CaretakerDad
Well-Known Member
I am preparing my soil for May planting and would like input on the recipe I am using as this will be my first organic grow. Not to bring derision on myself, but I have routinely grown 1.5 lb container plants with Miracle Grow potting soil and 1/2 strength MG fertilizer and 5+ lb in ground plants with Miracle Grow amended with natural soil, perlite, and well aged chicken shit.
So this year I will be growing in 100 and 150 gallon smart pots as well as the usual 15 gallon container and in ground plants using the following SubCool based recipe. Please opine as to whether or not I have added too much, too little, or omitted something. I would hate to burn up a bunch of perfectly good plants. The soil will cook for about 50 days and the plants will be well established 24" - 30" some seed, some clones when they are transplanted into their final container with the super soil in late May.
8 bags of Roots organics
50 lbs Worm castings
5 lbs 0-10-0 Bat guano
5 lbs Blood meal
5 lbs Fish bone meal
5 lbs Soft rock phosphate
1 cup Azomite
2 cups Alfalfa meal
2 cups Kelp meal
2 cups Crab meal
2 cups Oyster shell
1 cup Sweet lime (powder)
3/4 cup Epsom salt
2 Tbs Humic acid powder
So this year I will be growing in 100 and 150 gallon smart pots as well as the usual 15 gallon container and in ground plants using the following SubCool based recipe. Please opine as to whether or not I have added too much, too little, or omitted something. I would hate to burn up a bunch of perfectly good plants. The soil will cook for about 50 days and the plants will be well established 24" - 30" some seed, some clones when they are transplanted into their final container with the super soil in late May.
8 bags of Roots organics
50 lbs Worm castings
5 lbs 0-10-0 Bat guano
5 lbs Blood meal
5 lbs Fish bone meal
5 lbs Soft rock phosphate
1 cup Azomite
2 cups Alfalfa meal
2 cups Kelp meal
2 cups Crab meal
2 cups Oyster shell
1 cup Sweet lime (powder)
3/4 cup Epsom salt
2 Tbs Humic acid powder