Should i or shouldn't i ?

Marian madness

New Member
G'day all! New to this, just hoping someone can help out? Just finished my first grow with the old sub cools mix. Grew a couple of gelato auto's with reasonable success. Better than my first few goes with soil and liquid fertilizer. Anyway problem is I'm reammending my s/s and need to know do I need to add more dolomite and epsom salt or will the previous input do?
 

GreenGenez421

Well-Known Member
G'day all! New to this, just hoping someone can help out? Just finished my first grow with the old sub cools mix. Grew a couple of gelato auto's with reasonable success. Better than my first few goes with soil and liquid fertilizer. Anyway problem is I'm reammending my s/s and need to know do I need to add more dolomite and epsom salt or will the previous input do?
Dolomite takes around 24 months to breakdown, depending on the total volume of soil, you may still have sufficient values. Your unlikely to venture into an elaborate testing kit for various elements, but a simple slurry sample tested with litmus paper can show the pH. Since I'm assuming your peat based, your pH will be low if your lime values are lacking.
As far as magnesium sulfate.... I wouldn't add it unless your adding lime. Plus it's always easier to add it in a foliar or drench if you do have a deficiency. It's easy to add, it's much harder to remove. You don't want to flush any formulation of supersoil. Less is more.

Alternatively you can contact your local county extension office for soil testing. Or private companies. Just have to mail a sufficient size sample and pay for the tests you wish to have done. Go with a NPK, Ca/Mg, pH, sodium and organic matter test.
 

Marian madness

New Member
Dolomite takes around 24 months to breakdown, depending on the total volume of soil, you may still have sufficient values. Your unlikely to venture into an elaborate testing kit for various elements, but a simple slurry sample tested with litmus paper can show the pH. Since I'm assuming your peat based, your pH will be low if your lime values are lacking.
As far as magnesium sulfate.... I wouldn't add it unless your adding lime. Plus it's always easier to add it in a foliar or drench if you do have a deficiency. It's easy to add, it's much harder to remove. You don't want to flush any formulation of supersoil. Less is more.

Alternatively you can contact your local county extension office for soil testing. Or private companies. Just have to mail a sufficient size sample and pay for the tests you wish to have done. Go with a NPK, Ca/Mg, pH, sodium and organic matter test.
Thanks for the reply! My base is organic soil mix, coco coir,worm castings and course perlite! I added dolomite,epsom salts and i decided to add a little bit of gypsum. Using 7 gal pots. In aus only have access to basic soils and compost. Just went with organic soil base with no fertilizer added!
 

GreenGenez421

Well-Known Member
Thanks for the reply! My base is organic soil mix, coco coir,worm castings and course perlite! I added dolomite,epsom salts and i decided to add a little bit of gypsum. Using 7 gal pots. In aus only have access to basic soils and compost. Just went with organic soil base with no fertilizer added!
Your soil doesn't contain any peat? In that event I'd ammend with oyster flour/meal or granular gypsum, dolomite can cause issues with pH in coco dominant organic fed soils. Sounds like your on the right track. If you can get your hands on leaf mold (composted leaf litter) that can add more chelation via humates, and help to release any calcium that has bonded with phosphorus inputs. Continued Recycling helps with this as well.
 
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