Yay or nay

Purpnugz said:

Looking for a simple super soil. Any ideas for additional amendments.
1bag of ff planters mix
1bag of ffof
1bag of light warrior
Quarter bag of Chunky perlite
Cup of hf jump start
Cup of hf fruit and flower

Dolo lime maybe

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Richard Drysift said:

You wil definitely need a source of compost...add in some worm castings...that's all I would add into a bagged mix before vegging in it but you could get something like jobes organic spikes to help your plants all the way through bloom phase; they will feed them for 8 weeks. I add 2 in each container just before flipping. I also suggest using a liquid organic fertilizer like neptunes harvest. A combo of liquid fish, FF big bloom, EWC, kelp meal and molasses makes a killer AACT when bubbled for 24+ hours. Give this as often as every 2 weeks up to about week 6 of flowering then just water only until chop.
After your first run with this mix recycle it by dropping the spent root ball it in a tote & adding in more compost. By then you should have aquired whatever amendments you want to add in like kelp meal, SRP, rock dust, gypsum, alfalfa meal, etc. to recharge the soil. Let it set for a month; allowing enough time for "cooking" amendments into the soil is super important. Your mix will get even better every time you do this. Eventually all you'll need to give them is clean water and maybe an occasional AACT just to keep the microbial party rockin. Check out my thread in the organic section if ya want to see how I do it:
https://www.rollitup.org/t/dick-does-dank.909077/

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Richard Drysift said:

Water only (non chlorine!!!) is best until they get some nodes on them but I give pretty much that same tea recipe listed above regardless of growth phase, it's all purpose and you can always dilute it as needed. You can add in some guano to the recipe or substitute it instead of liquid fish if they are big enough; don't get too crazy though a few pellets is enough for a couple gal of tea. Guanos really do up the bacteria population of any tea; always foams up nicely. I would not skip the kelp though it is very good probiotic. Keep in mind the goal of an aerated tea is to increase microbial activity; does not to do much to feed your plants directly. Lots of other AACT recipes to choose from though they all do basically the same thing; it's all up to your own preference and/or availability.
Save the mykos, awesome stuff btw, for when you do transplants which you should do often until your mix reaches supernaturally active status. It takes a few recycles with amendments and compost to get there. If plants are getting pale you should have potted up last week; bigger is almost always better. Sprinkle mycorrhizae in the hole and place the root ball on it directly. It only works when in contact with roots. I don't know about jump start I never used it but I have used 5-5-5 happy frog dry fertilizer which is a good amendment to cook into recycling soil. In the meantime consider starting a worm bin. Vermicomposting IMO is the best thing any soil grower can do to up their game to baller status.

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