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*I* can't verify if what you heard is Bro science, internet myth, or stoner science, but can say that it is incorrect information, especially when it comes to our container mixes. You would think after several hundred years of use (whenever the machinery for pulverizing rocks was developed)...

Because gypsum is the wrong form of Ca to affect pH, being Ca sulfate. Lime, oyster shell, Ag lime are all Ca carbonate that does affect pH. You can get by with just using a Ca carbonate for both pH and as a Ca source, gypsum would not do this 'double duty'. Even starting at neutral, organic...

Is this oyster shell "flour", or just crunched oyster shell, like for chicken scratch? The 'flour' should have the consistancy similar to flour used for baking (mesh size). I used the chicken scratch stuff once and it had not broken down a bit 3 years later. Pretty much useless in a soil mix...

Pine bark is acidic, yes. Very? IDKTBH But what really took me by surprise was the soil test on Premier peat moss that MistaRasta had done and posted elsewhere. I've always figured Premier at ~5.5 or a bit lower. The soil test showed it to be 4.5 IIRC. That's 100x more acidic than 5.5...

^^^^THAT^^^^ But, I am going to add a few points that will hopefully save you some $$$ and more importantly, time. If observant, you will figure this out on your own, but it can take years for some things to become obvious, over several grow seasons and trying different things. I've been...

I'm going to disagree a bit with MR. Wood chips will suck N from your soil, bark, not so much as to notice. The cellulose of wood needs the N for bacteria and fungal to break it down. Bark contains much less, if any, of heartwood type cellulose. It is also way longer to break down than rice...

Something to Google and check out is: WILMOD SULPHUR EVAPORATOR >> WSE75 A most excellent piece of kit and geared to our size grows rather than huge greenhouses. Comes from Germany IIRC.

How long is a piece of string? Perhaps a not quite so open ended question?

That would be per cf. So, for 10cf (75 gallons), 5 cups of amendment. The "hot" sources could and should be reduced even further. They are way easy to over do and super easy and fast to add, if needed.

As a 'golden rule' sort of, in a re-amended mix, 1/2cup/cf is a pretty safe bet. The soil isn't totally depleted, but certainly x amount was used up in the grow. The 1/2 cup is enough to replace most, if not all and you can top dress later if something is obviously lacking. BTW, I still use...

Aside from the lower N and higher P/K of the Tomato tone I've never noticed much of a real world difference between the regular, starter, garden, or whatever gets used. IDK about the 'acid loving', never used it, but everything else I've tried has just given good results. So, whatever you have...

Around 20 or so is a good start. I know that doesn't seem like a lot, but the population can and will increase pretty quick in a rich organic mix. One worm can produce up to 1,000 offspring in 6 months and that's a geometric progression, like 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and so on, not a linear progression...

@mauricem00 Yeah, Tomato tone is good stuff, been using it for years, both flowering mj and the tomato plants in the garden. The whole line is good stuff.

I honestly don't know. The tap water here is ~28 PPM, almost, but not quite RO. I'd listen to MistaRasta on this one.

I do a "small squirt", but it's very close to 1/2 tsp. Works just fine. My wife keeps stealing the Dawn but is a bit slower dipping into the Ivory when she runs out of dishsoap. Plus, I keep the Ivory in the garage with the organic 'stuff'. I get the Dawn with the seabird on the label, from...

Really ^^ About $12 here. I pretty much use Ca carbonate for pH buffering only and some Ca. My main go-to for a Ca source is Gypsum. The sulfate form doesn't affect pH much, but is a fast source of Ca and sulfur and gets used fairly regulary over the season. Really does a number for flower...

I've done a mixture of RW and Euros almost from the very beginning, going on 8 years now. Have no idea of the % of each, it's whatever they balance out to. But, for sure, start a worm bin. If anything is a game changer, that is. On worms in the pot; I've stopped purposely adding worms to...

A cult like following for sure and I guess it sounds cool to say (or type). It sure gets mentioned enough. In the new "No - Till Revisited" thread started by BlueJay (MOFO), the new recipe is different in what it lacks from the first No Till thread (Locked now, but still there). This is mostly...

Think back. We've both been here for years and have seen it happen. The main influence being Coot/Lumperdawgz and the whole *new* no till method. People, especially the inexperienced, took everything at face value despite experience and observation to the contrary because Coot said so. Most of...

Not a downside, but certainly a caution, since spent soil has been my go to for years. It involves neem cake. There is a caution on the Neem Resources website warning about neem cake amounts and seeds, seedlings, and young plants. I take that warning seriously and avoid neem cake in those...