalt I use is about 3-8 mm in size and the rock dust is dust so I treat the dust as a ammendment and the basalt like aeration.
    I’ll chexk where I got my bentonite clay now mate
    1 cups Per 25 liters is perfect mate so I would just add 1 cup the gypsum,barley and oyster shell per 25 liters
    Redz
    This any good reds



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