Looking for a soil guru to point me in the right direction

C3Pgro

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So Im starting my 2nd guerilla grow, mostly au natural, no chemicals or anything. I went out and bought what I thought was a good range of soil amendments. The things I grabbed were:

6kg Earth worm castings

1x 30L bag vegetable compost

4x 30L bags of black earth

1x 60L bag of miraclegro with trace elements .20-.20-.20 I think, I couldnt resist the trace elements even though I dislike miraclegro brand

2.2kg welcome harvest farm Bat guano 2-26-0

200g General hydroponics Subculture B

If there are any knowledgeable people who stumble across this it would be nice to get some advice. I will be sure to pass what I learn on to the next needy grower and innovate with my own methods. I know I need something to aerate the soil still, but I think this is a good start.
PS: first time ever posting in a forum lol
 

Slipon

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yea seems like you did some home work .. nice to see some who actualy think about makeing the right conndisions on gorilla grow :)

only one thing I might add ? dunno you do have your miraclegro ;)

but some bone or blood meal for some N. for the early stages might be nice to add and is cheap ..
a KG of bone meal who also contains P and trace elements cost me like 8$ and can go a long way ...
 

C3Pgro

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I know, I was thinking of vermiculite because the summer is crazy hot and it holds the water better, right? I also water with 5-1-1 muskie fish emulsion. I try not to mess with bonemeal and bloodmeal too much, what are some good alternatives that arent manure.
 

Slipon

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you do know that the only diffrent between bone/blood meal and Fish emulsion is that one is from cows and one is from fish ..

still the remains of dead animals ..

I think it might be kind a hard to find a realy good N. source who ist from some kind or organc meterial ..
most stuff I think of is either some kind of compost menure or a wast products from some kind a animal ..

but Im no expert .. maybe somebody know of a good source that is´t ?
 

chrishydro

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Horse manuer if you can get it. Do not use fresh stuff walk around the field and find the old dried out ones, they start to turn white. Crush them up real good and sift then through a screen to get out the seeds from the hay they eat. I mix two crushed hadfulls into a ten gallon soil pot for everything I grow.

I also will put a few whole pieces in the bottom of the plant, as the stuff I mixed in wears out the roots make it to the bottom of the pot and provides more nutes.

I grow every flower and veggie with this mix it is killer.

VERY IMPORTANT DO NOT USE FRESH WET STUFF IT WILL KIILL ANYTHING THAT GROWS. I lost 20 hybiscus a few years back in three days becasue I used fresh. Just wipped them out.
 

C3Pgro

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you do know that the only diffrent between bone/blood meal and Fish emulsion is that one is from cows and one is from fish ..

still the remains of dead animals ..

I think it might be kind a hard to find a realy good N. source who ist from some kind or organc meterial ..
most stuff I think of is either some kind of compost menure or a wast products from some kind a animal ..

but Im no expert .. maybe somebody know of a good source that is´t ?
I am fully aware of what and where they both come from, but the fish remains are less harsh and also Ive read that the emulsion activates other nutrients when used in conjunction with each other. I am no expert either lol. The EWC and the vegetable compost will suffice along with the emulsion feedings Im guessing. Polyarcturus is right though, I definitely need some more veggie compost.
 

757growin

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Be careful with some of this stuff with carnavores. The more ingredients, the more complex the soil, the sweeter the nugs. Imo
 

C3Pgro

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I just went out and got some subculture M and finally grabbed ph buffer solution after putting it off for 2 weeks. All this is in preparation for next spring.
 

757growin

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If its make a nice soil mix in ur drive, let sit for 3 months than start haulin. Add all the good orfanic matter u can find, by land or sea. You will be rewrded. I would do ver,iculite, perlite and polymar crystals. This is what I did on my only guerilla grow and was rewarded kindley. I wish I had pics, just started taking them. Good luck. Lots of time 2 research!
 
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