soil Soil questions

FullersFire · Apr 22, 2017

Just a few questions about soils and such. Last year after i potted up from my peat pellets I started to use Pro-mix BX is this soil good to use throughout the whole season?

Second question is do you guys mix the soil with manure or anything else like that? All I mixed my soil with was some perlite last season. thanks :lol:

moruga welder · Apr 22, 2017

all depends , if your wanting to stay organic manure it is , horse poo in my garden :party:

The_NorthEast_ChileMan · Apr 22, 2017

A quick question, do you mean garden soil or potting media?

FullersFire · Apr 22, 2017

moruga welder said:
all depends , if your wanting to stay organic manure it is , horse poo in my garden

so all you use is just straight manure nothing else?

FullersFire · Apr 22, 2017

The_NorthEast_ChileMan said:
A quick question, do you mean garden soil or potting media?

Potting media for growing peppers

tctenten · Apr 22, 2017

I add more perlite, compost and an organic granular fertilizer to Promix and it is fine for the season.

FullersFire · Apr 22, 2017

tctenten said:
I add more perlite, compost and an organic granular fertilizer to Promix and it is fine for the season

So just using the promix would be fine all the other things added are just more beneficial right?

The_NorthEast_ChileMan · Apr 22, 2017

This is what I use for my potting media when I reuse it.> Click here.

moruga welder · Apr 22, 2017

FullersFire said:
so all you use is just straight manure nothing else?

compost , manure , coffee grounds for the worms , johnathon hay , does my garden justice , :party:

FullersFire · Apr 22, 2017

moruga welder said:
compost , manure , coffee grounds for the worms , johnathon hay , does my garden justice ,

Would manure mixed with some perlite work well?

ShowMeDaSauce · Apr 22, 2017

For pots you might want to add anything that will lighten up the mix and add some volume.

Pine bark fines being one of the cheaper options in bags. Timberline pine bark mulch is only about $3.50 a 2cuft bag..Available at Lowes.

I put coffee grounds in everything and seems to work really well.

Straight composted manure like Black Kow is good stuff but it is going to take a fair amount of additions to keep it from compacting in pots. This year im using minimal amounts of peat moss, compost, coffee grounds and pine bark mulch. Perlite will get kinda pricey if you are making up a lot of pots and using lots of composted manure.

moruga welder · Apr 22, 2017

FullersFire said:
Would manure mixed with some perlite work well?

container grow , almost 1/3 perlite , 1/3 potting mix , 1/3 compost / manure . i dd mushroom compost , all is good for me .
my garden gets what i referred to earlier , :party:

FullersFire · Apr 22, 2017

moruga welder said:
container grow , almost 1/3 perlite , 1/3 potting mix , 1/3 compost / manure . i dd mushroom compost , all is good for me .
my garden gets what i referred to earlier ,

would this be fine all season? https://www.lowes.ca/peat-moss/pro-mix-bx-mycorrhizae-general-purpose-growing-medium_g2462854.html

moruga welder · Apr 22, 2017

FullersFire said:
would this be fine all season? https://www.lowes.ca/peat-moss/pro-mix-bx-mycorrhizae-general-purpose-growing-medium_g2462854.html

sure , cut it with compost and poo, and i would add extra perlite , i rather water a little more often , then plants be wet longer , causes for bad bacteria :party:

FullersFire · Apr 22, 2017

moruga welder said:
sure , cut it with compost and poo, and i would add extra perlite , i rather water a little more often , then plants be wet longer , causes for bad bacteria

https://www.lowes.ca/potting-mix/premier-33-lb-biomax-ultra-composted-sheep-blend-manure_g2439015.html?searchTerm=compost

https://www.lowes.ca/potting-mix/premier-25-l-mushroom-compost_g1589695.html?searchTerm=compost

Would these be good

moruga welder · Apr 22, 2017

FullersFire said:
https://www.lowes.ca/potting-mix/premier-33-lb-biomax-ultra-composted-sheep-blend-manure_g2439015.html?searchTerm=compost

https://www.lowes.ca/potting-mix/premier-25-l-mushroom-compost_g1589695.html?searchTerm=compost

Would these be good

can't say that i've tried it , but sure wouldn't hurt none , sounds good . Try a couple different mixes , take notes and pics. some comparisons through the season and go with your best results next year , :party:

FullersFire · Apr 22, 2017

moruga welder said:
can't say that i've tried it , but sure wouldn't hurt none , sounds good . Try a couple different mixes , take notes and pics. some comparisons through the season and go with your best results next year ,

Thanks for all the advice

moruga welder · Apr 22, 2017

your welcome ! :party:

CAPCOM · Apr 22, 2017

Pro mix is excellent. I would use it this year except I cant beat the price I am getting the sunshine for. I have used both side by side and no noticeable difference. I add mycorrhizae to the sunshine and that makes them virtually identical.

FullersFire · Apr 22, 2017

CAPCOM said:
Pro mix is excellent. I would use it this year except I cant beat the price I am getting the sunshine for. I have used both side by side and no noticeable difference. I add mycorrhizae to the sunshine and that makes them virtually identical.

Sweet! I think i'm going with the pro-mix BX and then gonna add a bit of manure compost and perlite and ill see how it goes!