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These bagged earthworm castings are of a high quality and great for TLO use
Another great benefit of using either or both of these amendments is that they contain vast amounts of
organic matter all broken down into humus. Humus translates into fantastic nutrients for your plants.
Dry amendments examined closer
Grow or Bloom “Pure” by Organicare (or All Purpose 5-5-5)
is an all-purpose, dry all-natural nutrient.
Any good one will work, but it is important that all three of the numbers be around the same. Several
brandsofall-purposedrynutrientswillhavenumberslike4-6-2regardingN-P-Kvalues,forexample.The
potassium (K) is an important nutrient for cannabis, so always opt for more equal numbers if possible. I
particularlyliketheOrganicareall-purposeGrowandBloomgranular“Pure”nutrientswith6%addedcal-
cium. Additional calcium is almost always a plus in cannabis growing, especially when using a living soil
mix, because the microbeasties love their calcium almost as much as the plant does.
Greensand
isveryimportantindeed,sodonotunderestimateitssuperpowers!Thiselementenhancessoil
structure and airflow through the soil mix, and also supplies potassium and over 30 trace and micronu-
trients/elements in a very slow-release form. Potassium (K) and Iron (Fe) are two of these. Greensand is
not something you would use to counter a deficiency so much as you would use it pro-actively to back up
supplies of things like iron and potassium. If you recycle your soil mix you'll really get the most bang for
your buck here because greensand keeps giving for years. Back in the olden days we used to use manure
and greensand at the bottom of the holes we dug to plant our outdoor cannabis. For many years we treated
this combo like a big secret because it really made that much of a difference, so be sure not to leave out
the greensand in your grow. Tomatoes, strawberries, and cannabis all love this amendment. I have noticed
greensand tends to buffer pH somewhat as well, and likely works well with barnyard manures due to this,
because manures tend to drop the pH a tad like most organic matter does while decomposing.
