Organic cultivation indoors is incomplete without the usage of super soil. We’re sure you’ve heard this name multiple times and are now intrigued to try it out yourself. But what is it? Where do you get it? How to use it? Is it really important?
Find all the answers and the most reliable recipe you can find on the internet here!
As the name suggests, it is a superior quality of soil that contains all organic components in balanced ratios that support the growth of demanding plants such as pots. It replicates the healthiest soil found on the most fertile lands.
This ready-to-use soil has the ideal balance of all nutrients that a plant may ever need. Blood meal, bone meal, worm castings, and many other amendments are pre-amended, requiring absolutely no work. This eliminates the need for labor and extensive fertilizer usage.
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It’s a jackpot for indoor cultivars with an ideal soil structure, perfectly balanced pH, a strictly organic approach, and simple and easy usage.
Recipe Breakdown
Let’s have a look at the secret ingredients of this soil recipe:
| For 50 Gallons | For 100 Gallons | |
| Base Soil (1:1:1 ratio of peat, compost, and aeration | 7 cubic ft | 14 cubic ft |
| Worm Casting | 1.25 lbs | 2.5 lbs |
| Blood Meal | 2.5 lbs | 5 lbs |
| Fish Bone Meal | 1.25 lbs | 2.5 lbs |
| Regular Bone Meal | 1.25 lbs | 2.5 lbs |
| Oyster Shells | 1.5 cups | 3 cups |
| Kelp Meal | 1.5 cups | 3 cups |
| Feather Meal | 2.5 lbs | 5 lbs |
| Azomite | 1 cup | 2 cups |
| Epsom Salt | ⅜ cup | ¾ cup |
| Mycorrhizae | 1 tbsp | 2 tbsp |
| Bat Guano | 2.5 lbs | 5 lbs |
Mixing it – Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Prepare the Base
Choose a container large enough to fit in all the soil and amendments yet allow room for thorough mixing. Start by preparing the base soil, taking peat, compost, and aeration in a ratio of 1:1:1.
Step 2: Add the Amendments
Next, measure the quantities for amendments depending on how much soil you want to make. The table above provides a recipe for 50 and 100 gallons of soil. You can alter the quantities depending on how much soil you want to make. These ratios are ideal for growing pots indoors. Feel free to tweak the ratios according to your plant’s requirements or the type of base soil you use.
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Step 3: Give it a Good Mix
Use your hands to mix the soil. This will help you to distribute all amendments uniformly. Break even if you find any clumps. You know it’s done when you can’t differentiate any amendment. Using a shovel or rake wouldn’t give the best results; thus, we recommend using hands only.
Step 4: Time to Water
It is now time to activate the soil. It would be best to get the soil damp enough to activate its microbes. Make sure you do not overdo it.
Step 5: Let it Age
Store this damp soil in buckets, preferably covered with a lid. This is called the aging of the soil. You are giving it enough time to break down the amendments to start the release of nutrients. 2 months should be a good time to return to your soil.
Step 6: Prepare for Planting
Before you start putting it, please give it a good mix. Scoop some to your pots, and sow your plantlets. You might want to add a seed starter mix if you plan on sowing seeds.
Super Soil Vs. Regular Soil
| Super Soil | Regular Soil |
| Demanding plants such as cannabis use this type of soil, as they cannot grow under general conditions and basic nutrients | This type of soil is used for general purposes. If you want to grow plants or some tomatoes in your pots, regular soil will help |
| Uniform and identical structure | Varies depending on the location, can be sandy, clayey, or loamy |
| Balanced nutrients and optimal pH for growth | Nutrient composition and pH vary greatly and need to be adjusted |
| Super easy to use, with no need for additional fertilizers or amendments | Requires the addition of fertilizers and amendments |
| Available selectively, or you have to make the soil mix yourself | Easily available |
| Expensive | Cheap and affordable |
Conclusion
All in all, superior soil is everything you need for organic cultivation. The recipe came out specifically after the laws allowing citizens to grow pot at home. Turns out, you can grow almost anything and everything in this mixture.
Make it yourself for an experience and see the wonders it can do. It is available commercially, in stores, and online, too.
Let us know about your experience making it from scratch.
Happy Composting!
