Question regarding fertilizers while cooking soil

[MrChok]

Beatiful people of AN, i've been researching about living soils and only water grows and i've a question regarding the use of fertilizers such as blood meal, bone meal, and their "slow-medium-fast" release form.

Let's say i'm cooking my soil for 2 months (i've read it's a good timelapse) will the fast release fertilizers be gone by the time i plant the seed?

Hopefully i wrote that just fine, pretty high

 

[Jraven]

I think I see what you're saying. The base and amendments you put together are going to nurture a soil food web that will feed the plants what they need, or rather make the nutrients available to your plants. You are creating a medium that is alive and will incidentally grow canna plants while it's doing it's thing. So, those components (like blood and bone meal) aren't going away. Hey good to see you going organic, I can't say I've got it down but there are a few here who can really set you straight

 

[MrChok]

Thanks bro appreacite the feedback, gotta say this 'method' seems difficult but the fact that is 100% organic and just water throught the grow ROCKS!

 

[Jraven]

It does seem complicated at first. But it's do -able and if you think organic is better than once you focus on the soil you will have something that will serve you well. I personally love the results!

 

[KIS]

Beatiful people of AN, i've been researching about living soils and only water grows and i've a question regarding the use of fertilizers such as blood meal, bone meal, and their "slow-medium-fast" release form.

Let's say i'm cooking my soil for 2 months (i've read it's a good timelapse) will the fast release fertilizers be gone by the time i plant the seed?

Hopefully i wrote that just fine, pretty high

As long as you didn't leach them out from overwatering or heavy rains then the soil should still contain much of the nutrients you originally added. a soil test can really help in dialing in the soil.

 

[NastyN8t]

Beatiful people of AN, i've been researching about living soils and only water grows and i've a question regarding the use of fertilizers such as blood meal, bone meal, and their "slow-medium-fast" release form.

Let's say i'm cooking my soil for 2 months (i've read it's a good timelapse) will the fast release fertilizers be gone by the time i plant the seed?

Hopefully i wrote that just fine, pretty high

They dont dissapate or anything they just get better . the bone meal is slower to break down and the bloodmeal will be to hot if it doesn't cook sometimes,atleast in my experience.

 

[hecno]

Let's say i'm cooking my soil for 2 months (i've read it's a good time lapse) will the fast release fertilizers be gone by the time i plant the seed?

They can't go anywhere to my way of thinking . The microbes will do there stuff and as you have no plant in the soil there is nothing to use it up . As long as you are not over watering [ just keeping it damp ] and feeding the microbes you should end up with a nice balanced soil . Which means when you do plant in it , the plant can take what it needs when it needs it .

 

[Eyes on Fire]

the simple answer is NO, the LIFE in the soil holds SEVERAL times its own weight in food already available FOR the root structure. so unless your soil life Dies or something and gets overly wet and the like its not going anywhere. kinda like a mini super mini worm farm of sorts. and this is all assuming your not waitng a long long time. 50-60 days is just fine. boost it slightly potentially if its a larger strain of Photo period plant.other than that most average autos will not be effected by the long cooking times in the slightest. Happy harvesting

 

[MrChok]

the simple answer is NO, the LIFE in the soil holds SEVERAL times its own weight in food already available FOR the root structure. so unless your soil life Dies or something and gets overly wet and the like its not going anywhere. kinda like a mini super mini worm farm of sorts. and this is all assuming your not waitng a long long time. 50-60 days is just fine. boost it slightly potentially if its a larger strain of Photo period plant.other than that most average autos will not be effected by the long cooking times in the slightest. Happy harvesting

by boosting it slightly u mean feeding an specific tea or/and supplying rice every now and then?

Let's say i cook my soil for 3 months. I start by mixing everything, adding the amendments, mycos/fungi/bacteria and inoculate the soil. After 10/15 days i add organic rice, do i repeat this throught the cooking proccess? Also planning on adding living worms after 30 days of cooking.

Can i keep it alive just by watering it? Or should i feed a tea every now and then? I know i've to keep it moist, have it minimum at 60°F, let it breath every 3-4 days for 1-2 hours and watch out for humidity not to raise above 60%. Also stir it or turn it every week or so right? Do u have to be careful when stiring or turning the soil when the soil has been cooking for a while? I ask this because everyone stops using the word "mixing" and replace it with "stir" or "turn", so it sounds to me like u have to be gentle when the soil actually becomes alive? or u actually don't need to mix it and just move some of the bottom of the container up.

god i sound high, hope it makes sense and doesnt sound stupid lol

thanks everyone for clearing doubts.

 

[Eyes on Fire]

well ill say blend or turn since its gotta be a little easy.not like some I have witnessed that literally smash the clumps between the hands too hard and its life,so if you smash it hard what do you think happens? gets pissed,dies or injured. so to avoid that just when you mix it easy and break the clumps up just ease it back almost sprinkling it back into the tote as I do. made a small video as it is about soil handling in that regard. 3 month should be fine with proper moisture.the longer it goes the life feeds and lives on those foods so every month after that Id give them something to eat. like aworm bin of sorts. a lil rice and/or oats.some kelp meal,keep it simple and replenished for the life and it;ll do fine