The Grow Awards 2026 🏆 
What Soil?
Pauls5716started grow question 5y ago
For first time grower, if I go to Home Depot what potting soil is best to buy?
Solved
Setup. Substrates
likes
DivineSeeds_Consultantanswered grow question 5y 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.
Similar Grow Questions
Solved
Trichom420CZ
Organic living soil / Just add a waterWhat do you mean about my own recipe on organic living soil?
Basis: coco coir, compost, perlite 1/1/1 + Mycorhize
Basic nutrients: Worm hummus, Guano 4/1
Other additives: wood ash, dolomitic limestone, epsom salt, egg shells
does the mix contain everything what canna need?Setup. Substrates
2y ago
2
Solved
20SYL
Is my substrate good enough ? Do I have to feed my substrate ?Hey I have a question : This is m'y first run, I use soil (60% Light mix, 30% coco fiber, perlites, guano and mycorhizes). Do I have to "feed" my substrate during the session ? What dou you think about m'y substrate ? What should I use ?Setup. Substrates
6mo ago
11
7
Solved
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
4y ago
2
2
Solved
XanHalen
Switching to Gaia Green Organics, How is my Feed Schedule Looking?SEE PHOTO FOR FULL SCHEDULE, COMMENT TWEAKS OR ISSUES PLEASE!!!Setup. Strain - Autoflowering
Setup. Substrates
Feeding. Schedule
3mo ago
1
3
Solved
VitaMan
Aerate the 1.5" of water left below the bulkhead?Building a Drip to Res with Netpot lids of Hydroton on 5 gallon buckets, and an aerated 5 gallon reservoir outside the tent. Is there any any point to aerating the 1.5" of water below the bulkhead, which doesn't drain from the bottom of the buckets?Week 14
Setup. Substrates
2y ago
2
2
Solved
XanHalen
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
3mo ago
3
2
Solved
Bonkheads
Planting directly into soil with full of other roots? (Outdoor Guerilla Autoflower)The site is full of brambles with dense rootzones. I have dug a hole but its full of roots. Is it OK if I cut down every single root from my hole? Could my plant catch bacteria and etc from the brambles roots? Won't the brambles roots suck away all my nutrient from my plant?Roots. Other
Setup. Substrates
Setup. Outdoor
3y ago
3
Solved
SickFuck76
Presoak soil?Should I presoak my Special mix soil from Gold Label?
Moving The Girls to their final 11l container.Setup. Substrates
4y ago
1
3
Solved
Stickyfingaz420
ph problem in cocoHigh growmies, I grow in canna coco and checked my run off today and found 1 girl's ec was way to high so gave her a good flush with PH'd water 5.8.This did the trick and brought the ec back to where I want it but then checked ph and it went up with each flush any idea's ???Setup. Substrates
5y ago
3
3
Solved
noobiii
I used a three gallon pot and filled it, with moist soil, to around 70% capacity. Would this soil be enough for a single Royal Gorilla Auto or Should I add more soil? If the answer is positive then how should I go about it? Any help is greatly appreciated since I am a total noob.Plant. Other
Roots. Other
Setup. Substrates
4y ago
4
2
Solved
XanHalen
Optimal pH for solution, when growing in 70% Promix BX, 30% perlite.I'm having trouble finding reliable info regarding what to pH my nute solution to, I read that some like to look at it as hydro (technically soilless), and others view it as soil (due to being preloaded). So 5.5 - 6 or 6 - 6.5? HELP have done full grow using 5.5-6, peep the grow.Week 1
Setup. Substrates
10mo ago
4
7
