Super Soil Total Cost Calculated

Marlboro47 said:
So if your adding worm casting, bone meal, blood meal, fish emulsion...ect do you still feed nutes?
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Wolverine97 said:
no, you do not.
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Look at it as somewhat of a trade off. You are spending the money up front with the supersoil so you don't need as much other ferts/nutes because they are already in the soil mixture. When I amend my soil mixture I put the amended (supersoil) in the bottom half of the container and fill in the top half with plain FF Ocean Forest, Roots Organics or whatever I have used for the amended batch. The amended soil mixture is potent stuff and too much of a good thing can cause problems so be careful using your amended mixture. No ferts/nutes are needed, and if you use additional start off very lightly.
 
has anyone seen or used the super soil on ebay? it sounds really legit? all i have to say us u use 150-200$ per run on nutrients, with supersoil i save 150-200 every go and can go 4 times for a single half batch, it saved my wallet.
 
dirtyho1968 said:
Prob super burn if not careful.
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Yes, super burn is right! I usually dump my used supersoil around my bushes, this year I dump some on my hostas before they grew out of the ground and they burned. I like amended soil mixtures but you have to be careful with it.
 
Wolverine97 said:
Happy frog is not even remotely similar to Roots, not even close. Nutrient profile is way off, water retention, aeration, just all waaay off.
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its different but he did add perlite. and happy frog really is a good soil. i used 2 bags happy with 2 bags bio bizz light with 6 bags roots for my newest s.s batch. and really any premium potting soil works just fine for s.s
 
kushking42 said:
its different but he did add perlite. and happy frog really is a good soil. i used 2 bags happy with 2 bags bio bizz light with 6 bags roots for my newest s.s batch. and really any premium potting soil works just fine for s.s
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Yeah, it is good soil but it doesn't have coco coir which IMO is the biggest issue. There is quite a bit more nutrient load in the Happy Frog also, which is my other concern.
 
kushking42 said:
its different but he did add perlite. and happy frog really is a good soil. i used 2 bags happy with 2 bags bio bizz light with 6 bags roots for my newest s.s batch. and really any premium potting soil works just fine for s.s
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So you mix brands for your base, I never thought of doing that. I stick with one brand and some Pro-Mix 4 (?) for each batch. I have made batches using a different brand of base each time, FoxFarm OF, Roots Organic etc. I've never made a full batch using 8 bags of base because I have a difficult time combining and mixing the small batches, and an 8 bag batch would probably last me a year or two. One of these days I'll get that 55 gallon empty drum and convert it into a mixer, then I will make the full batch.
 
I can't find the biobizz light mix either. Instead I've tried using light warrior instead on my first half mix and on the second half mix I did I threw in a a bag of coco. 20%coco-80%roots soil. I did 20 plants with each half batch, so I'm guessing a full batch will yield enouph to do about 40-45 plants in 7 gallon pots. Remember the mix is good for one year, but the older it gets the more of it is needed per pot, because it gets weaker over time...

FYI ----> you did not include the cost of additional bags of soil for top dressing. Thats an additional 8-10 bags of Roots Organic. At the prices estimated by Marlboro47 (16$ a bag), your overhead is a bit high. Although could be worth it if canibus sells for a lot in your area.....
 
So at what stage do you suggest transplanting into the super soil? I know you only fill the pot half full, but do you do this right before flowering or do you veg in it for a couple of weeks?
 
how many cu.ft. of dirt are in each bag of promix for super soil!? 8 bags sounds like a lot, I have a similar recipe, half the strength in nutrient but I used about 6 cu.ft of promix... my bags were 3.8 cu.ft! thanks
 
lemonjedi said:
So at what stage do you suggest transplanting into the super soil? I know you only fill the pot half full, but do you do this right before flowering or do you veg in it for a couple of weeks?
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You can do it before flowering so the plants get used to the soil, I have 5 plants that just started flowering & they will be transplanted next week into 7 gal containers filled with roots & SS

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I like to wait until I can sex the plant before transplanting. That way you don't waste any SS on a male you don't plan to keep.
 
Sub i used your super soil i have been growing for years and never had reslults like this. I have used Advanced nutrients and they were great but i never ever have gotten relults like this yield was similar but the taste is out of this world.. Your the man Sub i will never buy ferts again.... cant wait to try this super soil with some of your gear, i have grown jtr, third dimension all amazing strains but i cant wait to try this stuff in the super soil.... A,O is next for me cant wait
 
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