Green soil?????

[in_grind_we_toke]

Started growing for the first time ever. I mixed in organic blood meal into the soil and followed measurement directions. End of week one after seeds sprouted I noticed the soil started turning green (Moving towards end of week 3). Did the blood meal turn the soil green or is there a problem?? Help!?!? See picture

in_grind_we_toke Reviewed by in_grind_we_toke on 02-27-2013. Green soil????? Started growing for the first time ever. I mixed in organic blood meal into the soil and followed measurement directions. End of week one after seeds sprouted I noticed the soil started turning green (Moving towards end of week 3). Did the blood meal turn the soil green or is there a problem?? Help!?!? See picture Rating: 5

[painretreat]

What kind of soil, did you use? What are all the things you put in it?

[in_grind_we_toke]

Arizona soil. I got it from an organic nursery. (I use this for my veggie garden for years. I like it better than potting soil) So I was thinking that maybe it would work for this. And I also got the organic blood meal from them as well, but I never tried it on anything but this. So all I did was mix a pinch of blood meal and mixed it with the soil, and purified water for watering.

[Mal420xl]

looks too dense, too wet. that looks like mold or algea.

[in_grind_we_toke]

So what should I do? try to break up the soil or transplant it to different soil?

[Mal420xl]

i guess you can use the same stuff try mixing some perlite into it and replant it that should help some. the plants look healthy enough that soil just looks like lunchroom meatloaf. dont water them so much unless they are drying out that fast.

[DemoMaas]

when you zoom in it really looks like algea.

[in_grind_we_toke]

Thank you everyone. Ill try the perlite. Yah the soil dries up fast. I water them about an ounce a day and the next morning they are completely dry. So I wonder why it would be algea if its not sitting in water?

[Mal420xl]

well it could also be something leaching to the surface. i read somewhere about bloodmeal doing something like that. are they inside? i know how dry it is there, you may want to try a humidifier to see if you can keep them from drying so fast. the perlite should help it hold water too. is that soil from sedona? got a lot of red to it.

[pushit]

well it could also be something leaching to the surface. i read somewhere about bloodmeal doing something like that. are they inside? i know how dry it is there, you may want to try a humidifier to see if you can keep them from drying so fast. the perlite should help it hold water too. is that soil from sedona? got a lot of red to it.

Great info Mal. I just want to add that perlite is used for drainage instead of retaining. For retaining water, vermiculite is what you will want to use.