Soil Mixture

peacenikchick

Active Member
Hi, am starting some girls inside, then moving out into the ground, will be amending ground soil, although soil here is fairly good, mainly loam. Anyways, these are the ingredients I have so far for soil mixture:

Promix Bx
Promix containers (with polymer crystals)
premier biomax (3-in-1) peat/shrimp/manure
premier biomax seaweed compost
mushroom compost
perlite (and maybe vermiculite)
coco coir
alfalfa meal
kelp meal
bat guano (only have high phosphorus right now and was just gonna use as top dressing during flow)

Anything I should add, or not use at all?

Feed store also carries diatomaceous earth and azomite, which I have heard good things about?

Have also heard that african violet mix has high humus content?

Also I'm wondering what mix I should use for seedling, as I'm sure they don't need as rich soil?
Any help with ingredients and ratio (specifically ratios for kelp meal, alfalfa meal, coco coir) would be greatly appreciated, thanks:-o
 

dirtycurty420

Active Member
i am looking to do the samething man trying t make my own soil

promix hp
promix bx/mycrorise
blood + bone meal
peat moss
perilite
seaweed meal
limestone
superphosphate
bat quano
iron chelate
 

dirtycurty420

Active Member
subbed though man i would like to know some ratios myself....you can look at subcools supersoil recipe and get something from that.im using it somehwat...
 

peacenikchick

Active Member
i wouldn't go with blood meal if you're going outdoors, I have, and skunks and other pests love to dig around in it, I guess the blood scent attracts them, anyways it has led me to GREAT frustrations in the past for this reason, mice also like to dig in it, and then eat seed, or young seedling! IMO
 

dirrtyd

Well-Known Member
Not sure what is in the Promix BX . But I use a cup of amendments per 1 cubic ft of soil. I would also ditch the vermiculite. Add the azomite, also not sure what value the coco coir will give you going in the ground. good luck dirrtyd
 
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