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Cape Breton Nova Scotia

Has anyone tried growing Atlantic Giants in a super soil mix? I've been doing some research on it but I can't find any info on growing pumpkins in it. Here's the recipe I was thinking on trying.
5 bags of pro mix (12.5 cubic feet)
2.5 lb bone meal
2.5 lb fish meal
5 lb oyster shell
5 lb blood meal
3 lb alpha meal
2 cups azomite
1 cup of dolomite lime
5 lb bat guano
2 table spoon humic acid
3/4 cup of Epsom salt
25lb worm casting
1/3 bag of perlite
3 gallons of distiller water
Any info / experience would be appreciated

1/10/2017 5:43:08 PM

Cape Breton Nova Scotia

Forgot to add to the recipe that it should be left to cook for a month or more.

1/10/2017 5:44:15 PM

Oak Grove, Mn

Are you thinking about super soil for plant starting or for complete grow. I am thinking that that mixture would be too hot for starting. And it would take a lot more volume of soil to be able to fully grow an AG. Looking at the your list...you are not listing which bat guano you are using...there is a difference...for example i have mexican bat guano which is 10-0-0 and also have jamaican bat guano which is 0-10-0.

1/10/2017 6:29:08 PM

Cape Breton Nova Scotia

I was just thinking maybe a 4x4 pit about 6" to 8" deep. The recipe didn't list what type of bat guano. Just toying around with ideas for the spring long winter...lol. I

1/10/2017 6:36:49 PM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

Seems like the hot hole method ... burnt roots and broken hearts ... however I once made my hole patch a raised bed with a lot of stuff in it... a real long list ... better to treat whole patch as compared to one spot... the roots spread out fast..

1/10/2017 10:04:40 PM

Anamosa, IA [email protected]

The problem is that your mix will only cover 16 square feet, and your plant should be 600 to 1000 square feet. Your main root ball will be is soil over saturated with nutrients, but what will the rest of the plant have? I believe in having the soil around the root ball and first part of the main vine a little "richer" than the rest, because it will have roots drawing from it longer. But the rest of your plant will need good nutrition too. This year I will be using a little more compost and potting soil in my hoop house area and adding a little Osmocote for a slow release of just a little bit of nutrients throughout the season. I also use a little Jobes Organics along with the micorrhizae in the trench when burying vines. But the vast majority of the nutrients are spread over the whole patch. Pap Wallace was right when he said he wants the whole root systewm of the plant growing in a pleasure pit.

1/10/2017 10:19:16 PM

Cape Breton Nova Scotia

Thanks guys I'm glad I asked before I went and bought all the ingredients. I appreciate the help☺

1/10/2017 10:56:57 PM