ABOUT MEAL MIX® GROW & BLOOM
Growing blends like nothing else on the market!
M
other Earth Meal Mix is an organic blend of amendments formulated by
growers, for growers. These blends are a culmination of 20 years’
experience working with organic amendments. Meal Mix uses very
carefully selected ingredients in order to bring you blends of organic meals and
minerals of the highest quality. It is formulated to provide a balance of both short
and long term release of availability due to the selection and proportions of
ingredients blended together. This means that your plant will have what it needs,
when it needs it, without compromise.
This distinct mix of beneficial ingredients is intended to be used as an
amendment to your favorite growing media either by blending into the media or
as a top-dress or making teas. The Grow formula contains a large array of inputs
as some of these components persist throughout the entire plant cycle. While the
Bloom formulas replaces any ingredients depleted by the Grow and increased
inputs that encourage vigorous fruit and flower production as well as intense
fragrance and excellent oil production.
By purchasing a pre-blended, consistent product like Mother Earth Meal Mix,
you are also acquiring peace of mind that the ingredients are in the right
proportions to make your plants thrive. You also get the convenience and time savings of not having to buy 15 different bags
and mix them yourself.
Mother Earth Meal Mix contains no filler or bulking ingredients. Some meals and minerals take extremely long to break
down to have any significant impact on feeding the plant. Other ingredients act as bulking agents because they are not added
in high enough amounts to have a positive impact. Greensand, talc and earthworm castings would be examples of these
types of materials. Mother Earth Meal Mix Grow and Bloom are devoid of heavy metals or radioactive materials. We achieve
this by selecting only the purist ingredients and avoiding things like rock phosphate and similar
components that are known to have numerous potential contaminants.
GROW
MEAL MIX
®
Meal Mix® GROW is formulated to provide a baseline media/soil amendment to build upon
for the vegetative stage. Use for robust lush vegetative growth with compact internode
spacing and building vigorous root systems.
Derived From: Feather Meal, Alfalfa Meal, Fish Bone Meal, Kelp Meal, Crab Meal, Shrimp Meal, Neem Seed Meal,
Langbeinite, Dolomite, Gypsum, Basalt, Humate and Potassium Sulfate.
BLOOM
Meal Mix® BLOOM is formulated to provide a baseline media/soil amendment to build
upon for the flowering/fruiting stage. Use to promote ample amounts of high quality, large
and fragrant fruit and flower development.
Derived From: Fish Bone Meal, Alfalfa Meal, Kelp Meal, Langbeinite, Organic Soybean Meal, Humate, Basalt, Magnesium
Sulfate and Sucanat (evaporated sugar cane juice).
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APPLICATIONS & USE
USING MEAL MIX® GROW & BLOOM
Top Dressing/Spoon Feeding
If you’ve never used dry organic amendments before,
here are some guidelines and options to help get you started.
MEAL MIX® GROW
From planting and through the vegetative period.
OPTION 1 Blend With Soil: Thoroughly mix 2 to 4 cups per 1 cubic foot of soil (1/3 to 2/3 cup per gallon). Reapply as top
dress (see “Option 2 – Top Dressing” below) every few weeks or as needed until the flowering stage (see
Photo A, B & C). Letting the Meal Mix application “cook” for a few weeks before planting will increase the availability of
nutrition. To enhance this process, moisten soil with compost tea solution.
OPTION 2 Top Dressing: Evenly apply 2 to 4 cups per 1 cubic foot (1/3 to 2/3 cup per gallon of media) over the top of the
soil. Cover Meal mix with 1 to 2 inches of soil to help keep it out of the light and ensure it remains moist (see
Photo D, E & F). Reapply every few weeks or as needed until the flowering period.
Spoon Feeding: Blend in or top dress 1 to 2 cups of Meal Mix per cubic foot as an initial charge; then top
OPTION 3
dress 1/2 to 1 cup per 1 cubic foot (1.5 to 2.5 Tablespoons per gallon of media) of soil weekly until the
flowering period. Upon application cover Meal mix with 1 to 2 inches of soil to help keep it out of the light and ensure it
remains moist (see Photo D, E & F).
Make Compost Tea: Add 2.5 Tablespoons per 1 Gallon of water of Meal Mix in a separate tea bag and top
dress the sludge after the brew process. If you do this for every watering (2 quarts per container 2 times a
week) you should be close to the weekly spoon feeding rate. If not, or only brewing tea once a week, top dress the difference.
OPTION 4
Blending With Soil
D
E
Distribute Meal Mix evenly around plant.
F
Work Meal Mix into top layer of soil.
Cover with soil to keep moist and out of light.
MAKING COMPOST TEA
An excellent way to add nutrient enhancement for your plants.
Compost tea increases the biodiversity of the soil by providing organic matter and beneficial bacteria, fungus and protozoa.
