Subcool's Super Soil

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shady1

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well, the reason I use RO water is because i'm on well water and the ppm is at about 520. I don't know if there is to much of a certain minerals in it so why not just start off with a clean slate by using RO water.
 

jtrbushes

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I use an RO machine because my tap water comes out @ 350ppm and 9.0ph, leaves a white film on my dishes, and tastes like chemicals. No thanks. Do not want. Plants probably also do not want.

The most important reason to use RO filtered water is to eliminate the problems that come from starting with highly alkaline water, which I have. And it gets rid of all the anti-microbial chems that people put in it. Don't want to kill off the micro herd.
 

mindphuk

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well, the reason I use RO water is because i'm on well water and the ppm is at about 520. I don't know if there is to much of a certain minerals in it so why not just start off with a clean slate by using RO water.
I was going to say except for well water but I would think you can run that through a dual carbon filter to remove most of the bad stuff without all of that waste that RO makes. But then again, if it's your well and you aren't paying for city water, then it's no waste.

I just hate paying for cal-mag when my tap water has sufficient amounts. I do let the chlorine off-gas and I don't think I have chloramine but even if I do, it doesn't have enough to kill many microbes especially if you supplement with benies as that will overwhelm any of the tap water antimicrobials, and additionally since you're adding it to a large amount of organic material
 

Maximus cannabis

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I was going to say except for well water but I would think you can run that through a dual carbon filter to remove most of the bad stuff without all of that waste that RO makes. But then again, if it's your well and you aren't paying for city water, then it's no waste.

I just hate paying for cal-mag when my tap water has sufficient amounts. I do let the chlorine off-gas and I don't think I have chloramine but even if I do, it doesn't have enough to kill many microbes especially if you supplement with benies as that will overwhelm any of the tap water antimicrobials, and additionally since you're adding it to a large amount of organic material
When I used to do saltwater tanks, we would treat the water with this chemical to remove the chlorine and chloramines. It was pretty common stuff and we used it to treat very bad tap water, and I never had a problem with some very sensitive animals. Anyone ever tried this?
 

Hotsause

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Gipson there is about 4 pages in here that have smallers Recipes since you are being lazy i will post it
1/2 Batch:
4 bags Organic Base Soil
12.5-25 lbs. Worm Castings
2.5 lbs Fish Bone Meal
2.5 lbs Bat Guano
2.5 lbs Blood Meal
3/8 cup (1/4 cup + 1/8 cup) Epsom Salts
1/2 cup Sweet (dolomite) Lime
1/4 cup Azomite
1 Tbs Powdered Humic Acid

1/3 Batch:
2.7 bags Organic Base Soil
8-16 lbs Worm Castings
1.7 lbs Fish Bone Meal
1.7 lbs Bat Guano
1.7 lbs Blood Meal
1/4 cup Epsom Salts
1/3 cup Sweet (dolomite) Lime
2.5 Tbs Azomite
2 tsp. powdered HUmic Acid
 

MuntantLizzard

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4 bags Organic Base Soil
12.5-25 lbs. Worm Castings
2.5 lbs Fish Bone Meal
2.5 lbs Bat Guano
2.5 lbs Blood Meal
3/8 cup (1/4 cup + 1/8 cup) Epsom Salts
1/2 cup Sweet (dolomite) Lime
1/4 cup Azomite
1 Tbs Powdered Humic Acid
Its the most popular grocery list in America.
 

MuntantLizzard

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4 bags Organic Base Soil ($60)
12.5-25 lbs. Worm Castings ($10-20)
2.5 lbs Fish Bone Meal ($9)
2.5 lbs Bat Guano ($6)
2.5 lbs Blood Meal ($5)
3/8 cup Epsom Salts ($.50)
1/2 cup dolomite Lime (.25cents)
1/4 cup Azomite ($5 for 5lbs)
1 Tbs Powdered Humic Acid ($7 1lbs)

$120


Can we get these items at a lower price?
Where do you go, Shop around town?
 

chewbert

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hey i just recieved my soluble powdered humic acid ordered online from keep it simple inc. product is called teravita sp-90 soluble humate powder
its a black grainy powdery substance.
please let me know if this is the right stuff for the ss soil recipe. think it costed about 10-12 buks for like 2 pounds
any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks chewbert over and out
 

chewbert

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hey i just recieved my soluble powdered humic acid ordered online from keep it simple inc. product is called teravita sp-90 soluble humate powder
its a black grainy powdery substance.
please let me know if this is the right stuff for the ss soil recipe. think it costed about 10-12 buks for like 2 pounds
any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks chewbert over and out
oh ya here is the link if it helps
http://www.horticulturesource.com/certified-organic-omri-listed-products-media-nutrients-fertilizers-supplements-spray-c46/kis-sp-90-soluble-humate-powder-1-lb-p3030/?osCsid=b96a388ef95f32452d0f09cb563f0456
 

chewbert

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thanks man i was just not sure . theres so many different kinds of humates that it gets confusing sometimes,and they all claim to be pure humic acid wether it be liquid or any other form
 

chewbert

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im also not sure wich size pot to use. 7 or 10 gallon
was gonna use 10 gall but thats alot more money in soil
do u think 7 gallon pots will be sufficient enough for indoor?
i was thinking of trying the {Roots Pots} auto root pruning and what not
i thought i read that sub uses 10 gallons currently, but he suggests 7
 

chewbert

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maybe ill get 10 gallons and just not fillem to top , leave some room for top dressing if i end up havin a heavy feeder that needs it toward the end
just thinkin out loud. any criticism is welcome

oh ya when will my profile stop saying im a stranger
 
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