Soil without cooking?

MistaRasta

MistaRasta

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Forte said:
I'm gonna start off using 1/2 tbsp of neem per gallon. How much kelp do you use when you make teas?
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This is around where I'd start with it. I had to tone alfalfa ratios down to 1 tsp per 5 gal when I bought the food grade stuff. Rarely use it anymore unless I see a deficiency In veg, Strong stuff indeed.

I use 1/4 cup kelp per 5 gallons of water. So roughly around 1 Tbsp per gallon.

Next tea I make I'll shoot for this recipe:

5 gallons water
1/8 cup Neem
1/4 cup kelp

No dilution required
 
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keepsake

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MistaRasta said:
Kelp, crab, Neem - 1/2 cup per cu ft of soil

Basalt-4 cups per cu ft
Gypsum and oyster shell flour- 1/2 cup per cu ft



Soil-
1/3 peat moss
1/3 compost
1/3 aeration

No cooking, just transplant and wait
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I want to start a 4 plant grow in 7 gallon fabric pots.
7 gallon = .90 cubic ft.
4 x .90 = 3.6 cubic ft.

So will 2 cups of kelp, crab, and neem be too much for 3.6 cubic ft?
 
MistaRasta

MistaRasta

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keepsake said:
I want to start a 4 plant grow in 7 gallon fabric pots.
7 gallon = .90 cubic ft.
4 x .90 = 3.6 cubic ft.

So will 2 cups of kelp, crab, and neem be too much for 3.6 cubic ft?
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I'd go with 3/8 cup per cubic foot to be safe

This will give you 6 Tbsp per cubic foot as opposed to 8 Tbsp per cubic foot.
 
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keepsake

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Should I do a 4 cubic feet soil bed so my 4 plants share the same soil or do separate 7gal fabric pots?

I listened to a coot podcast interview last night and he said pots should be no smaller than 15 gal.

What's your opinion?
 
MistaRasta

MistaRasta

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keepsake said:
Should I do a 4 cubic feet soil bed so my 4 plants share the same soil or do separate 7gal fabric pots?
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Beds are the choice if you're going no till.
More root systems = more carbon= more yield.

keepsake said:
I listened to a coot podcast interview last night and he said pots should be no smaller than 15 gal.

What's your opinion?
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When I ran coots mix I ran 15 gallon pots. I seriously doubt you'll have any problems in 7s though. I run 7s now, and have no problem..Just don't let your plants get too big.
 
dubekoms

dubekoms

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keepsake said:
Should I do a 4 cubic feet soil bed so my 4 plants share the same soil or do separate 7gal fabric pots?

I listened to a coot podcast interview last night and he said pots should be no smaller than 15 gal.

What's your opinion?
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I'm running 15 gallon totes, 2 plants per tote. They are doing great, I'm sure 7 gallon pots for a single plant will work fine.
 
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keepsake

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MistaRasta said:
Beds are the choice if you're going no till.
More root systems = more carbon= more yield.
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How big of a bed do you suggest for 4 plants?

width, length, and depth?

my tent is a 4x4 which in reality is actually a little smaller.

so maybe a 3x3 bed? how deep should it be? 2 ft?

my goal is to yield 2lb
 
Bubba's girl

Bubba's girl

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MistaRasta said:
Yes it is. It's the most basic mix I've ran and it yields the same results, if not better than soil recipes made by Subcool,The Rev, MoonshineMan, etc..

To be honest I really like using malted barley with this mix as it contains all necessary enzymes for INSANE terpenoid production. My buds come out smellier and stickier than any of the Super soils or whatever..

Coot knew what he was doing down to a biological level that none of the other guys took the time to do. He didn't just take a bunch of npk fertilizers and put them together based on what we think the plant needs, Therefore this mix reigns supreme.. I have a mycelium web in 3 days after mixing and the smell is gone on day 6 every time. I just started my no-till pots a month or so ago and I'm never looking back to recycled soil again.. Especially with worms in the pot, they fill the top of the pot with fresh castings and keep the process going.

Easy peasy.
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I'd like give this recipe a go.

How do you incorporate the malted barley? As a tea only (I did see your tea barley tea recipe in this thread) or do you mix it into the soil as well? If so, how much per cubic foot of base mix? Thanks @MistaRasta
 
bassman999

bassman999

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MistaRasta said:
Kelp, crab, Neem - 1/2 cup per cu ft of soil

Basalt-4 cups per cu ft
Gypsum and oyster shell flour- 1/2 cup per cu ft



Soil-
1/3 peat moss
1/3 compost
1/3 aeration

No cooking, just transplant and wait
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I'm replying to an old post i know and sorry.
(1/3 compost)...any specific kind if i am buying it? Is ewc good in its place?
Thanks
 
GreenHighlander

GreenHighlander

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bassman999 said:
Unfortunately I have to do everything store bought.
Is that acceptable?
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Absolutely it is acceptable. EWC and compost are the only two things I use that aren't store bought. I am working on changing that just for the sustainability factor. In the mean time I try to source the best quality I can. Have been very happy with gaia green products.
Cheers :)
 
crisduar

crisduar

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hello good I do not speak English excuse any mistake I am starting on super ground, I had land to use with biobizz products and recycle it like this:
-70% recycled earth (it is type allmix biobizz, composana already brings perlite)
-30% earthworm humus (I added perlite)

* I can easily get:
- Palm Tree 0-1-30
- bat bat 2-10-1, I have and can get a local one that is 8-29-2.
- Neem cake in organic amendment rich in organic nitrogen based on Neem fruit cake flour and blood meal of farm animals. npk 12-0-2
- neem cake flour npk 7-1-2
With this would it go well?


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