I Did a lot of reading and researching super soils and how they are made before I decided to
actually make some . Then I thought to myself I should document the whole process from start
to finish with pictures and Notes.
This way any other growers who are interested can have a basic idea of where to start.
Firstly it's worth noting that Super soil needs a fairly long list of ingrediants to make
and some of them can be hard to obtain where I live in a rural area.
Luckily for me and other Australian growers there is a great Aussie company who put together
the complete ingrediants in kit form to activate your Super Soil.
This company is DrGreenthumbs. www.drgreenthumbs.com.au
I purchased the large 4.5 kg kit which when added and mixed with the other ingrediants will make
up to between 270-300 litres of Super soil. Because I cannot explain it better , here is what
the DrGreenthumbs site says about their kits and Super soil in general
"Our Super Soil nutrient kits are everything your valuable plants need!
The ultimate soil recipe from start to finish, we've taken the guess work out of
creating Australia's best Super Soil! Perfectly crafted and made in Australia,
using 100% Aussie sourced ingredients."
So To use this kit and make 300 litres I obviously need to also add other ingrediants
and because i cannot get peat or decent coco, I am using 150L of Compost 50L Perlite
40L Clay Balls 40L Fresh worm castings + the 4.5kg Kit Some Zeolite Nutrient uptake
and soil conditioner and 1kg of Garden Lime. This will all be very well wixed and
Covered.
After initially mixing your Super Soil you will need to let it rest for 1-3 months.
This is to help facilitate the breakdown of nutrients in your soil
and unlock them for your plants.
You can either simply leave your soil under a tarp out of the rain, or use a plastic
tub/bin. You don't want your soil drying out during this time, but you don't want it wet either.
Evenly moist is perfect. Turn your soil once every week regardless of the method you use to
cook your soil.
I Now have everything ready and tomorrow the 10th of August 2019
The mixing be done so I should be able to use this soil in November which is also when the
traditional planting time for vegetables and obviously cannabis in my region occurs.
I also purchased one of the Mycorrhizal Inoculant packs to use when it's time for planting.
Here is what Dr Greenthumbs says about this product.
"Mycorrhizae are fungi that form a symbiotic relationship with the roots of vascular plants.
As the fungus colonizes the host plants root system it shares vital nutrients and minerals
with the host plant from the surrounding soil. The plant will have increased ability to
uptake fixed nutrients and water thus increasing overall yield and outputs, with fewer
inputs required."Use 1 teaspoon per plant at initial planting time and 1/2 teaspoon every month.
Or use 5g per 1 meter squared."
So this first weeks entry is all about the preparation and actual mixing and curing of the super soil mix then we'll jump forward aprox 3 months and I'll start a grow.