Soil Talk

[Yuser420]

Hi all,
Finally, the weather getting warmer in vic. And this year I am quite determined to mix up my own soil instead of purchasing expensive canna terra or random mix from Bunnings. After some research on inexpensive and readily available products (from Bunnings) the below is what I am thinking of getting.
- coco coir
- organic blood and bone
- worm casting
- perlite
- epsom salt
- garden lime
what do you think ?

 

[Goonie Goat]

Hi all,
Finally, the weather getting warmer in vic. And this year I am quite determined to mix up my own soil instead of purchasing expensive canna terra or random mix from Bunnings. After some research on inexpensive and readily available products (from Bunnings) the below is what I am thinking of getting.
- coco coir
- organic blood and bone
- worm casting
- perlite
- epsom salt
- garden lime
what do you think ?

I'd get dolomite lime instead of Epsom and lime, dolomite has magnesium in it so you can kill 2 birds with 1 stone there, as for worm castings there's shops on eBay that will sell better quality stuff for cheaper but the stuff from Bunnings will work still. There's some good potting mix recipes online such as coots mix which includes crab meal / Neem and seaweed

Coots Soil Mix | Organic Soil & Compost | Growing Organic

This Coots soil mix is not our own, but it is what we have found to work best for most plants. All credit for this recipe goes to Clackamas Coot.

growingorganic.com

 

[Old fox]

Hi all,
Finally, the weather getting warmer in vic. And this year I am quite determined to mix up my own soil instead of purchasing expensive canna terra or random mix from Bunnings. After some research on inexpensive and readily available products (from Bunnings) the below is what I am thinking of getting.
- coco coir
- organic blood and bone
- worm casting
- perlite
- epsom salt
- garden lime
what do you think ?

Site sponsor @Green Genius is selling 50 litre bags of CTP for $35. Thats cheaper than the pre buffered coco bags from my local hydro shop

 

[Yuser420]

I'd get dolomite lime instead of Epsom and lime, dolomite has magnesium in it so you can kill 2 birds with 1 stone there, as for worm castings there's shops on eBay that will sell better quality stuff for cheaper but the stuff from Bunnings will work still. There's some good potting mix recipes online such as coots mix which includes crab meal / Neem and seaweed

Coots Soil Mix | Organic Soil & Compost | Growing Organic

This Coots soil mix is not our own, but it is what we have found to work best for most plants. All credit for this recipe goes to Clackamas Coot.

growingorganic.com

cheers dolomite lime sounds better

 

[Yuser420]

Site sponsor @Green Genius is selling 50 litre bags of CTP for $35. Thats cheaper than the pre buffered coco bags from my local hydro shop

that's actually way cheaper than couple years ago. what happened

 

[Old fox]

that's actually way cheaper than couple years ago. what happened

Shop around. My previous local cranky bitch sales woman increased bag price to $90. Found another store just a few k's further away who's charging me $50 a bag. A single bag will yield 24 ounces+ of manicured flowers, when mixed with perlite. At $2 per ounce the price is right. Even cheaper if you're near Brisvegas and can pick up a bag from site sponsor

 

[VinDeezle]

Second CTP when its at a good price. Used it a few times as a base for organic medium and living soils with good results. Goes well with some added gypsum, palagonite, biochar and castings mixed in for a lightly amended mix or with some added meals as a super soil. Neem, alfalfa, ground barley and coconut meal.

 

[Billygoat]

Shop around. My previous local cranky bitch sales woman increased bag price to $90. Found another store just a few k's further away who's charging me $50 a bag. A single bag will yield 24 ounces+ of manicured flowers, when mixed with perlite. At $2 per ounce the price is right. Even cheaper if you're near Brisvegas and can pick up a bag from site sponsor

$90!!! Jesus. Yeah I grabbed some from GG. $35 is awesome value.

 

[Green Genius]

that's actually way cheaper than couple years ago. what happened

The hydro game is craazzzyyyyy. We were a customer for a few years and now a retailer for 18 months and its wild. So many places have been gouging customers for years.

So many places are selling products rather than solving problems.

 

[Green Genius]

I'd get dolomite lime instead of Epsom and lime, dolomite has magnesium in it so you can kill 2 birds with 1 stone there, as for worm castings there's shops on eBay that will sell better quality stuff for cheaper but the stuff from Bunnings will work still. There's some good potting mix recipes online such as coots mix which includes crab meal / Neem and seaweed

Coots Soil Mix | Organic Soil & Compost | Growing Organic

This Coots soil mix is not our own, but it is what we have found to work best for most plants. All credit for this recipe goes to Clackamas Coot.

growingorganic.com

Not to toot our own horn but we have the best worm castings in Australia at the best price, NO CAP! $25 a bucket (moving to $30 cos its too cheap)

In The Loop castings. Made up Sunny Coast by an absolute Aussie legend Mitch. Spent serious coin on custom kit to deliver 3mm screened castings. Does his soil food web mapping properly.

In The Loop Premium Worm Casting 10L

In the Loop is committed to producing top-quality castings by focusing on the well-being and productivity of their worms. The worms at In the Loop are nourished with pre-composted food waste sourced from their food organics recycling division. The waste undergoes processing for at least 14 days...

www.greengenius.com.au

 

[VinDeezle]

Not to toot our own horn but we have the best worm castings in Australia at the best price, NO CAP! $25 a bucket (moving to $30 cos its too cheap)

In The Loop castings. Made up Sunny Coast by an absolute Aussie legend Mitch. Spent serious coin on custom kit to deliver 3mm screened castings. Does his soil food web mapping properly.

In The Loop Premium Worm Casting 10L

In the Loop is committed to producing top-quality castings by focusing on the well-being and productivity of their worms. The worms at In the Loop are nourished with pre-composted food waste sourced from their food organics recycling division. The waste undergoes processing for at least 14 days...

www.greengenius.com.au

Was eyeing this off this morning and keen to give it a go. Currently cooking some of your CTP with gypsum, palagonite and biochar and needed some castings to finalize the process. Glad I found your shop. Was paying nearly $60 from my Local for CTP.

 

[Yuser420]

Not to toot our own horn but we have the best worm castings in Australia at the best price, NO CAP! $25 a bucket (moving to $30 cos its too cheap)

In The Loop castings. Made up Sunny Coast by an absolute Aussie legend Mitch. Spent serious coin on custom kit to deliver 3mm screened castings. Does his soil food web mapping properly.

In The Loop Premium Worm Casting 10L

In the Loop is committed to producing top-quality castings by focusing on the well-being and productivity of their worms. The worms at In the Loop are nourished with pre-composted food waste sourced from their food organics recycling division. The waste undergoes processing for at least 14 days...

www.greengenius.com.au

unfortunately I live in vic and delivery fee is crazy when I tried to check out this morning.

 

[Green Genius]

unfortunately I live in vic and delivery fee is crazy when I tried to check out this morning.

Man freight is the thing that kills us at the shop. We are about to re-organise logistics for the 3rd time. It should reduce customers freights costs by 30%