cutloose Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 Im looking at making an organic soil mix this season but ive been told i wont be able to use manures in a pot because it will be to hot of a mixture in pots is this true? this is the soil mix i had planned 1 bag cow manure1 bag chicken manure1 bag potting mix1 bag compostdolomite lime i was going to have them in 50lr pots do use think this would be fine any information would be grateful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchybromusic Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 manures need to be composted B4 using in a soil mix or top dress i would also say just adding stuff to a bagged soil mix is a recipes for problems if you have your mind set on poo , don't mix it in top dress with it , small amount under your mulch layer every 4 to 6 weeks , roughly & get some worms in ya pot many ways to get N & other nutes to your plants , look up green manures & seedspout teas http://theunconventionalfarmer.com/ , & keep in mind top dressing ismuch more forgiving than bottle feeding & a hell of a lot more cheaper , DIY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutloose Posted July 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 Ill defiantly be trying to get some worms, Should i top dress with the cow and chick poo at the same time? I sussed that link i think ill give some of that a go also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchybromusic Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 only use "any" poo once it's been composted & not B4 the only exception to that would be worm poo / castings ,can use that " Shit " pretty much all day long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutloose Posted July 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 No worries cheers mate, should be fine its all aged and composted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchybromusic Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 no worries do you know the source of the poo lots of soy feed in chicken & pig farming soy , one of the biggest Round Up Ready GMO crops how organic do you wanna be forgot to mention B4 50lt pots , much easier keeping life in a larger volume of soil than smallerso 50lt is a good choice , maybe not for ya back but ya plant will be happier , careful with over watering though with small plantsin lots of soil , you could also put in a cover crop = living mulch like nitrogen fixers , the cover crop will consume more moisturewhich will help with over watering , not stop it of cause but will help , & if it gets a bit tall you chop & drop , this will cause the N fixers to dump some of it's root system in a bid to balance the root & the shoot which you just cut , those dumped roots in turn will dump littleballs of N in the soil good growing to ya itchy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutloose Posted July 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 Im not exactly sure on what they've been fed but its coming from a farm, im planning on finding out though before i get it, i want it to be as organic as possible but i dont have much choices when it comes to the poo unless i buy pre bagged stuff I was looking at the green manure earlier i think i might get some seeds and give it a go, seems very interesting also could you recommend anything to use other then potting mix or should it be fine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchybromusic Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 If it's a organic farm your prob cool but i would still ask , keep in mind farmers can get offended very quickly if they think your having a go , so careful how you approach asking those Q's " I was looking at the green manure earlier " YouTube no till canna , lots of barley straw , cover cropping & worms , indoors If you listen to Don Burke ads selling shit he mentions all bagged potting mixes are soilless mediums& you need a liquid fert , that he's selling , to help the plant along , don't know if that's true but it's what he saidin saying that soil companies put a fare bit into R & D but also into the rules of there industrybagged potting mixes will def grow a plant For the closest bagged soil for what your growing i'd say canna terra pro , keep in mind i'm pretty sureall bags are treated at customs when they arrive in the country , not 100% on that but i think that's correct with organics your building a living soil & it would be nice to start with something that's already alive & kicking , i don't think you get that from a bagged potting soil , doesn't mean it won't get there you just have to start from scratch I generally don't use poo other than castings , not that i wouldn't use it , i just try & think how would poo be deposited & consumed / broken down in the wild , IMO it would always be top dressed & generallynever mixed in , lots of feeder roots live in the top part of the soil where there's lots of action at & just belowthe surface Making & mixing your own would be the way to go IMO , starting with making your own castings & compostwhich is not just piling in food scrapes from the kitchen , shit in , shit out as they say that's a bit long term but for now KIS & read up on IPM = integrated pest management cheers mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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