Living Soil Feeding Schedule
Charge once, feed weekly, finish on water
One living soil from veg to harvest — top-dressed, never bottled, and tuned lean for flavour. Here is the whole rhythm.
The rhythm
How much, per week
Weekly top-dress for a 30 L pot, by build. Scale up or down with your pot size — or use the calculator for an exact figure.
| Build | Veg / week | Bloom / week | Charge (once) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flavour — leanest, best aroma | 35 g | 33 g | 270 g bone / 360 g rock |
| Balanced — the default | 42 g | 40 g | 270 g bone / 360 g rock |
| Max yield — most weight | 49 g | 43 g | 270 g bone / 360 g rock + grow-N in mid-flower |
1 tablespoon ≈ 15 g. Mix each dose with an equal part compost or worm castings, scatter on the surface and water in.
Fruiting & root veg · extra P and K
Tomatoes, potatoes and peppers are heavier phosphorus and potassium feeders than flowering plants. Add extra P — +5 g/L micronised rock phosphate, worked in, nitrogen-free — and extra K — sulphate of potash, about 0.5 g/L through flowering. The regular programme is tuned for flowering plants.
Getting it right
Reusing your soil?
Blends at full strength, and only a third of the charge — last year's phosphorus is still banked. Top the organic matter back up with compost and you are away.