ottawaliquid
Active Member
Okay did some much need work that I've been neglecting.
1. Mixed up some new soil
I've been using Sunshine Mix #4 which is a soil-less medium.
As per a recipe I found and marked in my journal from this site I doctored up my own recipe with what I had on hand.
I only have access to 5 gallon drums to mix in so I made 4 gallons at a time. (to make mixing easier)
1. Add approximately 3 gallons of Sunshine Mix
2. 1 litre (approx 1/4 gallon) of worm castings
3. 4 tbs of Blood Meal 12-0-0
4. 8 tbs of Bone Meal 4-10-0
5. 1/2 cup of Hi-P bat guano 0-15-1
6. 4 tbs of dolomitic lime (recipe calls for powdered, I only had access to pellets)
7. 8 tbs of kelp meal (1-1-2)
Top up with sunshine Mix #4 and mixed well to make 4 to 4.5 gallons
Did this x3! with a few breaks......![Joint :joint: :joint:](/styles/smilies/joint.gif)
![Jan22nd 020.jpg](/data/attachments/1414/1414397-3bacc0f1e855536da15355e27d21fe0f.jpg)
![Jan22nd 019.jpg](/data/attachments/1414/1414398-25427625560b37b7e85e39fa945773d2.jpg)
![Jan22nd 018.jpg](/data/attachments/1414/1414399-9554a5d871124c12ea69bdbf23704119.jpg)
![Jan22nd 017.jpg](/data/attachments/1414/1414400-65a4d873e680f8225ca6c92de8f9b9f9.jpg)
![Jan22nd 016.jpg](/data/attachments/1414/1414401-d3fcea6321c8b108158127849f93b988.jpg)
**EDIT** I also watered with a mixture of GO BioThrive Grow, BioRoot, Black Diamond and BioWeed and let it sit for a few hours. This will provide some humic acids, Liginite and other things that I may be missing from my dry ingredients. Not perfect but the best with what I have.
Because I was using this soil to transplant with I'm not too worried about giving it time for the microbes to build up populations.
This is probably a mistake but I didn't have the luxury of having some of this pre-made. Another lesson learned. Fail to plan. Plan to fail.
1. Mixed up some new soil
I've been using Sunshine Mix #4 which is a soil-less medium.
As per a recipe I found and marked in my journal from this site I doctored up my own recipe with what I had on hand.
I only have access to 5 gallon drums to mix in so I made 4 gallons at a time. (to make mixing easier)
1. Add approximately 3 gallons of Sunshine Mix
2. 1 litre (approx 1/4 gallon) of worm castings
3. 4 tbs of Blood Meal 12-0-0
4. 8 tbs of Bone Meal 4-10-0
5. 1/2 cup of Hi-P bat guano 0-15-1
6. 4 tbs of dolomitic lime (recipe calls for powdered, I only had access to pellets)
7. 8 tbs of kelp meal (1-1-2)
Top up with sunshine Mix #4 and mixed well to make 4 to 4.5 gallons
Did this x3! with a few breaks......
![Joint :joint: :joint:](/styles/smilies/joint.gif)
![Jan22nd 020.jpg](/data/attachments/1414/1414397-3bacc0f1e855536da15355e27d21fe0f.jpg)
![Jan22nd 019.jpg](/data/attachments/1414/1414398-25427625560b37b7e85e39fa945773d2.jpg)
![Jan22nd 018.jpg](/data/attachments/1414/1414399-9554a5d871124c12ea69bdbf23704119.jpg)
![Jan22nd 017.jpg](/data/attachments/1414/1414400-65a4d873e680f8225ca6c92de8f9b9f9.jpg)
![Jan22nd 016.jpg](/data/attachments/1414/1414401-d3fcea6321c8b108158127849f93b988.jpg)
**EDIT** I also watered with a mixture of GO BioThrive Grow, BioRoot, Black Diamond and BioWeed and let it sit for a few hours. This will provide some humic acids, Liginite and other things that I may be missing from my dry ingredients. Not perfect but the best with what I have.
Because I was using this soil to transplant with I'm not too worried about giving it time for the microbes to build up populations.
This is probably a mistake but I didn't have the luxury of having some of this pre-made. Another lesson learned. Fail to plan. Plan to fail.