UK Soil mix

[Sparrowhawk420]

I'm gonna use this thread mainly for my own reference while I research a 'No till/ROLS' water only soil mix using products 'reasonably' available to us UK folk(we can't get a lot of the fancy amendment you guys over the pond can get, although some are becoming easier to source).

Obviously I'd like to hear peoples opinions of the mix and any constructive criticism is more than welcome, as are any links to any websites I don't already know about.

 

[Sparrowhawk420]

Current 'WIP' soil mix: Base

1/3 Irish sphagnum peat moss

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quarrystore-Clover-Conditioner-Excellent-Requirements/dp/B079BXHJJ2/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=irish+peat+moss&qid=1561399106&s=gateway&sr=8-1

1/3 Farmyard Compost/EWC

Unwins Seeds

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20 Litres of Pure Worm Casts

A superior natural feed and soil conditioner for your garden containing: Nitrogen, Phosphates, Potash and a multitude of 'live bacteria, fungi and microbes' Faster and Stronger foilage and root growth Increased germination and enhanced seedling growth and development Evidence to suggest...

willyworms.co.uk

1/3 Aeration

Clay Pebbles

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grotec.co.uk

Perlite

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grotec.co.uk

 

[Sparrowhawk420]

Mineral Mix per cubic foot:

1 cup Dolomite lime

Dolomite Lime

Buy Dolomite Lime from www.gardendirect.co.uk - The Web's Favorite Garden Centre - The UK’s leading on-line store for quality Garden Fertilizers & Sundries. We offer value for money and customer satisfaction is guaranteed!

www.gardendirect.co.uk

1/2 cup Oyster shell grit
(local only, from chicken feed suppliers)

1 cup volcanic rock dust

Remin Volcanic Rockdust 10kg

Winner of the best retail product 2015 and a finalist in 2016, Remin gives you stronger, healthier trees & plants and better vegetable harvests whatever size your garden or allotment.

www.unwins.co.uk

1 cup Rock Potash

Rock Potash - £0.00 : Garden Direct, Weed Killers, Fertilisers, Garden Compost Products, Garden Fertilizers, Wood Treatment, Cuprinol Sprayer, Moss Killer

Garden Direct Rock Potash - Particularly suitable for fruit trees and bushes which have a high potassium requirement, tomatoes, vegetables etc. Organic sources of potash are non-existent and the best the organic grower can use is rock potash. It is produced by crushing rock and contains a...

www.gardendirect.co.uk

1/2 cup Rock Phosphate

Rock Phosphate - £0.00 : Garden Direct, Weed Killers, Fertilisers, Garden Compost Products, Garden Fertilizers, Wood Treatment, Cuprinol Sprayer, Moss Killer

Garden Direct Rock Phosphate - An alternative to bone meal or superphosphate. Benefits by its slow action over many years. This is produced by crushing phosphate rock, which is usually imported from North Africa. It is processed further by chemical treatment to form the well known...

www.gardendirect.co.uk

1 cup gypsum

Gypsum - £0.00 : Garden Direct, Weed Killers, Fertilisers, Garden Compost Products, Garden Fertilizers, Wood Treatment, Cuprinol Sprayer, Moss Killer

Garden Direct Gypsum - A natural claybreaker. An annual application will improve texture and add valuable calcium and sulphur. Use 125g per sq.m. heavy soils 500g per sq.m. Gypsum is chemically calcium sulphate or sulphate of lime, this is a little confusing, as its action is neutral. It is a...

www.gardendirect.co.uk

 

[crimsonecho]

Good ewc, peat, guano and manure is enough imo. Not that adding other stuff will not make it better but you don’t have to to get great cannabis.

I use some of those fancy amendments as fpes. Its better and more efficient imho, especially if you are getting those amendments shipped.

But what a soil should absolutely have is ewc and manure without a doubt. Without going overboard with manure of course. Also a pinch of guano is good for P and all these are very rich with micros and microbial life. So why bother and spend money on anything else.

.2 cents, shared. Haha.

 

[Sparrowhawk420]

Fertiliser mix:

1/2 cup Neem seed meal

https://www.thenaturalgardener.co.uk/neem_natural_fertilizer.php

3/4 cup Seaweed/kelp meal

https://www.thenaturalgardener.co.uk/seaweed_granules.php?osCsid=e7969267054452e3348b2a6a02ee7237

1/4 cup Insect Frass

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grotec.co.uk

1/4 cup Aflalfa pellets
(Local feed store only)

1/2 cup bone meal

Bone Meal - £0.00 : Garden Direct, Weed Killers, Fertilisers, Garden Compost Products, Garden Fertilizers, Wood Treatment, Cuprinol Sprayer, Moss Killer

Garden Direct Bone Meal - Traditional product valued by organic gardeners. Use any time of the year, excellent in Autumn for bulbs, new plantings, trees, vegetable beds, lawns and borders. This is a fine sterilized grade that is guaranteed to come from sources free from B.S.E. BONE MEAL Probably...

www.gardendirect.co.uk

1/4 cup hoof and horn meal

Hoof & Horn - £0.00 : Garden Direct, Weed Killers, Fertilisers, Garden Compost Products, Garden Fertilizers, Wood Treatment, Cuprinol Sprayer, Moss Killer

Garden Direct Hoof & Horn - Slow release organic form of Nitrogen.It is prepared for fertilizer use by crushing and grading and is a most useful form of slow release nitrogen nominally containing 12-14% N. The rate of conversion to available nitrates by soil bacteria depends upon the particle...

www.gardendirect.co.uk

 

[BerryNice]

should taste berry good

 

[Vee]

I'm gonna use this thread mainly for my own reference while I research a 'No till/ROLS' water only soil mix using products 'reasonably' available to us UK folk(we can't get a lot of the fancy amendment you guys over the pond can get, although some are becoming easier to source).

Obviously I'd like to hear peoples opinions of the mix and any constructive criticism is more than welcome, as are any links to any websites I don't already know about.

Having lived in both countries I'm not aware of any organic differences of one state over another ??

of any I'd trust the British over the 'mercans any day at least their idea of organics

tho having learnt the hard way to reduce peat moss and other water holders

due to the damp climate the Brits have and the nute holding abilties of their moss ...lol

good luck

 

[The-Fallen]

@Sparrowhawk420

I know this is an old thread but I wondered how you got on with this mix?

I'm a UK grower just getting into ROLS and need a bit of help.

I've got spagnum peat moss, clay pebbles and EWC, the farmyard compost you list, how much of that do you use? Or do you use that to top the EWC up to 1/3 of the mix?

Thanks