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UpInClouds
UpInCloudsstarted grow question 8 days ago
Thinking about going organic, what is the best soil for autoflowers?
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TruTraTri
TruTraTrianswered grow question 8 days ago
Depends of course on everything. 😒Do you want to feed? Repot? Pot size? Recycle? In my opinion "organic" soil (s. Ultraviolet comment if you want to be precise) is a very complex system if you want to achieve something. You can grab some soil everywhere .. something will probably grow and it's totally organic 😜 So if you want to change to organic, please take no offense, I would recommend to get some information and build it up on your own. Why buy a premix and add lot's of stuff and pricy nutrients? If one could use something on top of their shoulders and learn something. Most of all, if you do it right you are the expert! If something happens with your soil or plants, you have everything in mind and on hand to solve all problems. Also if you buy "Cannabis" products you pay 50% for the name. If you want a more or less quick solution (from high to low portion): Potting soil (e.g. with wood and bark pieces): Coconut coir fibers Perlite/clay pebbles/others Compost Clay pebbles (expanded clay) Additions: Mycorrhizae Root enzymes Horsetail extract Dolomite lime Manure pellets Worm castings Would not need everything and not in the exact portion. If you can afford it, don't think and just buy a well known commercial product as and throw it away after one run... (Biobizz Mixes, Sonnenerde whatsover).
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00110001001001111O
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 8 days ago
organic is just a marketing term. just use good products and you'll be fine. the same properties that make a soil good for autoflowers make them good for photoperiods too. So, there's no distinction here to be made in that regard. Fluffy, proper gas:water mixture per volume is the biggest keys... with soil you have added complexity of amendments that slowly release nutrients etc... your goals matter.. some people want no-till, others may be content to supplement with fertilization. "Best" can mean a lot of different things to different people. i don't get into soil voodoo, so more of basic generalizations... need good areation. good drainage. you don't want shit physically impeding the roots. These things are required for a 'best' option no matter what.
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sanibelisl
sanibelislanswered grow question 8 days ago
Go to Build- a- soil on YouTube and check out what they have to offer.
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sanibelisl
sanibelislanswered grow question 8 days ago
Build-A-Soil 3.1 This is a 100% organic water only. But if you are really serious about organic growing I would suggest looking into a living soil box, complete with worms and growing clover. 🍀. Look 👀 into it. Not as hard as it seems and you only have to do it once, then you just have to maintain it.
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Ultraviolet
Ultravioletanswered grow question 8 days ago
A soil is a"growing medium" or "substrate" refers to the material in which plants are grown, providing support, nutrients, and water and has nothing to with a grow being organic in nature, Maybe rethink your use of the word, "organic", using delicate buzz words like "organic" when you have no sense of the meaning of the word yourself either makes you ignorant or implies malicious intent, since you have the benefit of the doubt for the sake of the community let me enlighten you. The definition of organic cannabis is that the plant is grown the way nature intended it to flourish. This means it is grown in natural soil, and no pesticides or chemicals are used to accelerate its growth or production. Organically grown cannabis depends on natural nutrients, soil, and sunlight. Just as the creator intended. Organic-Inorganic two ends of the same spectrum like anything else, nothing we grow indoor can ever be truly organic as we can never fully replicate raw sunlight until you have lighting capable of 100CRI, on top of being cheaper, organically grown cannabis will spare your body from the harmful chemicals typically used on commercially grown cannabis. There will be no pesticides, fungicides, chemical fertilizers or synthetic nutrient supplements used on your own organic crop. Organic - dedication to natural methods, how much you "organic" is entirely based on your knowledge and application of that knowledge. Last thing Big Pharma wants is a population with organic knowledge. Best of luck closing a question.
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