Because of my inexperience/experimentation with coco and perlite and all… I will try soil. Formula 707 that is, do you have any experience with it? I know about fungus gnats and they will be killed with BTI, already got the Mosquito Dunks.
I’m interested in positive/negative comments, like pros and cons, please.
Thanks to all in advance.
I use the Original Roots Organic (a bit more drainage) but also
new enough not to have formed an opinion on soils.
But I’ll tell you this… If you got gnats in your soil it’s the place where
you bought it that you can blame. My first bags were from one place
where they were stored things outside because of store location. GNATS
The new place has a nice air conditioned warehouse, was cheaper in
price, and gave me a bag of soil that was bug free. Repeat customer!
It seems a bit light nutrient wise. You could add some more dry amendments. And there are no trace minerals in it so add some rock dust. Other then that it seems like a good soil. Do you know if the peat was kiln dried and steamed?
jorge cervantes uses the original roots organic as a base in his super soil ive seen ppl use the 707 with good results
vermifire is also a good soil to use ive used it with good results as well
following. curious as well about this stuff. See it in the grow shop. Thanks!
We didn’t notice much of a difference between the plain old and the formula 707, both work well under the right circumstances. Dried a little too fast for us and tends to become hydrophobic, so nowadays it’s mixed with peat at a 1:2 / 1:3 ratio and used as our base soil.
If you’re using it straight we recommend looking into watering with aloe / yucca / or drippers to keep the moisture where you want it.
Would you guys recommend amending it with worm-compost, and/or perlite? @lotus710
NitrógenoTotal:3.54%
Fósforo: 0.29%
Potasio: 2.99%
Calcio: 1.88%
Magnesio: 0.4 %
Hierro Disponible: 75 mg/kg
Cobre: 96 mg/kg
Zinc: 203 mg/kg
Magnesio 0.4 %
Boro72.6 %
Carbonato Orgánico: 22.51%
C/N: 7.76 %
Ácido Húmico: 2.57 g Eq/100 gm.
Hongos: 1500 c/g
Levadura: 10 c/g
Actinomicetos total: 70.000.000 c/g
Act. Quitinasa: 100 c/g
Bacterias Aeróbicas: 460.000.000 c/g
Relación Aero/anaeróbicas: 1:1000
Depends on the castings. Yes to perlite. I like 1/3 of my whole soil to be aeration.
What is it made with? How long has it been on the shelf? There are a lot of factors that go into using bagged vermi compost. Most of it is straight garbage. But i guess it couldnt hurt roots soil.
NitrógenoTotal:3.54%
Fósforo: 0.29%
Potasio: 2.99%
Calcio: 1.88%
Magnesio: 0.4 %
Hierro Disponible: 75 mg/kg
Cobre: 96 mg/kg
Zinc: 203 mg/kg
Magnesio 0.4 %
Boro72.6 %
Carbonato Orgánico: 22.51%
C/N: 7.76 %
Ácido Húmico: 2.57 g Eq/100 gm.
Hongos: 1500 c/g
Levadura: 10 c/g
Actinomicetos total: 70.000.000 c/g
Act. Quitinasa: 100 c/g
Bacterias Aeróbicas: 460.000.000 c/g
Relación Aero/anaeróbicas: 1:1000
No no i mean whats it actually made with. Like what did they feed their worms to make the castings?
I’ve had heavy yields and fast growth with 707. Waterings can be done more frequently than typical soil mix. It has quite a bit of coco. Good feed to the end without a ton of supplementary feed.
I have no idea, but that is digging too deep to asses whether it is gonna be good or not. I’ll just have to try it, will do probably one or two cups per every 3 gallon pot, and the 707 will be added 1 in 3 parts extra perlite. Thanks.
the reason i ask is because ALOT of companies use bio sludge. And this will cause much more harm to your soil then anything good. So if you dont feel like digging any deeper then go for it😂
Will they tell you if you ask…?
Well ask them and see. If they are a stand up company they will tell you exactly what they do and feed their worms. If they ignore any questions i would steer very clear.
Gonna send them an email.
Totaly worth the little work put in:) research everything. I would never ever give my babies something i dont know what it is.
Please visit the Aurora website (the Roots guys) and read up on their soils.
You don’t need to do anything but water for 3 or 4 weeks in MOST cases.
That’s usually when I transplant (veg to flower) and give them a few inches
of new soil around the rootball in a bigger container and are set for another
3 or 4 weeks (right up to mid flower) and then add your flower enhancers.
Not saying you shouldn’t amend, just that you are over complicating things.
Add whatever you can afford, you might get a performance boost, but how
can you tell without a baseline to measure it against.
