This is just a little info on how I prep my soil before I stick plants in it-(Black Magic oganic potting soil,from Home Depot)
A few years ago,I got this 1970's cement mixer thingy from my Dad's house-the brand name is "Odjob"
Don't know if they still make them,but it works well for soil-My dad said it didn't work
worth a $hit for cement,So I found something it's actually good for:
I put 7 gallons of soil in it,along with 1/2 cup of Dr.Earth organic fertilizer(weak mix),
And a quart of mosquito dunk treated water
Then you screw the lid on,and roll it around the yard for awhile:
The "vanes" on the sides mix things up nicely-I roll it around for a while every 3 days or so,
and by the time the plants are ready,I should have plenty of good microbes growing in there.
I started this batch the day I found out my young plants were both males,so about two weeks ago...
Here's a pic of the Dr. Earth stuff that I put in there-I may not have put enough in to actually do any good,but it makes me feel like I'm improving it a little-I didn't want to put too much in-It's much easier to add it later than it is to remove it,or deal with the problems it might cause.
I'll be using Mega Crop for the grow,so there won't really be a need to add anything else,anyway.
So there you have it-hopefully my "Recipe for Success"-time will tell-it did work well with my last grow-the only difference this time is the "mosquito dunk" treated water-which may help a little with those annoying soil gnats that always seem to show up...
I never really worried about them with my outdoor grows,probably wouldn't worry much now
if the little buggers would stay in the grow box,but they seem bent on exploring the rest of the house-they cause a little "trouble in paradise" because they seem to really enjoy buzzing around my wife's face....
Thanks for stopping by-I'll post up the seedlings progress on Monday or so...
And have a great 4/20 !!