Organic soil mix

So I made a personal mix of organic soil



I mixed it in 4 tiers



Tier 1

1 part Alaskan humus (AH)

2 part Earth worm casting (ewc)



Tier 2

1 part ah/ewc

1 part perlite (added a little vermiculite too)

1 part peat moss



Tier 3

For every gallon of the tier 2 mix I added

1/4 cup dolomite

2 tbsp oyster shell flour (down to earth)

2tbsp azomite



Tier 4

For every gallon of the tier 3 mix I added

1/4 cup “Bio live” (down to earth) 5-4-2

1/4 cup “uprising grow” (roots organic) 6-1-2



I threw in a handful of lava rock to give more homes for microbes too.



I checked pH and ppm then with a slurry test
(Just used RO water, not pH’d to neutral; 13 ppm and 7.4)

pH: 6.4-6.5
Ppm: 840



Currently I’m charging a few cups of Biochar in a compost tea to add in to the mix here in a couple days



The tea is currently neautral pH and at about 3400 ppm



I need some criticism. What am I missing? What is wrong? Do ppm and pH matter a lot in living soil? I’ve gotten mixed reviews on this matter.

(GH pH test and rapitest pH below done complimentary to the slurry test)

I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that since your mix is about 1/3rd peat moss, 1/3rd aeration and 1/3rd organic matter mix that your soil will perform as well as any of the others people are making. I appreciate the hobby as much as most people and know how detailed we can become but in the end most of the time and effort we spend is purely to feed our inner desires and not our plants. Sometimes less is more Good luck with your growing, looks like you've got a handle on things. The only criticism that matters will come from your plants.

Danielson999 said:

I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that since your mix is about 1/3rd peat moss, 1/3rd aeration and 1/3rd organic matter mix that your soil will perform as well as any of the others people are making. I appreciate the hobby as much as most people and know how detailed we can become but in the end most of the time and effort we spend is purely to feed our inner desires and not our plants. Sometimes less is more Good luck with your growing, looks like you've got a handle on things. The only criticism that matters will come from your plants.

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Thanks for the input. I’m just curious though; Ppm isn’t too high?