premade soil recipes (no cook)

MistaRasta · Sep 7, 2021

zapster2000 said:
Hey there, is it okay to ask a random question? I noticed your listed super soil is pretty rock dust heavy compared to other super soils I’ve seen. Mind explaining your thinking behind it? Not knocking it! Just curious, as I’m learning. Also wanting to confirm you plant seeds directly in this? You don’t put at bottom 1/3 rd of container only like you read elsewhere? Thank you!

I don’t use those rates of rock dust anymore. 5 years ago when I was starting no till that’s what was suggested. After getting my soil tested I came to the conclusion that I didn’t need that much.

These days I’ll use 1-2 cups of rock dust per cu ft of soil at max. After I get my soil tested I add in micro sulfates to adjust everything to the way I like it.

yes, you can plant seeds directly into this mix and they will do amazing. This is a start to finish mix and you’ll have great results so long as you keep things simple.

Frank Nitty · Sep 16, 2021

MistaRasta said:
Yes, an all organic mix is definitely available from things bought online.
Depends on how much money you're willing to spend but I use the same recipe as a few of the 'no-tillers' around here and it needs absolutely 0 cook time. I planted a gsc s1 straight in it just to see and it took off like crazy..

Anyway here's the recipe, follow to a tee and you won't have to use any pointless things like teas, and cal mag..

Base mix-
1/3 compost
1/3 peat
1/3 aeration

To each 1 cu ft of base mix add:

1/2 cup kelp meal
1/2 cup neem meal
1/2 cup crab/shrimp meal

1/2 cup gypsum
1/2 cup oyster shell flour

4-5 cups rock dust (basalt, glacial, granite)

Mix and plant, it's going to be stinky. But the smell will be gone in a week so long as you're using good compost.

Unfortunately for me I have no place to mix this up due to the fact that I'm not in a legal state and mixing something like that in my backyard and not building a garden in said yard is bound to have people looking at me... I'm good on the buildasoil though as well... I'm getting tired of watering my plants 2-3 times a day using Coco Loco, I know that much!!!

premade soil recipes (no cook)

MistaRasta

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Frank Nitty

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