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Base mix examined closer
The organic soil mix or your recycled all-natural soil mix
worksfinehere;justmakesureyourrecycled
soil mix has had the opportunity to cook and break down most of the raw root and leaf/stem matter, with
somenitrogenaddedtocatalyzethoseprocesses,asIexplainedaboveinthecookingyoursoilmixsection.
When I cook my recycling soil mix I tend to use chicken guano as my high N source, because it contains
lower sodium and higher phosphorus than most barnyard manures.
Don'tbotherusingabaggedsoilmixthathasaddedMycorrhizalfungushere,becauseitwillnotsurvive
thecookingprocesswithoutlivingplantrootstoattach to,soalthoughit'snotharmfulinanyway,it'sjust
awasteofmoney.Ialsowanttoaddthatifyouaregoingtoberecyclingyoursoilmix,makesuretoavoid
using a bagged soil mix with a large amount of peat moss in it. Peat moss tends to really favor the fungus
andwillcauserecycledsoilmixestodroptoaverylowpH;moreaboutthatinthetroubleshootingsection.
Sup'r Green chicken poop is my favorite for recycling
Cocogro is my favorite brand of coconut coir, and is great at buffering the pH of your soil mix
Coconut (Coir) fiber
is an awesome TLO custom soil mix amendment for a couple of reasons, including
the fact that it seems to me to be great at buffering the pH of your blend. It keeps the pH from diving too
