MR.NICE.GUY.1990
Well-Known Member
This is my first attempt at full organics. This is my recipe for me soil
(BASESOIL)
* 30% Spaghnum Peat Moss
* 30% Premium Worm Castings
* 25% Small Lava Rocks
* 15% Top Soil
(Amendments)
* Neem Cake (1/2 cup per cubic foot)
* Sea Kelp Meal (1/2 cup per cubic foot)
* Crustacean Meal (1/2 cup per cubic foot)
* Mineral Mix (azomite i have to assume
, 5 cups per cubic foot)
* Alfalfa meal (1/2 cup per cubic foot)
* Gypsum ( 1/2 cup per cubic foot)
* Comfrey Leaf (a handful top dressed over the medium and covered with worm castings)
*Mulch with straw once it's in the container( or a living mulch like clover)
I have 3 questions.
First, do I need gypsum pellets that are going break down over time, because build a soil is out of that and I'm trying to find an alternative
2nd, would I receive any added benefits from using clover living mulch over straw
3rd, the mix calls for aloe, but no specific way to implement it, do I use it as a foliar spray or mix it in as a soil amendment.( May be a dumb question)
(BASESOIL)
* 30% Spaghnum Peat Moss
* 30% Premium Worm Castings
* 25% Small Lava Rocks
* 15% Top Soil
(Amendments)
* Neem Cake (1/2 cup per cubic foot)
* Sea Kelp Meal (1/2 cup per cubic foot)
* Crustacean Meal (1/2 cup per cubic foot)
* Mineral Mix (azomite i have to assume
, 5 cups per cubic foot)* Alfalfa meal (1/2 cup per cubic foot)
* Gypsum ( 1/2 cup per cubic foot)
* Comfrey Leaf (a handful top dressed over the medium and covered with worm castings)
*Mulch with straw once it's in the container( or a living mulch like clover)
I have 3 questions.
First, do I need gypsum pellets that are going break down over time, because build a soil is out of that and I'm trying to find an alternative
2nd, would I receive any added benefits from using clover living mulch over straw
3rd, the mix calls for aloe, but no specific way to implement it, do I use it as a foliar spray or mix it in as a soil amendment.( May be a dumb question)