# Need help with mixing soil

**URL:** <https://ilgmforum.com/t/need-help-with-mixing-soil/61108>\
**Category:** Grow Cycle\
**Tags:** nutes, organic, super-soil, indoor-grow\
**Created:** [January 12, 2021, 6:48am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/need-help-with-mixing-soil/61108 "2021-01-12T06:48:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![Calvin1722](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Calvin1722](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Calvin1722)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 6:48am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/need-help-with-mixing-soil/61108/1 "2021-01-12T06:48:22Z")

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Hi community i want to go fully organic.  
I want to give this soil a try, is there anything you think I should add to it to make the best soil I could?? Such as bone meal? Etc.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/8/b/4/8b4aa63e438b9fa976d5cd0845b9c9fa2e40a449.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/a/0/7/a0711217b26c1271f99d9fe391b56495a27e769b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Calvin1722](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Calvin1722](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Calvin1722)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 7:14am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/need-help-with-mixing-soil/61108/2 "2021-01-12T07:14:52Z")

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@fano_man @MeEasy @GreenJewels @Covertgrower @Drinkslinger

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**Author:** ![GreenJewels](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/greenjewels/32/106642_2.png) [@GreenJewels](https://ilgmforum.com/u/GreenJewels)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/need-help-with-mixing-soil/61108/3 "2021-01-12T13:01:17Z")

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You will need some amendments with that to cover your nutrients. Worm poo won’t get you to the end, it’s a nice start though. That says it’s super soil however worm castings is your main source of nutrition.  
For minerals you can look at azomite basalt, gypsum, oyster shell flour,  
Things to cover macros, micros and feed your microbe herd like  
Crustacean meal, kelp meal, karanja, alfalfa, ground barley  
I would also add more microbes.

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**Author:** ![GreenJewels](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/greenjewels/32/106642_2.png) [@GreenJewels](https://ilgmforum.com/u/GreenJewels)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/need-help-with-mixing-soil/61108/4 "2021-01-12T13:08:24Z")

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@aaa @rap @Mrcrabs @Skydiver @Budbrother @Big123 all have a lot of helpful organic knowledge, there’s more, it’s early here. You may want to check out their grows. Maybe they can chime in on your soil also?

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**Author:** ![fano\_man](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/fano_man/32/258316_2.png) [@fano\_man](https://ilgmforum.com/u/fano_man)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/need-help-with-mixing-soil/61108/5 "2021-01-12T13:50:54Z")

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Seems basic compared to alot

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**Author:** ![Mrcrabs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/mrcrabs/32/207871_2.png) [@Mrcrabs](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Mrcrabs)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/need-help-with-mixing-soil/61108/6 "2021-01-12T18:31:03Z")

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I’m not the greatest at mixing soils… but I get bye… the soil seem good but it might need a few more additives so I can have a strong finish and give u fat buds… here’s a little drawing on how I layer my soil

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/2/4/7/24757f20a8aac57e94f29b82be0b931a68cc7f23.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/a/8/4/a842401f534dafc8a6da3c9491181d39ae2742de.jpeg) This book is a great guide if you want to go organic  
Mulch I use cattails  
Then Rabbit pellets  
Base soil #2 pro mix bio char. Bone char…  
#3 bone char… BioChar… Black soilder fly larvae frass insfused compost … and gypsum forgot to add perlite and vermiculite… I add to all my mix

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**Author:** ![fano\_man](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/fano_man/32/258316_2.png) [@fano\_man](https://ilgmforum.com/u/fano_man)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/need-help-with-mixing-soil/61108/7 "2021-01-12T20:26:07Z")

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@Mrcrabs what’s up bro

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**Author:** ![Covertgrower](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/covertgrower/32/423081_2.png) [@Covertgrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Covertgrower)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/need-help-with-mixing-soil/61108/8 "2021-01-12T20:44:05Z")

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I’m noticing they’re marketing it as a super soil, but as someone else pointed out, you’ll  
Need additional amendments (nutrients) to have a successful harvest.  
It’s mostly a soilless grow, coco based. Which is good, but save some money and buy just coco marketed product.

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**Author:** ![Mrcrabs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/mrcrabs/32/207871_2.png) [@Mrcrabs](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Mrcrabs)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/need-help-with-mixing-soil/61108/9 "2021-01-12T20:53:22Z")

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How’s it going @fano_man… just here same ole same ole… working on some projects… I totally second @Covertgrower… other growers with more specific organic nutes and minerals and Methods will chime in shortly @Calvin1722…

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**Author:** ![Calvin1722](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Calvin1722](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Calvin1722)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 10:36am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/need-help-with-mixing-soil/61108/10 "2021-01-13T10:36:16Z")

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If I fed this soil with my greenhouse nutrients bio grow, would it work well with this soil??

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/6/2/6/626e0d9f9d303597d555ba286254e1d3f42521c3.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/e/2/7/e27832c91327761d84969e677ac18b6b30028f83.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Calvin1722](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Calvin1722](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Calvin1722)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/need-help-with-mixing-soil/61108/11 "2021-01-13T13:06:55Z")

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Please help would like to put my babies in ASAP!!  
@AAA @RAP @Mrcrabs @Skydiver @Budbrother @Big123

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**Author:** ![fano\_man](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/fano_man/32/258316_2.png) [@fano\_man](https://ilgmforum.com/u/fano_man)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/need-help-with-mixing-soil/61108/12 "2021-01-13T14:24:36Z")

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Seems decent to me seems like a simpler Jack’s type feed

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**Author:** ![AAA](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/aaa/32/216389_2.png) [@AAA](https://ilgmforum.com/u/AAA)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/need-help-with-mixing-soil/61108/13 "2021-01-13T15:21:40Z")

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Sorry @Calvin1722 I have no useful info to give you. Good luck

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**Author:** ![Big123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/big123/32/119068_2.png) [@Big123](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Big123)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/need-help-with-mixing-soil/61108/14 "2021-01-13T16:13:11Z")

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@Calvin1722 Less is more when it comes to nutrients, it’s a good idea to go at least half the suggested strength when feeding.
