Rob189 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Hey guys. i need to make my own soil mix. Preferably, out of easy to obtain ingredients only. please drop your recipes, and reason for using each ingredient, in the comments below. P.S. i have a very big compost heap in the garden, but its full of bugs, beetle larvae etc. should i rather use something a little less alive? Or is there an easy way to remove all them undesirables? thanks in advance. Speedy replies would be appreciated as im buying all the ingredients this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkunkPharm Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Why don't you obtain a copy of The Rev's book. True Living Organics. He makes cannabis specific recepies in there. And.also goes over why you are putting in there for the plant. There is no short cuts to knowledge. Read. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob189 Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 @SkunkPharm will do. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totemic Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 That's my soil mix. By no means a rigid recipe either. Many items can be replaced by other similiar items. The reason all the ingredients are in there is to grow cannabis. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oros da boss Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 6:09 AM, Rob189 said: Hey guys. i need to make my own soil mix. Preferably, out of easy to obtain ingredients only. please drop your recipes, and reason for using each ingredient, in the comments below. P.S. i have a very big compost heap in the garden, but its full of bugs, beetle larvae etc. should i rather use something a little less alive? Or is there an easy way to remove all them undesirables? thanks in advance. Speedy replies would be appreciated as im buying all the ingredients this weekend Hello Rob, you can order all the bits online. I would use my own compost, rather than store bought, every time. If you have got a worm bin going then use those castings too. 50 litre coco. Washed and buffered. You must soak and rinse it twice to remove the excess salts 20 litre Biogreen universal potting mix. A blend of composted wood and peat. Use it straight out of the bag. 15 litre leaf mould compost. 10 litre worm casting. 125 ml 3-1-5 talborne vita pellets 25 ml gypsum. Gardener's gold dust 100 ml calcitic lime 250 ml ground kelp 250ml bone meal 125 ml rock phosphate 250 ml rock dust 50 ml malted barley 50ml coconut powder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob189 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Thanks for all the help guys. Turns out that my local nursery stocks Just Cannabis soil. Not sure how good it is, but i bought a bag for R300. Will be using it for my first grow. That gives me time to make my own soil mix the TLO way for the next grow (hopefully with clones) Only about a 1/3 of the the way through the book, but it's been very informative thus far 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 @Rob189Hi, I am sure you'll be fine with 'just cannabis' soil. Heard only good things about it so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAgrower Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Thanks for all the help guys. Turns out that my local nursery stocks Just Cannabis soil. Not sure how good it is, but i bought a bag for R300. Will be using it for my first grow. That gives me time to make my own soil mix the TLO way for the next grow (hopefully with clones) Only about a 1/3 of the the way through the book, but it's been very informative thus far How much soil was in that bag? For R300 it better be a lot of soil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakstein420 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Eish, that stuff can usually be found for under R200 for a 30L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, Bakstein420 said: Eish, that stuff can usually be found for under R200 for a 30L. Jep, I also just saw it for 169. Someone got a nice bonus there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob189 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 @Fridgedoor the joys of East London Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 @Rob189Ah I see, therefore you've got a beautiful climate for cannabis. It's been a few years but it's one of my favourite places in south Africa. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oros da boss Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Garden centres can be deadly to your wallet. They try it on, here in the W.Cape too. R180 for 5 kg coco, or R270 for 5 kg coco chips in the garden route nurseries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 @Rob189 which nursery in EL stocks JC soil if you don't mind me asking.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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