Let s go over the recipe and then we can further discuss the best sourcing of the inputs.
Coots living soil recipe.
I start by spraying the trunk at the soil or mulch line.
The coots compost mix.
1 3 aeration pumice perlite lava rock etc 1 3 compost earthworm castings.
Here is the recipe.
The consistency of flour.
When using the coots mix you use a 1 1 1 ratio of base mix aeration mix and a compost mix.
Then i soak all.
Living soil recipes living soil probiotic organic gardening knf super soil coots mix the rev s mix sub cools super soil clackamas coots.
8 large bags of a high quality organic potting soil with coco fiber and mycorrhizae i e your base soil 25 to 50 lbs of organic worm castings 5 lbs steamed bone meal 5 lbs bloom bat guano 5 lbs blood meal 3 lbs rock phosphate cup epson salts cup sweet lime dolomite cup azomite trace elements 2 tbsp powdered humic acid.
Allow up to 10 total soil volume.
1 cup caco3 oyster shell flour dolomite lime calcitic lime etc 6.
If you don t know what living soil is please refer to our soil food web page for an in depth explanation.
1 2 cup organic neem meal 1 2 cup organic kelp meal 1 2 cup crab meal or crustacean meal 4 cups of mineral mix aka rock dust.
For example i feed 1 2 cup of coconut water per gallon as opposed to but i feed the whole bed after targeting root zones.
This is a recipe that u herblion uses for his indoor no till living soil grows.
This recipe uses 100 natural amendments to grow some of the best cannabis you ve ever seen smelled or smoked.
This method removes the need for most people to check ph and ppm levels.
For example if you are trying to make 15 gallons of soil 2 cubic feet you would add 5 gallons of each and then mix thoroughly.
Cowboy charcoal from whole foods.
To each 1 c f.
Take bag of char add 1 2 gallon ewc 2 4 cups fish or guano or alfalfa or comfrey soak a week in act strain and add to soil.
The mixture is then required to cook which involves sitting together in a tub for 3 6 weeks to that essential microbes can form.
4 5 cups rock dust per cf rock dust should be super fine.
1 2 cup neem or karanja cake 4.
This ensures the water and coconut water will run down the stem and follow along the roots like water tends to do find the path of least resistance.
Coconut water benefits all soil life not just plants however you do want to make sure the plants get some so i ll explain how i target the root zone.
1 3 compost or learn how to make your own compost 1 3 sphagnum peat moss.
These results are further improved by increasing the amount of organic biomass in your soil.
1 3 aeration such as pumice stone rice hulls lava rock this will make up your base.
1 cup gypsum 5.
8 large bags of a high quality organic potting soil with coco fiber and mycorrhizae i e your base soil 25 to 50 lbs of organic worm castings 5 lbs steamed bone meal 5 lbs bloom bat guano 5 lbs blood meal 3 lbs rock phosphate cup epson salts cup sweet lime dolomite cup azomite trace elements 2 tbsp powdered humic acid.
Making coots soil mix.
Of this mix i add the following.
Enzyme tea 2 tablespoons of seeds 1 oz.
1 3 sphagnum peat moss.