Living Soil Recipes - (Meant to last indefinitely if treated properly)

Yes this is correct, Ca is larger than Mg and both have +2 charge.

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Coco + Pumice!

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What are safe levels of calcium? Whats the range i should be looking for? Does this pen test water or soil? Im switching to a los grow and i am very ignorant to a lot of the knowledge. How do i avoid excess calcium uptake? Can i dm you and ask a few more questions lol

Ottafish’s Mix

  • Recipe is per Bale of peat which is approximately 7 CU FT to this I add 7 CU FT Aeration, and 7 CU FT worm castings
  • Amendments are in cups
  • 6- fish bone meal
  • 6-fish meal
  • 6-crab meal
  • 6-feather meal
  • 6- meal worm frass
  • 6- BSF frass
  • 6-kelp
  • 6-neem/karanja/
  • 6-alfalfa
  • 20- barley
  • 20- wheat bran
  • 20- beet pulp
  • 20-land manure
  • 6-oyster she’ll flour
  • 6-gypsum
  • 6-lime
  • Silica
  • 6- rock phosphate
  • 1/2 potassium phosphate
  • 20 basalt
  • 10 greensand
  • 10 diatomaceous earth
  • 8 biochar
  • 10 humic
  • Silica

It’s always best to let a soil cook for at least a few weeks until no more heat is given off. The longer the better. I like to start a cover crop before I plant. It really seems to help get the soil alive and balanced.

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