supersoil measurement help

semajkroy

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Hi all , this will be my very first attempt at a supersoil and after weeks of research I have take subs recipe with some suggestions from other growers and come up with my own scaled down version , I have scaled it down to half size of the smallest batch of subcools supersoil I can find I believe its 1/8 the size of his original recipe anyways I do not have a good way to store large amounts of soil at a time and only grow 2 to 3 plants at a time
RECIPE
◾ 5 gallons Fox farm ocean forest
◾4.5 pounds of Organic Earthworm Castings
◾10 tablespoons of Peruvian seabird guana
◾10 tablespoons Fish Bone Meal
◾ 6 tablespoons soft Rock Phosphate
◾ 1 1/2 tablespoons Epsom Salt (magnesium sulfate)
◾ 10 tbsp Dolomite Lime
◾1/2tbsp of Azomite (trace elements)
• 10 tablespoons kelp meal
QUESTIONS
I've received everything for my recipe today and noticed the bat quanobis in much larger pellets than the meals which made me wonder how am I supposed to accurately measureh tablespoons Do I crush it down some?
or would it be better to convert my measurements to weight? Ounces or whatever
does this look like a decent easy to use recipe for a first timer?
and also if anyone sees any issues with my recipe too much or too little of anything please lend a suggestion my budget has gone negative on this so these are the ingredients I have to work with

edit: I'm also using perilite in my containers should I put any I'm my supersoil while its cooking or just add it to the containers when I transfer to final pots
my plan was
SEEDLINGS: 50% seed starter 40% FFOF 10% perilite
for 3-4 weeks depending on growth in solo cups
to final 4 gallon pots 1/3 full supersoil and perilite rest filled with FFOF and perilite
 
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I believe you need more ca. Oyster shell and crab shell. Maybe rock phosphate. I don't like Epsom salts in my super soil personally. Also cook with your perlite. Those nuggets are great beneficials to thrive and you want lots of oxygen avail during cooking so that will help do sure. Good luck. Also filtered water or not??
 
I believe you need more ca. Oyster shell and crab shell. Maybe rock phosphate. I don't like Epsom salts in my super soil personally. Also cook with your perlite. Those nuggets are great beneficials to thrive and you want lots of oxygen avail during cooking so that will help do sure. Good luck. Also filtered water or not??
thanks for the advice ... I'm still trying to decide on the water people seem to be very divided about RO water or tap water
I don't know the ph of my tap water so ill have to find that out before I make a decision.. Though I'm unsure about that also some say you don't need to ph with lime in your SS some say you do. I want to keep it as simple as possible I really don't want to get into ph up and down that was alot of my goal in trying to achieve with using a super soil instead liquid nutes . If I add oyster shell in the mix with it being a ph buffer along with the lime do you think that would cure amy ca problems and stabalizr the ph even more ?
 
and I'm still trying to find an answer on whether I should try to crush the Peruvian seabird guana to measure with tablespoons ,leave it pelatized or do it my weight ?
 
I really should've mentioned the strains I'm growing in sorry there nirvana seeds NL and I also got the freebies strawberry blue and afghani
 
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