Super Soil - Turning all my old buckets of foxfarm

The_Dude

The_Dude

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Hello All,

I took about 30 gallons of soil from old bucket grows, put it in a bin, added 10 gal water + biocozyme/ro/epsom/silica mix. It has been sitting in my garage for a month. Any other nute recommendations that won't break the bank would be nice. Trying to be cheap as possible.
 
Indacouch

Indacouch

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Look into DTE products ...I reused my ffof for the first time with awesome results this year ....sick of buying fresh soil every year for my greenhouses......it was simple ....I used a few DTE products some EWC and lime ...that's it ....did very very good and next to no added nutes...
 
The_Dude

The_Dude

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Indacouch said:
Look into DTE products ...I reused my ffof for the first time with awesome results this year ....sick of buying fresh soil every year for my greenhouses......it was simple ....I used a few DTE products some EWC and lime ...that's it ....did very very good and next to no added nutes...
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Yeah, I spend so much money on soil. Why not reuse.
 
BigHornBuds

BigHornBuds

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Here's a question
What about the old roots rotting?
I go through about 80g of medium a month.
I would think it would need to compost , but I just don't have the room inside, if I put it outside I could have bugs laying eggs , then it's a fight I don't wanna be in.
But I'm all ears , and would like to save this medium as it just gets dumped at a friends place.
 
Richard Drysift

Richard Drysift

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What's even more important than NPK values in organic soil is activity. That requires a form of compost. Vermicompost is best for mj grows IMO. All you need to recycle any spent soil into "super" soil is NPK & mineral inputs, aeration (perlite,pumice,etc.), and active compost. A worms gullet contains the soil microbes needed to decompose whatever amendments you add in and the mycorrhizae fungi does the rest by absorbing it into the root system. So get a bigass bag of worm castings or better yet start a worm bin and you'll have castings free for life.
If you want to see how it's done check my thread:
https://www.rollitup.org/t/dick-does-dank.909077/
 
Richard Drysift

Richard Drysift

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After you amend the soil with minerals like D-lime and NPK inputs like blood meal and whatnot it needs to set for 30 days to normalize the ph. A solid month is usually enough time to cook it all in.
For seedlings and young clones use spent soil; just break up an old root ball with a shovel inside a tote bin or on a tarp or something and use it as is. You can always add more compost and perlite; add coco coir if the soil is compacted to lighten it up. Compost needs no cook time; only added NPK and mineral inputs need to set for a month. The old roots will slowly decompose and help to promote fungi in your container which is always a good thing.
 
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