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Hot compost
So the compost I've purchased seems a tad hot and has thrown nute burn up in my basil plants.
It has quite a whiff of manure to it .
Now if I fill my pots up with it then create around a 5ltr well filled with a weaker compost and sow auto seeds into the lighter compost do you think that's enough medium to get plants going and stabilised before it hits the stronger medium ?
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It has quite a whiff of manure to it .
Now if I fill my pots up with it then create around a 5ltr well filled with a weaker compost and sow auto seeds into the lighter compost do you think that's enough medium to get plants going and stabilised before it hits the stronger medium ?
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Re: Hot compost
Personally I'd bin it and get some fresh potting compost. You don't know what's going on to cause the funky whiff. Could be full of ammonia and cannabis hates ammonia.TheCloudyChef wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 1:13 pmSo the compost I've purchased seems a tad hot and has thrown nute burn up in my basil plants.
It has quite a whiff of manure to it .
Now if I fill my pots up with it then create around a 5ltr well filled with a weaker compost and sow auto seeds into the lighter compost do you think that's enough medium to get plants going and stabilised before it hits the stronger medium ?
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You cannot "dilute" soil either as minerals are not immediately available to the plant and relies on biological processes to make available. Again, you'll ve guessing :) it could work and everything will be fine, but it might not and you could also end up with lockouts and PH issues etc.
What compost was it BTW? If its sub-par quality then it might help others avoid the same issues.
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Re: Hot compost
Just some cheap Supa Grow organic compost buddy . First grow a k so was trying to keep cost to a minimum . Which may have been a bad choiceseymore_budz wrote:Personally I'd bin it and get some fresh potting compost. You don't know what's going on to cause the funky whiff. Could be full of ammonia and cannabis hates ammonia.TheCloudyChef wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 1:13 pmSo the compost I've purchased seems a tad hot and has thrown nute burn up in my basil plants.
It has quite a whiff of manure to it .
Now if I fill my pots up with it then create around a 5ltr well filled with a weaker compost and sow auto seeds into the lighter compost do you think that's enough medium to get plants going and stabilised before it hits the stronger medium ?
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You cannot "dilute" soil either as minerals are not immediately available to the plant and relies on biological processes to make available. Again, you'll ve guessing :) it could work and everything will be fine, but it might not and you could also end up with lockouts and PH issues etc.
What compost was it BTW? If its sub-par quality then it might help others avoid the same issues.
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Re: Hot compost
OK, if money is an issue, you could open up the bag and air things out a bit. That might give the microbiology to balance things out. Open the bag and turn over the soil a few times to aerate and leave it for a few days. If the smell disappears and the PH is good, will probably be OK from there.TheCloudyChef wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 1:23 pmJust some cheap Supa Grow organic compost buddy . First grow a k so was trying to keep cost to a minimum . Which may have been a bad choiceseymore_budz wrote:Personally I'd bin it and get some fresh potting compost. You don't know what's going on to cause the funky whiff. Could be full of ammonia and cannabis hates ammonia.TheCloudyChef wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 1:13 pmSo the compost I've purchased seems a tad hot and has thrown nute burn up in my basil plants.
It has quite a whiff of manure to it .
Now if I fill my pots up with it then create around a 5ltr well filled with a weaker compost and sow auto seeds into the lighter compost do you think that's enough medium to get plants going and stabilised before it hits the stronger medium ?
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You cannot "dilute" soil either as minerals are not immediately available to the plant and relies on biological processes to make available. Again, you'll ve guessing :) it could work and everything will be fine, but it might not and you could also end up with lockouts and PH issues etc.
What compost was it BTW? If its sub-par quality then it might help others avoid the same issues.
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Re: Hot compost
Yh only just getting back to work.seymore_budz wrote:OK, if money is an issue, you could open up the bag and air things out a bit. That might give the microbiology to balance things out. Open the bag and turn over the soul a few times to aerate and leave it for a few days. If the smell disappears and the PH is good, will probably be OK from there.TheCloudyChef wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 1:23 pmJust some cheap Supa Grow organic compost buddy . First grow a k so was trying to keep cost to a minimum . Which may have been a bad choiceseymore_budz wrote: Personally I'd bin it and get some fresh potting compost. You don't know what's going on to cause the funky whiff. Could be full of ammonia and cannabis hates ammonia.
You cannot "dilute" soil either as minerals are not immediately available to the plant and relies on biological processes to make available. Again, you'll ve guessing :) it could work and everything will be fine, but it might not and you could also end up with lockouts and PH issues etc.
What compost was it BTW? If its sub-par quality then it might help others avoid the same issues.
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One bag been open and I've been turning and its drying out n getting better. I'll crack another open n see what it's about.
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Sounds like the compost is relatively fresh and there's a lot of bioactivty occurring that's causing those smells.TheCloudyChef wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 2:18 pmYh only just getting back to work.seymore_budz wrote:OK, if money is an issue, you could open up the bag and air things out a bit. That might give the microbiology to balance things out. Open the bag and turn over the soul a few times to aerate and leave it for a few days. If the smell disappears and the PH is good, will probably be OK from there.TheCloudyChef wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 1:23 pmJust some cheap Supa Grow organic compost buddy . First grow a k so was trying to keep cost to a minimum . Which may have been a bad choice
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One bag been open and I've been turning and its drying out n getting better. I'll crack another open n see what it's about.
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. You're taking the right steps though, so I'm sure things will be OK. One more thing to consider is not to let it dry out too much. You want the beanies to do their thing and convert all that shit into plant food
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Re: Hot compost
This stuff ?
i had 6 bags through lockdown all stunk of ammonia and had plastic waste and all manner of crap in them.
if you want good compost collect leaves now and you will have some lovely compost next year good luck with your grow.
i had 6 bags through lockdown all stunk of ammonia and had plastic waste and all manner of crap in them.
if you want good compost collect leaves now and you will have some lovely compost next year good luck with your grow.
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Re: Hot compost
I'll double check in a bit when I go open one. Double bagged so didnt pay attention last bagGreenfingers wrote:This stuff ?
i had 6 bags through lockdown all stunk of ammonia and had plastic waste and all manner of crap in them.
if you want good compost collect leaves now and you will have some lovely compost next year good luck with your grow.
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Re: Hot compost
This is it . This ones dried out a bit so not looking as wet as it was .
It's just me rushing stuff - I should have really just started up some living soil in my 59ltr fabrics.
Lesson learnt- I'll see if theres any preserving with this if not I'll just wait till I can start the way I mean to go on . This was only for a quick budget auto grow
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It's just me rushing stuff - I should have really just started up some living soil in my 59ltr fabrics.
Lesson learnt- I'll see if theres any preserving with this if not I'll just wait till I can start the way I mean to go on . This was only for a quick budget auto grow
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Re: Hot compost
Ahh that's not potting compost :) The reason why it's too rich is because that's a soil conditioner and should be mixed with something else. Sorry, I thought you had potting compost. Don't plant directly into that or you'll burn the shit out of themTheCloudyChef wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 4:05 pmThis is it . This ones dried out a bit so not looking as wet as it was .
It's just me rushing stuff - I should have really just started up some living soil in my 59ltr fabrics.
Lesson learnt- I'll see if theres any preserving with this if not I'll just wait till I can start the way I mean to go on . This was only for a quick budget auto grow
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