Dry amendments

[oddjob]

Hey guys,
Just curious what you are all using for dry amendments. I am going to use my old soil (Roots and FFOF) from last year for another grow outside. I have 5 or 6 30 gallon containers I want to use. I ran liquid nutrients last year and just looking for an easier route this year. I did mix about 8 pounds of Coast Of Maine Stonington Blend to the old soil and pulled all the old root material about 6 weeks ago and its been covered under a tarp. Moving forward what would you use? Can you recommend an all in one type?
Thanks.

 

[Frimpong]

Hey guys,
Just curious what you are all using for dry amendments. I am going to use my old soil (Roots and FFOF) from last year for another grow outside. I have 5 or 6 30 gallon containers I want to use. I ran liquid nutrients last year and just looking for an easier route this year. I did mix about 8 pounds of Coast Of Maine Stonington Blend to the old soil and pulled all the old root material about 6 weeks ago and its been covered under a tarp. Moving forward what would you use? Can you recommend an all in one type?
Thanks.

Been using flower girl for a bit . Just switched to Gaia Green 284 and that was stellar also ?and the 444 for veg

 

[doober]

Haven't used this stuff yet, but have my eye on it because it's from BAS -

Nutrient Kit: Re-amend Old Soil

 

[thenotsoesoteric]

Happy frog and gaia Green have been doing well for me as just top dress.

If your rebuilding soil check out local nursery for compost. Some compost, worm casting and lime should be good.

 

[Chip Green]

I've had good results with re-ammend of used Roots 707, even ProMix with the Espoma dry bags. Garden Tone, Bulb Tone, Tomato Tone, they all are made of the same base meals, just in slightly different ratios. Cheap, and available almost anywhere that sells basic garden supplies.

 

[oddjob]

Thanks guys, I will check those out.

 

[oddjob]

Decided to go with the Gaia Green 444 and give that a whirl until flower, then switch to their bloom nutrients. Is CalMag still necessary or can I get away with lime? If that goes well, I will try the dry nutrients indoors.

 

[Frimpong]

Decided to go with the Gaia Green 444 and give that a whirl until flower, then switch to their bloom nutrients. Is CalMag still necessary or can I get away with lime? If that goes well, I will try the dry nutrients indoors.

U should be good but u never know . I always keep some kind of calmag handy just in case I get a needy bitch .

 

[thenotsoesoteric]

U should be good but u never know . I always keep some kind of calmag handy just in case I get a needy bitch .

Yes indeed

 

[Dino Party]

Jack's 321 has been real nice to me so far! og megacrop was too but they don't use that recipe no more

 

[OldG]

Gaia 4 4 4 and 2 8 4 will go start to finish...beauty

And i am very fond of this new Black Swallow stuff if you are in Ontario, I could not pass up on the 20kg for 10kg price

Organic Bloom Mix 2-5-4 | Black Swallow Living Soils, Brantford ON

We're pleased to be finally offering this great new product! This is our 2-5-4 organic bloom mix that is designed to be top dressed into your garden soils for a slow release of the important nutrients that will assist with flowering and fruiting. Simply spread a light dressing over the top of...

blackswallowsoil.com

 

[oddjob]

Jack's 321 has been real nice to me so far! og megacrop was too but they don't use that recipe no more

I tried the original megacrop on my first grow and really liked it, then I had a local shop sell me on Botanicare liquids and spent way more money. The more complicated the nutrients got the worse the grows went. Looking to simplify and see if they come out better. I got plenty of calmag, so I’ll use as needed.
Thank you again, I appreciate your knowledge.

 

[OldG]

Gaia 4 4 4 and 2 8 4 will go start to finish...beauty

And i am very fond of this new Black Swallow stuff if you are in Ontario, I could not pass up on the 20kg for 10kg price

Organic Bloom Mix 2-5-4 | Black Swallow Living Soils, Brantford ON

We're pleased to be finally offering this great new product! This is our 2-5-4 organic bloom mix that is designed to be top dressed into your garden soils for a slow release of the important nutrients that will assist with flowering and fruiting. Simply spread a light dressing over the top of...

blackswallowsoil.com

What i found very interesting about the black swallow ones...there is no kelp or alfalfa...strange eh ???? But those are the teas i make so we have it all covered

Black Swallow 2-5-4
Ingredients: Insect Frass, Bone meal, Bone Ash, Soft Rock Phosphate, Volcanophos rock, Basalt rock, Sulphate of potash, Langbeinite, Gypsum, Fish Bone, and Biochar.

Black Swallow 4-4-4
Ingredients: Insect Frass, Blood, Feather, Bone meal, Bone Ash, Soft Rock Phosphate, Volcanophos rock, Basalt rock, Sulphate of potash, Langbeinite, Gypsum, Fish Bone, and Biochar.

 

[HBZ]

Gaia 4 4 4 and 2 8 4 will go start to finish...beauty

And i am very fond of this new Black Swallow stuff if you are in Ontario, I could not pass up on the 20kg for 10kg price

Organic Bloom Mix 2-5-4 | Black Swallow Living Soils, Brantford ON

We're pleased to be finally offering this great new product! This is our 2-5-4 organic bloom mix that is designed to be top dressed into your garden soils for a slow release of the important nutrients that will assist with flowering and fruiting. Simply spread a light dressing over the top of...

blackswallowsoil.com

I just looked this site all over. Thanks for this link?

 

[oddjob]

Been using flower girl for a bit . Just switched to Gaia Green 284 and that was stellar also ?and the 444 for veg

Do you use the 284 during veg as well as the 444 ? Sorry for all the questions, I am a little nervous since I have always used liquid nutrients (other than the sample of Megacrop I tried years ago) and have never top dressed anything. Should I top dress with full strength in old soil. what ratio would you recommend if using both? 20-30 gallon pots outdoors.

 

[Frimpong]

Do you use the 284 during veg as well as the 444 ? Sorry for all the questions, I am a little nervous since I have always used liquid nutrients (other than the sample of Megacrop I tried years ago) and have never top dressed anything. Should I top dress with full strength in old soil. what ratio would you recommend if using both? 20-30 gallon pots outdoors.

No, just the 444. ? And you can start out on the safe side as far as ammending . You could always add a little more, better under than over. ?

 

[Gweedo's Growroom]

I reamend with DTE amendments bio live,neemseed meal,oystershell and gypsum at 1 cup biolive per cu ft, 1/2 cup neem per cu ft and a half cup of each of oystershell and gypsum per cu ft, I just got the 50lb of oystershell from BAS 50lb of gypsum via diamond brand its the water soluble one, and a case each of the biolive and neem cake, basically the bas reamend minus the rock dust, I don't add it back every time as I'm sure it doesn't break it all down in 1 run, I use this in my coofs based mix indoor and my mixed raised beds outside as well

 

[David DoCoughKnee]

Mission Fertilizer I’ve used it last two years

• Mission Fertilizer GROW granulated is certified organic with the (CDFA)