How To Create A Super Soil! (Garden Talk #71)

In this episode of Garden Talk, I interview Derek, also known as, Kronic. He makes his own super soil - and that’s what he talks about in today’s episode. He also touches upon compost teas, pH, PPM, container size, and water sources. What type of plants do you like to grow? Tomatoes, zucchini, lettuce, basil, lavender, citrus trees, house plants, let us know in the comments section below. If you enjoyed this video please click that thumbs up button :)

This gardening video is for educational and/or documentary purposes and isn't designed to help or encourage others to imitate.
I earn from qualifying purchases made through some of the links below.

Thanks to our sponsors:

★Premium Content★

★Social Media★

★Timestamps★
00:00 - Montage & Podcast Intro
01:49 - Sponsors
02:59 - Introduction
04:33 - His Gardening Style
04:56 - What Is Super Soil?
06:04 - Popular Super Soils
06:42 - Balancing Nutrients In The Soil
08:33 - Base Of Coco Coir
12:08 - Aeration
12:28 - His Super Soil Recipe
13:52 - Worm Castings or Compost
15:05 - Fertilizer & Compost Teas
23:26 - EC/PPM
25:18 - pH
27:30 - Container Size
31:55 - Transplanting
35:16 - Cooking Super Soil
36:22 - Water Sources
42:16 - Advice For Beginners
43:34 - Final Words

★Music In Video★
Johannes Bornlöf - An Introduction 4

[GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

Thanks to Kronic for coming onto the podcast today!

[AndrewD.Amador]

I’d love to see a Garden Talk with Mr. Canucks! These are great and so helpful

[charleygrimes]

Thanks Chris. Your interviews are so diverse. Always something new

[naturesthumb]

BuilaSoil 3.0 working ridiculous great in my Garden!!!

[ezbudz]

Thanks for having Derek on! Love his organic view of things. His is dead on with the water. It's toxic here in western VA. I invested in filtration and softener and it has helped tremendously. Thanks for all these little tips! That reminds me, it's time to make a tea! Great job guys!

[thestonedhedge]

Holy cow what an excellent video I mean somebody knew like me that is just grasping the concept and can understand what you're talking about at this point man this just took my skill to another level thank you so much guys

[casanove]

Great podcast! Really usefull. thanks Chris for your work and effort to make us better growers! I grow autoflowers (11-12 weeks full cycle grow). No transplant. feed with water only from start to finish, no top dress, no teas, nothing apart from water (I just add bacterias-fungi, aloe and coconut water once a week). Final 5 gallon pot from the start. No run off. Autopot from week 4, before then I top water with capillary mats on the top of the soil (to avoid soil compactation and have an even and slow water distribution) . A super easy method is: supersoil mixed in the pot (not layers, full mixed), but the middle inner cubic liter (the size of the pot which you would use for the first two weeks before transplanting) of soil (where seed will grow for the first 15-20 days) is just the same supersoil but with no dry amendments (nutrients) in it. Doing so, you will end with perfect soil for seedling with no nutes and no risk of burning, the rest of the soil 'cooks' for two weeks with no waiting time (I keep it moisted) ..and is ready to go for your vegetative stage and explosive growth. This method + great autoflower genetics (the most important thing of all mentioned) = 150/200 g harvest for each plant in a 4x2 tent (2 plants). 300w light.

[stangcobra]

I've tried many seedling starter soils and happy frog is my go to. Just pull the big wood chips out..

[arkinner]

Organics is so easy once you understand the ratios and timing. Good information 👍

[AlizJaytay]

Great episode. Felt like I learned a lot. Thanks to Derek for the tea recipes

[Zword]

Hey Chris, I’ve really enjoyed the past few guests and the overall direction you seem to be going. Thanks 🙏

[averygaddis]

Awesome interview. I like how your guest broke down the pots sizes, both indoor and outdoor. Solid. Thanks my man!

[davidbryden]

Yet another great interview, brother! I'm digging the variety of growing styles that your guests bring. 👍🔥😎💚✌️

[ElSmiley]

I did my first soil blend weeks ago and I'm super excited for it! Seeing the life in the soil before you even use it is neat 8m glad I decided to prep my soil before using it right away

[toughcatgaming]

I'm on my first grow and I'm really enjoying learning from u and that boys y'all are great

[manonthemoon]

dude... Just the ticket. this information is top level stuff. After a year of messing about with a few successful grows but many failures, this information is exactly what i'm after. Thank you to all you growers out there helping us rookies

[mauricedavis]

Compost has changed the game for me. I started collecting all the goose poop/chicken 💩 and composting it with leafs and kitchen scraps/garden scraps. Wow everything my Compost touches looks ridiculous 🤯 both my medical and vegetable garden 🙃

[sofakingphat]

Aspirin will fix pH and ppm problems and water. I only add aspirin to my water and it fixes everything. My plants are always healthy and hardy.

[TCheidrich]

Once again you brought a great gest!!! Thanks Derek and Chris!!!!

[rikk]

I love cooking my soil with earth dust from the green sunshine company. 3-4 week cook with base keeping it moist produces exceptional results throughout my grow.