Recycled Organic Living Soil (ROLS) and No Till Thread

I am just about ready to mix my soil. The weather is turning warmer here (still down to 40F at night though).

I have an old inflatable pool that is more than large enough for my 70 gallons of soil. I’m just looking for some guidance on the process.

Do I just mix my base mix first, then add the amendments, mix well and wet it down a bit? Then should I cover it up with a tarp? How often should it be turned, and how long should it cook?
 
Checked on my raised bed on wheels up north today, soil is recycled organic coco soil mix, and various layers of other soils. Probably about 3 years old. Ive just been hitting it with weeping willow tree tea and activated labs. Couple seedlings im running in pots with organic top dressing in there aswell. I think i counted 9 seedlings that have popped so far. Not bad for a couple nights of frost. All sorts of cover crop coming up. Also have a freedom dream in there (10/1 cbd/thc) its had a rough life but im sure itll keep truckin20190518_151514_HDR.jpg 20190518_151504_HDR.jpg 20190518_151428_HDR.jpg 20190518_151407_HDR.jpg
 
I guess I'm a mushroom farmer now? lmao...these little guys been popping up all over my pots
IMG_20190521_142834.jpg

IMG_20190518_153647.jpg
 
Can someone help me out with the math? I've got good compost with a mixture of pumice and perlite getting prepped for 30 gallon fabric pots, how much amendments should I add to each?

I plan on using:
Oyster meal
Neem Meal
Diatomaceous Earth (silica)
Epson Salt
Bokashi
Humic Acid

Also, is there anything else I should add? Especially to help the plant cope with heat over the 100+ degree summer?
 
growslut said:
Can someone help me out with the math? I've got good compost with a mixture of pumice and perlite getting prepped for 30 gallon fabric pots, how much amendments should I add to each?

I plan on using:
Oyster meal
Neem Meal
Diatomaceous Earth (silica)
Epson Salt
Bokashi
Humic Acid

Also, is there anything else I should add? Especially to help the plant cope with heat over the 100+ degree summer?
Click to expand...
i wouldn't use epsom salt, use langbenite or something, just my two cents there, also not a fan of DE if you are recycling soil aka re-using it. perhaps look into insect frass with silica if it isn;t too pricey on the large scale you are doing. sorry i cannot provide the answer you are asking for tho
 
Went up north again this afternoon to do some keep up on my compost and the 2x4 raised bed on wheels. The seedlings in the pots are taking off (main difference being they come inside during the night to stay warm) but the raised bed seedlings are extremely stout and ridgid for their size. The freedom dream (biggest plant) has had a rpugh life, was given to me in flower and i put it outside in very early spring. Today i topped it at the last node new growth has started and it is slowly revegging. I have some of my own semi-stabilized bag seed genetics in there aswell. Not sure where the mom/dad came from but the pollen and f2 beans are fuckin solid. Popped 2 seeds 1 was male 1 was fem i crossed those together. Also used the male on a dinafem blue cheese and a super lemon haze auto? Cant remember.
There are 2 blue crosses on the far left, the rest are 5 purples (f2s) and 1 random. Cover crop is also growing nicely. Chives, clover, onions, peppers, whatever will grow really lol. Didnt take a picture but i also crushed a bunch of frozen chilli peppers from last years allotment and spread them across the top soil just to decrease bugs.
 

Attachments

  • 20190522_144302.jpg
    20190522_144302.jpg
    4 MB · Views: 19
  • 20190522_144456.jpg
    20190522_144456.jpg
    4.2 MB · Views: 18
  • 20190522_144317.jpg
    20190522_144317.jpg
    4.6 MB · Views: 20
  • 20190522_144510.jpg
    20190522_144510.jpg
    3.9 MB · Views: 19
  • 20190522_144610.jpg
    20190522_144610.jpg
    4.1 MB · Views: 20
  • 20190522_144617.jpg
    20190522_144617.jpg
    4.3 MB · Views: 21
  • 20190522_144620.jpg
    20190522_144620.jpg
    4 MB · Views: 20
  • 20190522_144651_HDR.jpg
    20190522_144651_HDR.jpg
    4.1 MB · Views: 18
  • 20190522_144631.jpg
    20190522_144631.jpg
    3.5 MB · Views: 18
growslut said:
Also, is there anything else I should add? Especially to help the plant cope with heat over the 100+ degree summer?
Click to expand...

Would just shooting in the dark but maybe a large river rock/stone would work well as a heat/cold sink inside the pot. Id imagine it would get rather cold over night and would battle the radiant heat from the sun as it comes up. Possibly even keep it somewhat warm into the night. Geothermal lol.
 
grilledcheese101 said:
Went up north again this afternoon to do some keep up on my compost and the 2x4 raised bed on wheels. The seedlings in the pots are taking off (main difference being they come inside during the night to stay warm) but the raised bed seedlings are extremely stout and ridgid for their size. The freedom dream (biggest plant) has had a rpugh life, was given to me in flower and i put it outside in very early spring. Today i topped it at the last node new growth has started and it is slowly revegging. I have some of my own semi-stabilized bag seed genetics in there aswell. Not sure where the mom/dad came from but the pollen and f2 beans are fuckin solid. Popped 2 seeds 1 was male 1 was fem i crossed those together. Also used the male on a dinafem blue cheese and a super lemon haze auto? Cant remember.
There are 2 blue crosses on the far left, the rest are 5 purples (f2s) and 1 random. Cover crop is also growing nicely. Chives, clover, onions, peppers, whatever will grow really lol. Didnt take a picture but i also crushed a bunch of frozen chilli peppers from last years allotment and spread them across the top soil just to decrease bugs.
Click to expand...

nice!!
 
So if you mix 1/3 peat, 1/3 aeration, 1/3 compost. Then add amendments, I still have to let the soil cook for a month? Was gonna add mykos and azoz as well. But dont have a month to wait
 
cocoleveo7686 said:
So if you mix 1/3 peat, 1/3 aeration, 1/3 compost. Then add amendments, I still have to let the soil cook for a month? Was gonna add mykos and azoz as well. But dont have a month to wait
Click to expand...

I use compost mixtures as a bottom layer for later established roots to tap into more so then the base mix but if i did i would bake prior to mixing 1:1:1, if the compost itself is already baked as long as you mix the amendments properly and not over do it you should be fine.
I throw amendments through my 1:1:1 mixes at about 700g per 25-30L of mixed soil and only had issues with stuff baking if i left a big clump of stuff not mixed properly.
 
cocoleveo7686 said:
So if you mix 1/3 peat, 1/3 aeration, 1/3 compost. Then add amendments, I still have to let the soil cook for a month? Was gonna add mykos and azoz as well. But dont have a month to wait
Click to expand...
It depends on the amendments. If you're using Coot style a week is fine. If you are using blood and bone meals then let it cook longer
 
I,m pretty conservative on fast N in my recycled mixes. EWC will give a nice start with a few additions. I’ had to use mixes after a few days at times and avoid blood meal and high N guano and not too much Magic (Alfalfa).
 
We have chooks and a big bag of crushed Oyster shells for a food supplement - BUT they are 'pullet sized', maybe 1/4", which I think may be too big to use in a SS mix. Should I bother? Maybe I can crush some up with a mortar and pestle? Anyone have experience with that?

So far I have some used soil,
compost,
Perlite,
Bone Meal
Blood meal
Kelp meal
Alfalfa meal
Worm castings
And I'm going to add:
Neem meal,
Azomite
Maybe some crab or Crustacean meal.

Does this sound like a decent recipe?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top