Favorite soil/recipe

[JohnFonda]

I'm looking to jump back into organics. Not doing hydro again till I have a large load and automation. Anyone have soil recommendations ? Discussion debate are very welcome. Any recipes you would like to share. I have a good amount of amendments. When I was first getting into it I had a notebook full of math etc trying to get that blend lol. I think yall could make it simpler. Thanks fam!

 

[JohnFonda]

Also any suggestions on microbes etc are welcome !

 

[treefarmercharlie]

I don’t make my own, because I’m lazy and don’t have enough space to mix up large batches, but a lot of organic growers seem to like Coots mix.

Coots Soil Mix Explained

About 11 years ago I got a medical card under the rules of OMMP (Oregon Medical Marijuana Program. Not to grow per se but to get access to the 'strain of the week' through some of the groups like Oregon Green Free and a couple of others which no longer exist thankfully.At the time Fox Farms...

clackamascoots.com

 

[JohnFonda]

I don’t make my own, because I’m lazy and don’t have enough space to mix up large batches, but a lot of organic growers seem to like Coots mix.

Coots Soil Mix Explained

About 11 years ago I got a medical card under the rules of OMMP (Oregon Medical Marijuana Program. Not to grow per se but to get access to the 'strain of the week' through some of the groups like Oregon Green Free and a couple of others which no longer exist thankfully.At the time Fox Farms...

clackamascoots.com

I'm probably gonna buy my first batch cause of time constraints then mix some down the road. I also want to find larger food grade containers for it. I dont like using non fg plastics in anything I eat or smoke.

 

[JohnFonda]

I'm probably gonna buy my first batch cause of time constraints then mix some down the road. I also want to find larger food grade containers for it. I dont like using non fg plastics in anything I eat or smoke.

Fungus and certain microbes break down and eats plastics and in a living soil you should have plenty of both so idk could be overthinking etc.

 

[treefarmercharlie]

Fungus and certain microbes break down and eats plastics and in a living soil you should have plenty of both so idk could be overthinking etc.

It may not be an issue, though, unless cannabis is known to leech plastics out of the soil.

 

[treefarmercharlie]

I'm probably gonna buy my first batch cause of time constraints then mix some down the road. I also want to find larger food grade containers for it. I dont like using non fg plastics in anything I eat or smoke.

If you plan on buying soil then I really like Nectar for the Gods #4

 

[Slowdrawl]

I don’t make my own, because I’m lazy and don’t have enough space to mix up large batches, but a lot of organic growers seem to like Coots mix.

Coots Soil Mix Explained

About 11 years ago I got a medical card under the rules of OMMP (Oregon Medical Marijuana Program. Not to grow per se but to get access to the 'strain of the week' through some of the groups like Oregon Green Free and a couple of others which no longer exist thankfully.At the time Fox Farms...

clackamascoots.com

I've had really good results from his mix. Though I double up on the kelp meal and replace gypsum with dolomite and double that amount. Plus 1 cup of crab shell meal. Also I grind whole Malted Barley into powder and add 2 cups per.

 

[JohnFonda]

It may not be an issue, though, unless cannabis is known to leech plastics out of the soil.

Idk about plastics themselves but the acids like bpa etc can be uptaken by plants.

 

[CentauryWeed]

I took this from ILGM and just added more calcium. Takes a about 1 month to make properly, avoids excess burning. When filling containers, the bottom 1/10th I just mix sphagnum moss and perlite (1cubic feet | .3 cubic feet ratio) with activated biochar (.7 cubic feet)

 

[Fiddler's Green]

I've had good results with Pro-Mix and some organic 4-4-4 fertilizer mixed in.

 

[Nobighurry]

I mixed yards of doors mix but my old.back said no more tossing around big bags of soils and the likes I ran ocean forest for awhile but eventually got tired of bugs in my grow rooms it was a never ending battle they hitchhiked in with soils or additives I eventually got russet mites from clones and tore all the grow rooms down and apart I switched to.coco and never looked back but now after a few years off due to health issues I am going to play in the dirt again going to buy off the shelf likely ocean forest simply because it's carried locally likely add some.extra.kelp.alfalfa dolmite call it good I am no longer growing for sale I am in no big hurry

 

[Tvanmunhen]

I mixed yards of doors mix but my old.back said no more tossing around big bags of soils and the likes I ran ocean forest for awhile but eventually got tired of bugs in my grow rooms it was a never ending battle they hitchhiked in with soils or additives I eventually got russet mites from clones and tore all the grow rooms down and apart I switched to.coco and never looked back but now after a few years off due to health issues I am going to play in the dirt again going to buy off the shelf likely ocean forest simply because it's carried locally likely add some.extra.kelp.alfalfa dolmite call it good I am no longer growing for sale I am in no big hurry

Congrats on getting back to it!. Hobby growing is a lot less stressful. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

 

[Tvanmunhen]

I've been in to using pro mix lately. I like how they seal it in the bag. Seems like it has less bugs. I like to mix it three to one with Rice Hulls with dry amendments. This season I'm trying carbonized rice hulls.

 

[Nobighurry]

I've been in to using pro mix lately. I like how they seal it in the bag. Seems like it has less bugs. I like to mix it three to one with Rice Hulls with dry amendments. This season I'm trying carbonized rice hulls.

I Benn looking at promix going to see if local grow shop.has some my struggle will be not getting carried away with amendments lol think ill run it then see ill definitely take your advice on first run of it....

 

[Tvanmunhen]

I Benn looking at promix going to see if local grow shop.has some my struggle will be not getting carried away with amendments lol think ill run it then see ill definitely take your advice on first run of it....

Yeah it's hard to not get carried away. I made some carbonized rice hulls for my next batch of plants. I hope to have some healthy plants this season.