Hey, just got around refreshing some soil a few days ago. I combined a few old pots that had been sitting around with a bin of unused soil i had sitting outside for a while. Neither of them were in ideal conditions and definitely didn't maintain proper moisture levels to keep things thriving. I added a tablespoon each of alfalfa/neem/crab shell, a 1/4cup of insect frass (just got some, never used in previous soil mixes) and 2 tablespoons of kelp. Mixed in like 4 big scoops of ewc from my bin and around 10 equal scoops of pumice also. After mixing and bringing all this to a better moisture level, i added 1 teaspoon of alfalfa/neem/kelp on top of another 2 scoop layer of ewc. After 3 days, I have a strong mycellium mat growing over the top of the soil which is promising i think. All in all, it came out to a little more than 2 cuft.
I cant really remember what all has been added/grown in certain bins/pots, but I know I am heavy on the compost inputs, both ewc and some good looking leaf based compost from outside. I'm hoping that adding a good amount of extra pumice this go round will help with it being such a heavy mix. Most all the mixes started with a pretty basic 1/3 peat 1/3 pumice 1/3 compost + amendments.
I'm not really sure whether I should mix the bin, destroying the mycellium growth, or if I should let it do it's thing for a bit as is? I'm looking to get some seeds started in the next week or so, but don't want to jump in before the soil is ready. Would a two week aging period be enough to revive this soil with the added fresh compost?
Any input or suggestions on what I've got going would be appreciated.
I cant really remember what all has been added/grown in certain bins/pots, but I know I am heavy on the compost inputs, both ewc and some good looking leaf based compost from outside. I'm hoping that adding a good amount of extra pumice this go round will help with it being such a heavy mix. Most all the mixes started with a pretty basic 1/3 peat 1/3 pumice 1/3 compost + amendments.
I'm not really sure whether I should mix the bin, destroying the mycellium growth, or if I should let it do it's thing for a bit as is? I'm looking to get some seeds started in the next week or so, but don't want to jump in before the soil is ready. Would a two week aging period be enough to revive this soil with the added fresh compost?
Any input or suggestions on what I've got going would be appreciated.
