Quote Originally Posted by DoDoFoShoDoe
Im new to growing and to cann.com in general. Ive been reading up all of the wonderful information thats provided here and can across a question i wanted to ask to someone with more experience.

Is it possible to have a organic soil mix with enough nutrients to where addidtional ferts wouldnt be neccesary? If not neccesary would it still be possible to use other ferts to perhaps increase yeild? I got this one mix from another thread in here:

1 bag of FoxFarm Ocean Forrest pottting soil
1 bag of FoxFarm Planting Mix with bat guano and earthworm castings
1 bag of Light Warrior High Yeild blend
8-10 quarts of perlite.
1 cup of FoxFarm Peace of Mind Fruit and Flower Fertilizer (NPK 5-8-4)

If someone could gimme some feedback id appriciate it a bunch!

dodo
hi im am in northern ca around santa rosa im 46 and started growing when i was fifteen not realy knowing what i was doing until i served a appritaship and was lucky enough to be taught by good grows on the hills outside bodegabay and i will give u a mix that if u do rite u just need water no chemical or liquid ferlizers.i take 1 yard of prim top soil 2 yards of fox farm ocean forst mix together than i take blood meal,bone meal,bat gano,some sand and alot of perilite i mix it on big tarps watering some and keeping covered to build heat and bind,but hears the real deal at end of grow i take fifty gallon drums and make a mulch pile turning barells for about five months and than that is what gets mixed into all the other organtic stuff i dont even have to test soil ive did it so long but newbe should test ph i like at just under 7.0 or at hydro totaly different lower ph between 5.5 and 6.5 but out door u want a soil rich with availible neutrants with 7.0 ph but be where u can still have 7.0 ph and to hot of soil so dont over do blood and bone my mulch has alot in it to sustain plants they love this mix.i grow 8 ft plants in five gallon bucket and never give more than water the whole time through buding and all and i promise u the best tasting smoke u ever had.thier is actually a formula for the mix so it cums out perfect with ph and avilible npk and trace menerals they stay healthy and green if u would like more detailed instructions hit me back i promise i dont fk with chemical ferlizers nor organtic liquid either i dont need to try my mix it is time tested since i learned in 1980 thks hope this will help info by oldschoolmix o by the way 32 1.5 qb square foot bags of fax fam equal 1 yard