VincenzioVonHook
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Hi guys. I'm over finding endless bark, sticks, rubber and chipboard in shitty Bunnings potting mixes, so I plan to make my own shitty potting mix lol. The leat based mixes I have been using all have low pH as well, around 5.2, and I'm looking to go Coco and compost to raise pH to around 6-6.5.
I have a 25L Coco block (certified and washed), 50L of organic compost from a local nursery and 25L of perlite. If I'm using Canna terra nutes, is there any point adding amendments to the potting mix? It's set up to be 1 part perlite, 1 part Coco coir and 2 parts compost.
I've been speaking to a few people and the amount of stuff they suggest I add is kinda scary. Worm castings, dolomite lime, potash, seaweed emulsion, wetting agents and more. From what I'm hearing it sounds like everyone is suggesting an organic soil blend, where as I'm just looking for a base potting mix that's fine textured, drains well, is pretty inert and isn't full of sticks, building waste and wood chips that I can use as a base for my feed.
Do any of you guys use a basic Coco/compost mix, or is there something better I should be looking at? I've had Canna terra suggested to me, but it's $40 a bag here and pretty much the same spahgum peat, compact bark and perlite mix I've already tried.
I have a 25L Coco block (certified and washed), 50L of organic compost from a local nursery and 25L of perlite. If I'm using Canna terra nutes, is there any point adding amendments to the potting mix? It's set up to be 1 part perlite, 1 part Coco coir and 2 parts compost.
I've been speaking to a few people and the amount of stuff they suggest I add is kinda scary. Worm castings, dolomite lime, potash, seaweed emulsion, wetting agents and more. From what I'm hearing it sounds like everyone is suggesting an organic soil blend, where as I'm just looking for a base potting mix that's fine textured, drains well, is pretty inert and isn't full of sticks, building waste and wood chips that I can use as a base for my feed.
Do any of you guys use a basic Coco/compost mix, or is there something better I should be looking at? I've had Canna terra suggested to me, but it's $40 a bag here and pretty much the same spahgum peat, compact bark and perlite mix I've already tried.