Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 2 Entries. Saturday, February 20 View Page I used too much malted barley (freshly ground) as top dress. It becomes concrete....but on the bright side, saw tons of baby worms. The eggs survived months sitting around in my homemade soil. The soil was mixed in December. The barley has enzymes which help soil microbes, which feeds worms, who help nutrient cycling...so says Ted hussey.   Saturday, February 20 View Page Mixed soil Nutrients recipe. Watered and sat for another month before planting giant onions. Thanks Kevin at giantveg! 7.5 gallons is 1 cubic foot Measured Wet except coco coir 1 cf worm castings 1 cf Malibu 2 cf rice hulls 2 cf coco coir 1/2 cup alfalfa meal 1/2 cup fish bone meal 1/2 cup organic Neem meal 1/2 cup organic Kelp meal 1/2 cup Crab meal or Crustacean meal 4 cups of Mineral Mix aka rock dust 1. 2 Parts BuildASoil Basalt - Trace Minerals and High Paramagnetic Energy 2. 1 Part Gypsum - Locally Mined in Colorado - Calcium and Sulfur 3. 2 Tablespoons Sul-Po-Mag per CF also known as langbeinite - Has Sulfur, Potassium and Mag 4. Premium Montomorillonite 1/2 cup per cf....oops