![]() ![]() The first recipe we use will use a 3 part base and you could make that recipe using a 5 gallon bucket or a wheelbarrow as long as each part was equal. So if the recipe is a 3 part mix, that means each part will be 1/3 rd of the total. We often discuss making a recipe in “parts” instead of exact volumes because this allows you to scale the recipe up. In the next step I’ll give you the fundamental basic math to understand the recipe in different volumes and how to design your own mix based on how much soil you will require. Once you have that understanding you can easily make a mix from scratch from components that you have available locally or regionally depending on your budget. If you are brand new, start to learn why each ingredient is added to a mix. ![]() This mentality usually wears off after a few runs but it's important not to start that mind set all over again in organics. Usually looking for the ultimate grow product that will finally allow them to purchase a good grow. One of the many things that growers do when using bottled nutrients, is change nutrient brands all the time. It's challenging as a new grower to actually decide on a recipe and then stick to it. Some claiming their soil is the best, others indicating that you should use spikes of nutrients and layers of different soil. Many different recipes from many different growers. There is so much talk online in the organic forums about creating an ideal soil. Well, where do you start? There are so many recipes out there!!! So, let’s say you have decided to make your own soil from scratch and are willing to do whatever it takes to make the best. Thankfully there are a number of decent potting soils on the market but none will compare to making your own from scratch. Think like a big company for a minute and compare bagged soil to our food industry but with less regulation, then you can see how bad the situation truly is. ![]() Then as a soil company gets larger they have to buy in large scale and start looking to the most affordable sources for ingredients such as, City Waste, Bio-Solids, Poultry Waste, Cattle Waste. This allows companies to list ingredients that sound incredible but then fail to back them up with actual quantities used. Besides that, you can list your most expensive and attractive ingredient First on the label even if that ingredient happens to be in the lowest concentration in the soil. There is little regulation in the industry and the only approval for a Label is if you are citing NPK numbers or fertilizer claims. All that changes is the label and exact ingredients used. There are so many soil products on the market and most manufacturers are getting all the same ingredients from the same sources and getting them bagged all at the same facilities. When you are done reading this you will have all the tools to build your own potting soil from scratch and you’ll have the confidence to know it’s going to work as planned. Watch the video below or Read on further for detailed instructions. Have you ever thought about how a bagged soil company settles on a recipe? What about where they get the ingredients from? Can you trust the soil companies? How do you make your own soil? And Have The Best Grow Of Your Life! ![]()
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