skidmarx Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Hello growers, I am looking to build a "super soil" with clackamas coot's reciepe as a guide (theres so fkn many) Peat moss/pearlite/composted old grow soil with some EWC Then kelp/krill/neem/VR dust/gypsum/oyester shell Will this work for tom's and peppers or will it be too hot? I am looking to mix in jan to it can cook till spring. Many thanks, Skid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 30 minutes ago, skidmarx said: Hello growers, I am looking to build a "super soil" with clackamas coot's reciepe as a guide (theres so fkn many) Peat moss/pearlite/composted old grow soil with some EWC Then kelp/krill/neem/VR dust/gypsum/oyester shell Will this work for tom's and peppers or will it be too hot? I am looking to mix in jan to it can cook till spring. Many thanks, Skid Ah someone is talking my language... There's a lot of variables there. But if you're using a coot recipe all I would say is give them a little longer in their starter pots. Also, if you're cooking it for a while (or in any situation) try and give up the perlite. Rice husks and buckwheat have so many functions in living organic soil - slow release silicon, worm food, aeration, more hospitable to microbes. Perlite has one singular use - aeration. Good luck! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidmarx Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 19 minutes ago, Nervous said: Ah someone is talking my language... There's a lot of variables there. But if you're using a coot recipe all I would say is give them a little longer in their starter pots. Also, if you're cooking it for a while (or in any situation) try and give up the perlite. Rice husks and buckwheat have so many functions in living organic soil - slow release silicon, worm food, aeration, more hospitable to microbes. Perlite has one singular use - aeration. Good luck! Brilliant N cheers for that. I saw a uk company offering pearlite buckW or rice hull. I'll go rice hulls & BW instead. I have honestly been getting dizzy at the number of soil recepie options but ordered my toms pots n pepper seeds yesterday and thought fck it. Make a list and mix it. Local authority have £5 for a 220L compost bin offer so thats my xmas box. Happy growing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, skidmarx said: Brilliant N cheers for that. I saw a uk company offering pearlite buckW or rice hull. I'll go rice hulls & BW instead. I have honestly been getting dizzy at the number of soil recepie options but ordered my toms pots n pepper seeds yesterday and thought fck it. Make a list and mix it. Local authority have £5 for a 220L compost bin offer so thats my xmas box. Happy growing No probs, I love tinkering with soil recipes. Indoor Organics are the best people for soil amendments including husks of both types. Just don't go with E-Coco. WHAT! Link me to this compost bin! Ahaha. I think I paid £30 for a 330L and it's fallen to bits. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKsFinest Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Nervous said: Ah someone is talking my language... There's a lot of variables there. But if you're using a coot recipe all I would say is give them a little longer in their starter pots. Also, if you're cooking it for a while (or in any situation) try and give up the perlite. Rice husks and buckwheat have so many functions in living organic soil - slow release silicon, worm food, aeration, more hospitable to microbes. Perlite has one singular use - aeration. Good luck! What sort of rice husks are particularly good or is it just any? id be interested using perlite at the minute 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 8 minutes ago, UKsFinest said: What sort of rice husks are particularly good or is it just any? id be interested using perlite at the minute Heat treated rice husks - Indoor Organics sell them. I cannot emphasise how useless perlite is 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yosser Hughes Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 when i last run compost with dope i was getting good solid harvests with bord na mona,but i added a few bits + bobs to it as to my preferences. here. https://www.bordnamonahorticulture.ie/home-gardening/gardening-products/multipurpose-compost/growise-pro-5-purpose-compost/ my local nursery uses lots of it,our dai calls it the finest allrounder thats out there. it served me well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKsFinest Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, Nervous said: Heat treated rice husks - Indoor Organics sell them. I cannot emphasise how useless perlite is Cheers I'll definitely add them, all my perlite seems to do is rise whenever its watered 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidmarx Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 https://getcomposting.com/profile/login The above company link up with local authorities (UK) to offer subsidesed Bins. Put your postcode in on their page I guess it works out if doscount applies. (They do a 320 for £7) That bordnemona peat free and reduced line looks good and the the firm look to be rolling out across the uk in 2020 Recycling my peat light mix has been one of my aims coupling with food scaps and garden waste. Indoor organics has a fine line up. Do I need a soil activator if its cooking for months? Its another expense I don't want but biochar looks good. (I have been making and adding blended Sprouted Barley teas and adding that to innoculate all my grow and compost soil) I am fresh to planning a soil im greatful for all input 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, skidmarx said: https://getcomposting.com/profile/login The above company link up with local authorities (UK) to offer subsidesed Bins. Put your postcode in on their page I guess it works out if doscount applies. (They do a 320 for £7) That bordnemona peat free and reduced line looks good and the the firm look to be rolling out across the uk in 2020 Recycling my peat light mix has been one of my aims coupling with food scaps and garden waste. Indoor organics has a fine line up. Do I need a soil activator if its cooking for months? Its another expense I don't want but biochar looks good. (I have been making and adding blended Sprouted Barley teas and adding that to innoculate all my grow and compost soil) I am fresh to planning a soil im greatful for all input Sadly, they don't do it in my area I have used biochar but not noticed much difference in a side by side. Just keep the worms, and microbes fed and it'll keep going. Most welcome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidmarx Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 Great news on biochar bad news on the bin. I checked a few postcodes and its a roulette who gets the discount. I used 3 of my old adrssses and I would say the biggest discounts are inner cities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddy13 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 8 hours ago, skidmarx said: Indoor organics has a fine line up. true but expensive compared to the river site 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 32 minutes ago, buddy13 said: true but expensive compared to the river site The river site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidmarx Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 River?!...Just ordered from IO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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