kratos015
Well-Known Member
Hey RIU,
Having a bit of some trouble with my supersoil's pH and I was hoping I could get some advice? I recently quit drinking, but the damage for a lot of things has already been done. I only bring that up because it was the cause of a lot of my laziness so I didn't do a lot of things I should have so please go easy on me
Anyway..
About a week and a half ago I poured out my supersoil onto some tarp after it having sat in the trash cans for over 5 weeks. My dumbass didn't take it out every 2-3 days like Subcool said (due to laziness from the alcohol). So after about 5 weeks of sitting in there I poured it all out and it reeked of sewage hardcore, like when I open my septic tank. After much research I determined the soil could still be saved as most people stated that there are still good microbes in there, they just need to be rejuvenated. So I poured a bag of Roots Organic and some EWC and Alaskan Humus and stirred it up a whole bunch and let it dry out for a good 2-3 days until the smell went away. Afterward, I sprayed it down with a mix of neem oil/EWC tea to inoculate the soil once more and to get it a bit moist. It's been sitting in the trash cans for about a week now and I decided to test the pH of it tonight because I don't want to transplant into that soil unless I'm absolutely sure it's ready. The test results came out to around 6-6.5 max. Adding a few granules of dolomite lime didn't do anything but perhaps that's because I didn't give it a chance to dissolve in the water for long enough? I know dolomite lime takes around a year to break down organicly, but since people suggest mixing some dolomite lime with water to buffer soil pH I thought the same effect would apply for this test? Right now the tester is sitting at around 6.2-6.4 if I had to venture a guess? It isn't quite the color of 6.0, but it isn't quite the color of 6.5 either.. somewhat in between.
Anyway, how do I go about fixing this? Obviously pouring a ton of dolomite lime into the soil isn't going to help me right now, but is there anything that can? Am I over-reacting about the pH? Subcool says he has neutral pH in his soil after cooking, but mine isn't neutral. Did the fact I let it sit too long and smell like sewage mess me up completely? Are there any ways to tell that your soil is decomposed enough by the way? My plants are going to be ready for their final transplant in a week, two max so I was hoping my supersoil would be good to go by then. Is there anything I can do to fix this soil? Or will I have to just go down to the hydro store and buy enough Roots Organic to plant them all in?
As always thanks for any and all advice!
Having a bit of some trouble with my supersoil's pH and I was hoping I could get some advice? I recently quit drinking, but the damage for a lot of things has already been done. I only bring that up because it was the cause of a lot of my laziness so I didn't do a lot of things I should have so please go easy on me

About a week and a half ago I poured out my supersoil onto some tarp after it having sat in the trash cans for over 5 weeks. My dumbass didn't take it out every 2-3 days like Subcool said (due to laziness from the alcohol). So after about 5 weeks of sitting in there I poured it all out and it reeked of sewage hardcore, like when I open my septic tank. After much research I determined the soil could still be saved as most people stated that there are still good microbes in there, they just need to be rejuvenated. So I poured a bag of Roots Organic and some EWC and Alaskan Humus and stirred it up a whole bunch and let it dry out for a good 2-3 days until the smell went away. Afterward, I sprayed it down with a mix of neem oil/EWC tea to inoculate the soil once more and to get it a bit moist. It's been sitting in the trash cans for about a week now and I decided to test the pH of it tonight because I don't want to transplant into that soil unless I'm absolutely sure it's ready. The test results came out to around 6-6.5 max. Adding a few granules of dolomite lime didn't do anything but perhaps that's because I didn't give it a chance to dissolve in the water for long enough? I know dolomite lime takes around a year to break down organicly, but since people suggest mixing some dolomite lime with water to buffer soil pH I thought the same effect would apply for this test? Right now the tester is sitting at around 6.2-6.4 if I had to venture a guess? It isn't quite the color of 6.0, but it isn't quite the color of 6.5 either.. somewhat in between.
Anyway, how do I go about fixing this? Obviously pouring a ton of dolomite lime into the soil isn't going to help me right now, but is there anything that can? Am I over-reacting about the pH? Subcool says he has neutral pH in his soil after cooking, but mine isn't neutral. Did the fact I let it sit too long and smell like sewage mess me up completely? Are there any ways to tell that your soil is decomposed enough by the way? My plants are going to be ready for their final transplant in a week, two max so I was hoping my supersoil would be good to go by then. Is there anything I can do to fix this soil? Or will I have to just go down to the hydro store and buy enough Roots Organic to plant them all in?
As always thanks for any and all advice!
