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Maine and above for sure. I'm only familiar with 2 brands, both of the highest quality. Thorvin, the cheapest for me to source, comes from Iceland. Algamin, is sourced from around Nova Scotia. Closer, but the shipping is higher. Go figure! Norway is also a source for kelp, but no experience...

^^^THIS^^^ Wet

DE is the skeletons of one celled Diatoms that died eons ago. If they haven't broken down much in that length of time .... ProTekt is available way faster. WAY faster! Also easier to overdo. I finally got to the point where I was just using 1/4 tsp/gallon of water and watering with that...

Jeez Louise! Figure on the summer solstice at the earliest. Wet

Just as OldMedUser suggested. Just don't make the mistake of trying to substitute it for lime or, to buffer your soil, it won't. For soil buffering, the calcium has to be in a carbonate form (such as lime), gypsum is in a sulfate form. Great as a Ca and Su source, but lacking buffering...

I have a question because this whole conversation is puzzling. Doesn't anyone use dolomite lime in their mixes? I use no liquid cal/mag and never have, but have not had a cal/mag issue in over 8 years. I did 9 years ago after listening to Coot and some bad information on dolomite that had no...

Sourcing stuff locally should be a very high priority. Not only in money saved in shipping (A LOT!), but just being able to scoot down to the local HD, Lowes, or Feed & Seed store instead of the week or so lag time involved in ordering online is a huge plus over a grow season. Like @kratos015...

Don't get all excited, yer dick ain't gonna grow any ...VOE on that! :wall: Wet

You are missing kelp meal and that is simply a must have for no till, or any organic mix for that matter. Not liquid, extract, or concentrate, just plain ordinary kelp meal. For ~3cf a 5# bag will be enough to get started. What are you using for aeration? Wet

Sorry Dmannn, that is simply an ill informed and wrong OPINION. There is obviously no VOE (Voice of Experience) anywhere in that post. Pine Bark fines has been an intregal part of my mix for over 45 years and not using it is never even considered. It is also used in the bedding for the 6 worm...

You are going to need more perlite, VOE here. Over the years I found that it takes most, if not all, of a 4cf bag of perlite to properly aerate a fully expanded 3.8cf bale of peat moss. I also aerate @40% perlite. With the dry amendments, seed meals, composts and such that old 1/3 aeration...

I don't see why not, especially if you can source it locally and avoid shipping costs. The NPK isn't crazy and while some of the ingredients *I* generally avoid, I see nothing that is a "run far away" deal breaker. Bear in mind you will need to source a couple of things for the mix. Lime comes...

BIG +1 on that! Starting a worm bin is, absolutely, the best thing you can do organically. I know I'm repeating kkt3, but it simply cannot be stressed enough. Wet

A Bud that has similar hard water issues uses garden sulfur to keep the pH in check. Very little is needed and it's pretty much a once/season fix. The peat will also work well. It's mostly up to you to decide what works best for your situation. Wet

It still takes shovel work, but it's not hard to get the peat wet if you do it by the numbers. You simply haven't been taught the correct way to do it. If you have, or can source the same components I use, I could walk you through enough mix for 2 of those 8gal pots and get a taste of how a...

Please read my replys a bit closer. I never said anything close to "1 cup/gallon", nor was I saying "per sqft". I was speaking in terms of cf (cubic foot), which is 7 1/2 gallons and it is a unit of volume most commonly used for mixes. Sqft refers to surface area and is mainly used for soil...

Not sure about CaO, but CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate), in close to insoluble in water. This is where "mesh size" (how finely ground-up it is), comes in, the particle size. Think of it this way; Oyster shell flour with it's flour like consistancy will start to break down and become available in less...

Just to be clear, basalt and glacial rock dust are NOT liming agents. No calcium carbonate = no buffering ability. 11 days is a bit of a short time, especially if not enough is added in the first place. It works by being in actual physical contact or, at least very close proximity to what it's...

+1 There is simply nothing I could add to ShLUbY's posts. Our growing styles & techniques are pretty much the same. Wet

IDK, how big are those bags of Roots and FFOF? Need to know how many cf you're working with. I'd definately give the guanos a pass though. Wet