As is your right, also, you're compelled to -- it's the tribal thing.
Sounds good in theory but alas, in most cases, another myth.
Dolomite lime absolutely does have enough calcium and magnesium when used appropriately, and you can use quite a bit without overdoing it. It works great alongside eggshell or crabshell meal to even out the calcium to magnesium ratio, such as in this recipe, which works fantastically:
Because you know what the magnesium ratios are of super soil with and without the epsom salt, because you made a batch and had it tested, correct?
Bet.1. Because it's part of the recipe.
First off...I said I respectfully disagree...don't change my quote friend lol.As is your right, also, you're compelled to -- it's the tribal thing.
Sounds good in theory but alas, in most cases, another myth.
The term 'run-off' is sort of a misnomer. The water and highly water soluble guano doesn't actually run off, never to be seen again. Unless you're shop vac-ing the drain pan after watering (some do, vast majority don't), the highly water soluble guano is constantly being wicked back into the root zone. Quite a few growers, myself included, shoot for zero run-off.
Dolomite lime absolutely does have enough calcium and magnesium when used appropriately, and you can use quite a bit without overdoing it. It works great alongside eggshell or crabshell meal to even out the calcium to magnesium ratio, such as in this recipe, which works fantastically:
Base mix:
- 50% Sunshine Adv. Mix #4 - e.g. 4 gallons
- ~25% Coco coir - e.g. 2 gallons
- ~25% compost or castings - e.g. 2 gallons
- Calcitic/dolomitic lime - Half cup (~8 tbsp)
- Eggshell meal - 4 tbsp
For amending, the following (all per gallon):
While I tend to agree that direct contact to the roots is the most sure fire way of ensuring inoculation, quite a few manufacturers say it can be mixed into potting soil, as well as watered in. Many soil mixes and fertilizers come with mycorrhizae already added and as a matter of fact, Mycorrhizal Applications Inc., a contributer to the much revered publication, Teaming with Microbes, states that temperature should not exceed 140 degrees for manufacturers pelletizing or those looking to compost their granulated mycorrhizae -- infering perhaps temperature, not predation, is the primary limiting factor during a hypothetical 'cooking' process. They have supposedly been around for roughly 450 million years. We probably shouldn't be so quick to underestimate their durability.
- 1.5 - 2 tbsp Alfalfa meal (Down to Earth brand recommended)
- 1 - 1.5 tbsp Kelp meal
- 1.5 - 2 tbsp Fishbone meal
- 1.5 - 2 tbsp Neem seed meal, if available*
- 1 tsp Azomite (or rock dust, etc. @ recommended rate)
Because you know what the magnesium ratios are of super soil with and without the epsom salt, because you made a batch and had it tested, correct?
1. Because it's part of the recipe.
2. Because of its popularity. Super Soil has a mostly positive reputation among those who've used it. So word of mouth.
3. Peace of mind knowing that they're using a recipe that quite a few folks have used successfully.
4. 150 bucks is a negligible investment for a year or so worth of organic growing medium.
5. It really is no one else's business what other people do with their hard earned money.
Show em off when you chop!
Of course! Here's a picture I took earlier today of a hso blue dream.
It's my pleasure, I'm glad this thread was useful for you.
Nice try but I'm fairly certain that ripping some ambiguous two year old analysis from icmag performed on a bagged hydro store sample of something likely not genuine super soil (research it), does not, in any way, answer my question.
For the magnesium content. And it's not my recipe. It was recommended to me by one the most intelligent and knowledgeable organic soil growers I've encountered on this or any other cannabis forum. It's guys like him that make it so easy to spot the phony little parrots desperately trying to prove how much they think they know. *Ahem*
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Do your thing man, somebody's gotta keep the bag soil guys in business.
Nice try but I'm fairly certain that ripping some ambiguous two year old analysis from icmag performed on a bagged hydro store sample of something likely not genuine super soil (research it), does not, in any way, answer my question.
For the magnesium content. And it's not my recipe. It was recommended to me by one the most intelligent and knowledgeable organic soil growers I've encountered on this or any other cannabis forum. It's guys like him that make it so easy to spot the phony little parrots desperately trying to prove how much they think they know. *Ahem*
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Yup, in exactly the same way many organic growers help keep peat harvesters and the like in business. That's how the market works.
How dare you. How dare you break the number one rule.
Hahahahahahha....the number one rule in organics.....the way YOU do organic..
Sounding like a bloated ass bruh.
Nice try but I'm fairly certain that ripping some ambiguous two year old analysis from icmag performed on a bagged hydro store sample of something likely not genuine super soil (research it), does not, in any way, answer my question.
For the magnesium content. And it's not my recipe. It was recommended to me by one the most intelligent and knowledgeable organic soil growers I've encountered on this or any other cannabis forum. It's guys like him that make it so easy to spot the phony little parrots desperately trying to prove how much they think they know. *Ahem*
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I was trying to be friendly, use whatever soil you like.
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