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What Soil?
Pauls5716
started grow question 6y ago
For first time grower, if I go to Home Depot what potting soil is best to buy?
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DivineSeeds_Consultant
answered grow question 6y ago
Any black soil with proper pH level (5.0 - 6.5) is alright. Get some perlite too, mix it with your soil (80% soil, 20% perlite). Also make a perlite layer 1-2 cm thick at the bottom of your pot - it helps draining.
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LateNiteSmoke
Coast of Maine growers mix soil
Hello first time grower here and was wondering if anyone has experience growing with " coast of Maine growers mix soil" Thanks in advance!
Setup. Substrates
4y ago
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Tubington9
Soil recommendation? Typically use Fox Farms Happy Frog but price keeps going up and quality seems much lower, lots of sticks, not mixed well etc
Is there any soil recommendations anyone can make that are good but a less pricey? Dont get me wrong, I love Fox Farm’s, and 38/bag isnt terrible. I’m just curious if anyone has found a more mainstream soil that’s as good of soil. I also think their quality has been worse lately
Setup. Substrates
4y ago
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SilverSlapdick
Super Soil Mix
How does this super soil mix look? Amended at 2tbsp per gallon in 10 gallons of 70% ProMixBX, 15% Perlite, and 15% Worm Castings. (60tsp = 20tbsp) (3tsp = 1tbsp)
Setup. Substrates
Feeding. Other
4y ago
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majklsoft
slowly drying soil VS transplanting autoflower (Day22)
bad idea to transplant my autoflowers (day 22, entering preflower) now that I’ve realized the substrate (Biobizz Lightmix) is too compacted and takes 6–8 days to dry? What else can I do? I know transplanting causes stress, but isn’t slow-drying soil an even bigger problem? thanks
Week 3
Setup. Substrates
1y ago
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Pumweed
Mold on soil
I used BioBizz LightMix with Monsterbud Mix from Amnesia and some mycorrhiza in the hole of the seed. 3 seeds after 3 days still not germinated in soil. Had foil on top of the pots for humidity. Probably watered a bit too much. What should I do and will my seeds still germinate?
Setup. Substrates
2y ago
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xanado18
noticed the ph in the Pots is at 6.5+, something to do with the Hydroton. In order to balance it i had to drop the res PH to 4.0, but it constantly rises back up to 6. Using RO water Suggestions appreciated, will the Hydroton eventually stop having the ability to raise my PH?
Week 1
Setup. Substrates
7y ago
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XanHalenTGI
Switching to Gaia Green Organics, How is my UPDATED Feed Schedule Looking? (took comments from last post into consideration.)
SEE PHOTO FOR UPDATED SCHEDULE ADRESSING EARLIER CONSCERNS! THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HELP!
Other. General questions
Setup. Substrates
Feeding. Schedule
1y ago
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MaryWuv
What kind of soil should I get?
What kind of soil should I get?
Setup. Substrates
6y ago
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Tubington9
Good quality soil for second grow?
I’m looking for a good quality soil for my second run of plants for when I transplant. I used miracle grow organic potting mix for my first run but was told without the person knowing the brand it was trash just from the looks of it. Dont want to make that mistake again.
Setup. Substrates
5y ago
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Apple_Jack514
White mold
I'm getting white mold in my soil. What do I do??!
Setup. Substrates
4y ago
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Crystal_Nugs
Soils blended with coco
Tried to do a soil, coco, and perlite mixture on this cone. Turned out a disaster. Had to dig it up in the 2nd week and add a bunch of coco. What soil do you use when blending with coco?
Week 2
Setup. Substrates
4y ago
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Herikus
Soil Amount Heavily Decreased
Hello everyone, I'm almost at the end of my first grow and I've noticed that the amount of soil in my pots compacted pretty heavily. How do I avoid this problem in my next grow? (Pictures show the beginning and the current state of the soil; ~ -7cm soil height)
Setup. Substrates
2y ago
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TheUk420Show
To plant in large pots or not ?
Do I start seedlings in finishing pots or start them in smaller pots and then transplant them into the larger pots ? They are photos I usually grow dwc but im wanting to move into coco what do you guys think ? I have already placed them in the large pots.
Setup. Substrates
5y ago
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ELBICNIVNI
DIY ORGANIC SOIL RECEIPE FOR BEGINNERS
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Setup. Substrates
Germination. Substrate
5y ago
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m0use
PhUp P.Hydro vs. P.Carb vs. Both
Potassium Hydroxide Vs. Potassium Carbonate : or Both for PH+ up. Does one have lower EC value in solution when used? Does ones have better stability in solution for hydro or soil? Does one have more reactivity with other elements in the grow? Does one have higher PH?
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Week 10
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Plant. Other
Setup. Substrates
3y ago
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LostInTransit23
Can I grow with biobizz all mix using shogun coco nutes?
Can I use Shogun coc a+b and calmag with biobizz all mix?
Setup. Substrates
Feeding. Chemical composition
6y ago
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Odin9
Dehumidifier out side ore in side
Best place to put the dehumidifier? 4x4 tent... can i have it out side in the room do it's works???
Setup. Substrates
5y ago
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Blind_japanese
How to get PH down
Hi everyone Her run off water is around PH 7.1 so I'm watering this plant with 5.8 PHed solution (biobizz and ph down). Despite of it I am not getting down the run off PH. What should I do to solve this problem? PS - I have already flushed her with 2.5 liters of 5.8 PH water.
Week 6
Setup. Substrates
6y ago
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NonameGrowDude
Do I need to buffer Plagron Coco coir?
I never used this brand before so was wondering if any one has experience with Plagron Cocos Premium. Do I need to buffer it with cal/mag before use or can I use it directly from the bag?
Setup. Substrates
3y ago
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izzy89
Too much soil?
I have 15L (4gal) fabric pots. The bag of soil contained 50L (13gal). It took me 1 bag and a quarter to fill 3 pots up untill the stitching. Am I doing something wrong? Could be that it has now more fertilizers in it than supposed to. Thank you
Setup. Substrates
4y ago
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