These microbes form a symbiotic relationship with the plant that improves plant vigor through their formation of secondary
metabolites and improving nutrient availability. Having high populations of diverse microbes improves nutrient cycling in the
soil and protects the plants. Regular applications of compost tea will increase soil fertility, improve soil structure, and
stimulates plant health. It is also possible to incorporate your fertility program into the teas.
Adding Meal Mix into compost tea brews will provide a more diverse food source for the microbes. The microbes in turn will
start to breakdown the Meal Mix which will lead to more efficient nutrient release once applied to your media. Just select the
appropriate Meal Mix product for your plants stage (grow or bloom) and place it in a tea brewing bag. After the brew is
complete, apply the Meal Mix from the tea bag onto your soil as a topdressing according to the recommended rates and
carefully scratch into the top inch or two of the soil. Cover with a thin layer of fresh soil to protect from the light and avoid
crusting. Be mindful of total application rate recommendations for Meal Mix to avoid under or over applying the product.
Blending & Brewing: Fill your tea brewer to the appropriate gallon mark with unchlorinated water (rain catchment water
works). Add your materials and then activate your aeration pump(s). It should be well aerated! Generally, you need a pump
that will produce 0.08 CFM per gallon of tea (for example, to brew 5 gallons, use a pump that will produce at least 0.4 CFM).
Keep compost tea at a temperature between 60-70ºF. Brew for 16-36 hours before applying.
A
B
Place soil in container.
C
Pour in Meal Mix.
Blend Meal Mix with soil.
MEAL MIX® BLOOM
From flowering initiation on (discontinue use the last couple of weeks before harvest or as needed).
OPTION 1 Blend With Soil: If you transplant as your plants transition from vegetative to flowering period, blend at the
percentage rate of new soil to old soil, then top dress the remaining percent. Use at the rate of 2¼ to 4½ cups
per cubic foot (1/3 to 3/4 per gallon of media). For example, if you’ve been growing in a 5 gallon container and are
transplanting to a 10 gallon container, blend 50% of your target application rate with the new soil and top dress the other 50%
of your application rate evenly on the top of the old soil and cover with a generous layer of soil. Reapply as a top dress every
few weeks or as needed.
OPTION 2 Top Dressing: Evenly apply 2¼ to 4½ cups per cubic foot (1/3 to 3/4 cup per gallon of media) over the top of
the soil. Cover Meal Mix with 1 to 2 inches of soil to help keep it out of the light and ensure it remains moist.
Reapply every few weeks or as needed until the flowering period.
Spoon Feeding: Top dress 1/3 to 3/4 cup per cubic foot (2 to 3 Tablespoons per gallon of media) of soil weekly
until the flowering period. Upon application cover the Meal mix with 1 to 2 inches of soil to help keep it out of
the light and ensure it remains moist.
OPTION 3
Make Compost Tea: Add 2.5 Tablespoons per 1 gallon of water of Meal Mix in a separate tea bag and top dress
the sludge after the brew process. If you do this for every watering (2 quarts per container 2 times a week) you
should be close to the weekly spoon feeding rate. If not, or only brewing tea once a week, top dress the difference.
As always, cover with fresh media to keep moist and out of the light.
OPTION 4
Applying the Tea: As soon as the brewing process is complete, strain if necessary, into a secondary container (you just want
to remove any debris that may clog a sprayer). If spreading on the soil, straining is unnecessary and just keep the tea well
agitated until it is all applied. Top-dress the Meal Mix as described above. To reach your weekly application targets in this
manner you may have to brew for every watering or top-dress unbrewed Meal Mix to make up the difference.
• For spreading/spraying the liquid portion of the tea, you can dilute the mixture to half to one fourth of the original strength
with non-chlorinated water or use full strength if desired. Use your standard way of irrigating, a pump sprayer or backpack
sprayer to apply. DO NOT use a sprayer that has been used for chemical sprays. It could damage or kill the microbes. Even
if you rinse it out, there is generally a residue left that makes it no good for organic spraying.
• NEVER let your tea go anaerobic (no oxygen)! Sufficiently aerate with an air pump at all times. Don’t use tea that smells
like alcohol, as it went anaerobic.
• DO NOT use chlorinated water, as chlorine will kill the beneficial microbes.
GENERAL COMPOST TEA RECIPE
INGREDIENTS:
1 GAL
5GAL
Mother Earth Worm Castings
1 Tbls
Mother Earth Sugar Load Molasses
Buried Treasure Liquid Guano
10 GAL
25 GAL
50 GAL
1/3 cup
2/3 cup 1.5 cups
3 cups
1 Tbls
1/3 cup
2/3 cup 1.5 cups
3 cups
1 Tbls
1/3 cup
2/3 cup 1.5 cups
3 cups
3 cups
6 cups
1 cup
2 cups
Mother Earth Meal Mix
2 Tbls
2/3 cup
11/3 cup
Fish Hydrolysate
2 tsp
10 tsp
7 Tbls
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