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Going to try a different soil mix for this next grow. These are the ingredients I have and was wondering which combination of these would be best...
Earthgro potting soil (see pic)
perlite
vermiculite
sphagnum peat moss
blood meal
bone meal.
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Basic Soilless Potting MixQuote:
Originally Posted by hardtail70
4-6 parts Sphagnum Peat Moss
1 part Perlite
1 part Vermiculite
Basic Mix with Compost
2 parts Compost
2-4 parts Sphagnum Peat Moss
1 part Perlite
1 part Vermiculite
Basic Mix with the Addition of Nutrients
Add ½ cup each per every 8 gallons of mix:
½ cup Bone Meal(Phosphorous)
½ cup Dolomitic Limestone (Raises soil pH and provides calcium and magnesium)
½ cup Blood Meal or Soybean Meal or Dried Kelp Powder (Nitrogen)
A side note on making your own organic ferts as well.
N P K
2 - 3.5 - 2.5
1 part bone meal
3 parts alfalfa hay
2 parts greensand
N P K
2 - 4 - 2
4 parts coffee grounds
1 part bone meal
1 part wood ashes
N P K
2 - 4 - 2
1 part leather dust
1 part bone meal
3 parts granite dust
N P K
2 - 8 - 2
3 parts greensand
2 parts seaweed
1 part dried blood
2 parts phosphate rock
N P K
2 - 13 - 2.5
1 part cottonseed meal
2 parts phosphate rock
2 parts seaweed
N P K
3.5 - 5.5 - 3.5
2 parts cottonseed meal
1 part colloidal phosphate
2 parts granite dust
N P K
2.5 - 6 - 5
1 part dried blood
1 part phosphate rock
4 parts wood ashes
N P K
0 - 5 - 4
1 part phosphate rock
3 parts greensand
2 parts wood ashes
N P K
3 - 6 - 3
1 part leather dust
1 part phosphate rock
3 parts seaweed
N P K
3 - 7 - 5
1 part dried blood
1 part phosphate rock
3 parts wood ashes
N P K
3 - 8 - 5
1 part leather dust
1 part phosphate rock
1 part fish scrap
4 parts wood ashes
N P K
2.5 - 2.5 - 4
3 parts granite dust
1 part dried blood
1 part bone meal
5 parts seaweed
N P K
4 - 5 - 4
2 parts dried blood
1 part phosphate rock
4 parts wood ashes
N P K
6 - 8 - 3
2 parts fish scrap
2 parts dried blood
1 part cottonseed meal
1 part wood ashes
1 part phosphate rock
1 part granite dust
Very cool.... thanks a lot!