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SuperGluestarted grow question 5y ago

Hello growers , need some help . Is it good soil or ?

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Shagrathanswered grow question 5y ago

This is excellent stuff for vegetative growth atleast. Im not sure why potassium (K) is the only one with G in the end? Is it 296? But yeah to me this looks good stuff. I'm not so familiar with these so I wont know how long those nutes will last etc but to me the balance seems good

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Shagrathanswered grow question 5y ago

I know very little about the soil stuff but to me that NPK ratio seems like it could work from start to finish!

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SuperGlueanswered grow question 5y ago

Also I have this info about soil I planning to use . What do you think ? Dry matter: 200 g / l Organic content:> 40% of ts Density: 450 kg / m3 pH: 5.5-6.5 Electrical conductivity 45mS / m Total nitrogen: 2100 mg / f Particle size screened: 0-35 mm Composition: Light sphagnum peat (H2-4), dark sphagnum peat (H6-8), sand, clay, lime, manure (Debio). Footprints per m3: Magnesium lime: 5.5 kg Honey fertilizer: 6kg Kalimagnesia: 0.3 kg

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SuperGlueanswered grow question 5y ago

Kalium (K) 290 there is mistake

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