Haa, a prepper drudge report
Link on prepperwebsite to this - https://prepschooldaily.blogspot.com/2022/04/recyclables-to-save-now-for-gardens.html
Starts out talking about unavailability of Jiffy pots but then only talks about small containers. Link at bottom of article goes to another about homemade potting soil/mix but all recipes use coir or peat moss which still have to be purchased.
Even my oldest books 1967/1977 mention spaghnum/peat. The one from 67 is The Complete Book of Composting from Rodale and it does have one potting soil recipe where peat is one of a few options.
1 part good garden soil
1 part compost, leaf mold, peat or other form of humus
2 parts sharp/coarse sand
Another NPK of everything site
https://npkofeverything.com/
https://app.npkofeverything.com/
2243 items and counting. Start typing item/ingredient name in app to quickly filter or fill in desired NPK amounts as lower and upper range.
Items I have at the ready
oak leaves——— 0.80 - 0.35 - 0.20
comfrey———— 1.80 - 0.50 - 5.30
goat manure—— 1.35 - 1.00 - 3.00
Chick manure-— 5.00 - 2.00 - 1.00
bone meal——— 2.00 - 11.0 - 0.00
Wood Ash——— 0.00 - 3.00 - 16.0 and raises pH
Manures are as dried manure.
Biochar is not listed and I didn’t find it elsewhere aside from mention that it does raise K and Ph levels.
I thought comfrey was all N and was surprised to see the K three times the amount of N. No mention of dried, fresh or tea. I’ll have to look around for more info on it. Mine might be big enough to clip some leaves this Fall.
I made more potting mix yesterday by using the other I had made but adding leaf mold and just a little soil. By Fall, I plan to have a mix or some mixes figured out using what I have here plus some sand I’ll need to buy. I’ll just get a yard of it which ought to last a long time since the mixes can be reused. I need some for raised carrot beds too.