Coco Based No-till Living Soil Recipe Help??

bajasti

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Much better with less langbeinite, just an fyi, you will probably still test too high for K, but it probably won't be a problem. It's a good idea to test your soil just so you know what might be too high (so you can watch for lockouts) or what might be too low. Coots type mixes almost always test too high for K and low in micronutrients. I checked your list and are you using oyster flour or something else to buffer the soil? My experience is that living soils (that we make ourselves, not like in our backyards lol) tend to acidify quite fast due to the heavy bacterial action. This tends not to matter if you have a big enough mass of it, but in smaller pots it can be a problem. Also, one thing to remember is that these Coots type mixes tend to lack micronutrients-pretty much all of them. So I would dose it a couple of times with any good micronutrient pack, or something like Bio Ag TM-7. You want to give it to them a couple of weeks before you flip to 12/12 and then a week after. Micronutrient deficiencies tend to rear their heads during a good stretch. Good luck! These living soils are fun but if you have problems with a new mix (usually starting in stretch) it's very hard to chase the problem down-on the other hand, if you get lucky with your mix, you'll have it for quite some time, and they make really tasty buds.
Hey, thanks for your input. I'm hoping the coco helps with the low PH. I'm also adding Bio char which is usually higher in PH to treat over acidic soils. I was told If I add oyster flour to this mix it would be too akaline. I'm also told the AG TM-7 has Iron that most of us don't need. How bout the BIG 6 from BAS?

Baja
 

bajasti

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Heres my compost tea after about 20 hours of brewing. Whoas!!! Should I dump it in my bio-char now? or give it alil more time to innoculate? Hoping this brings the PH of the bio char down some.

Baja
 

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bajasti

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So this is what I found today. I need some help with what to do. I found a weed or grass or something growing in my mix while it was cooking. Look at the pics. Also noticed some blue greenish color growing in some spots like mold. Is this all normal? What should I do about the little grass/weed guy. just pull it? And the mold colored spots? Any ideas anyone? Haven't planted anything in to this bed yet.

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myke

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So this is what I found today. I need some help with what to do. I found a weed or grass or something growing in my mix while it was cooking. Look at the pics. Also noticed some blue greenish color growing in some spots like mold. Is this all normal? What should I do about the little grass/weed guy. just pull it? And the mold colored spots? Any ideas anyone? Haven't planted anything in to this bed yet.

Baja
Google "why my mycelium is green" should help ya.
 

bajasti

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I get them also,even with no light.I just leave them.
So I'm seeing through the searches that its trichoderma fungi? So if thats the case, we love it! Not for magic mushys but for our living soil mixes?? Am I right? or should I just throw everything in the garbage. lol Thanks for your help bros.

Baja
 

myke

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So I'm seeing through the searches that its trichoderma fungi? So if thats the case, we love it! Not for magic mushys but for our living soil mixes?? Am I right? or should I just throw everything in the garbage. lol Thanks for your help bros.

Baja
All good brother,dont disturb it.Organic growing means patience,leave things alone and all will be good.
 

Rurumo

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I always get that white fungus forming on my Coots mix while it cooks, that's one of the signs you know you've got a good batch.
 

Skopes120

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Before you mix that up, I'd hold off, there is a lot off with that mix. Way too much langbeinite among other things. Rather than waste the money on all that stuff, calculate out smaller proportions then have it tested. You are going to be through the roof with some of those #s. You may also have a problem with PH as most living soil mixes base their calcium and and other PH stabilizing agents ( like rock dust) on the fact that their base is peat rather than coco. Nothing worse than ending up with a big batch of unusable media that has you chasing nutrient lockouts the entire grow, many of us have been there before.
So what if I’ve made a mix and 1.5 week after transplant they fried I have roughly 400 gallons of this mix
 
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