full organic adding additional ammendments to Freedom Farms soil.

[YourStonedBuddy]

Whats good everyone!

i am currently 6 weeks in flower on my first organic grow using freedom farms premium classic mix & biobizz. Ive been doing a bunch of reading and have concluded that organic is the way forward for me.
I personally think im too much of a noob atm to create my own living soil from an existing recipe & thought it would be a better idea to use the Freedom farms classic mix as a good base soil to begin with. Last time out the FF prem mix was good for 2-3 weeks of veg before i needed to add nutrients.

What additives/amendments & techniques would you suggest ?

TLDR: im wanting to dip my toes in creating my own soil. Before going balls to the wall and mixing up a 250L batch i thought i could start small and use the FF prem mix as a base with extra additives.

[Reaper]

Taggin the master @Green Leaf Organics

[greenkush]

FF Mix + biobizz fish mix for veg, bloom for flower. That is all you need. You can then use em pro for soil microbes or freedom farms soil addictive that introduces microbes. Don't over complicate it.

[YourStonedBuddy]

On 1/12/2019 at 8:04 PM, greenkush said:

FF Mix + biobizz fish mix for veg, bloom for flower. That is all you need. You can then use em pro for soil microbes or freedom farms soil addictive that introduces microbes. Don't over complicate it.

Morning boet. I get what you're saying. I'm just wanting to get more involved with my crop and thought that mixing up some super soil would be the next step

[greenkush]

47 minutes ago, YourStonedBuddy said:

Morning boet. I get what you're saying. I'm just wanting to get more involved with my crop and thought that mixing up some super soil would be the next step

then just add essential microbes, or brew a compost tea.  I would not add extra nutrients to an already carefully balanced soil. You could actually throw and swing the ph badly and then you will be involved for the entire grow trying to keep it stable.

[420SA]

1 hour ago, YourStonedBuddy said:

Morning boet. I get what you're saying. I'm just wanting to get more involved with my crop and thought that mixing up some super soil would be the next step

I can PM my variation of the coots mix if you're interested. In my opinion very simple to mix up and needs very little feeding

As greenkush alluded to, the FF soil shouldn't be seen as a base mix as it does have amendments added to it. Amounts that you don't know so tinkering with that could cause issues

[YourStonedBuddy]

1 hour ago, 420SA said:

I can PM my variation of the coots mix if you're interested. In my opinion very simple to mix up and needs very little feeding

As greenkush alluded to, the FF soil shouldn't be seen as a base mix as it does have amendments added to it. Amounts that you don't know so tinkering with that could cause issues

please do bud!!

[Dr. Green]

I add lime bonemeal Epsom salt and Microbes with biobizz and some silicon with my ff mix 

[Green Leaf Organics]

FF spoil is already Ph balance and can be messed with a little but I found it's pretty loaded as it is. 

Mixing your own soil is easy and well worth the effort . A good base would be coco , worm casting , soil , compost of some sort and perlite . From that base you can start playing with amendments .

Basic mix:

Coco coir 

Worm castings

Soil

Perlite 

Mushroom compost / kraail mix 

Kelp meal

Bonemeal

Rock dust 

Lime 

Mycoroot 

FF soil is nice but it's ready easy to replicate at a fraction of the price 

 

[greenkush]

Do you have the above mix with their ratios?

[Green Leaf Organics]

Will put ththe ratios up this evening , just trying to catch up from the holidays 

[Green Leaf Organics]

30% coco coir

30% castings 

10% soil

10% compost

20% perlite 

3ml per L bonemeal 

3ml per L kelp meal 

5ml per L lime 

5ml per L rock dust

Mycoroot as instructed 

This is a very basic mix but will grow nice plants with nutes 

[CannaCi]

@Green Leaf Organics would this here mix have to be left to stand for a certain amount of time before using? 

[Green Leaf Organics]

It gets better with standing but this mix is a cold soil so can be used within 48h

[Stuntman Mike]

@Green Leaf Organics What do you recommend for the 10% soil? Cheap potting soil or just from the backyard? Also, the Mushroom compost / kraail mix - any brand you recommend?

[Green Leaf Organics]

I use a soil mix from my local nursery that I sift before use. You want to use the best soil you can get , nothing from builders is good nothing brand specific but look for what looks good 

[420SA]

@Stuntman Mike if you're in Cape Town or that area look for DoubleGrow. Their potting soil is good

[YourStonedBuddy]

8 minutes ago, 420SA said:

@Stuntman Mike if you're in Cape Town or that area look for DoubleGrow. Their potting soil is good

DoubleGrow is available at Stodels @Stuntman Mike 

[Stuntman Mike]

Thanks guys, I've used double grow before. Just wanted to make sure that was good enough and I won't be ruining my soil.