Need advice from starting to grow outdoor

[fleits]

Hi i need some advice what kind of stuff should i mix in soil that they have everything what they need to start until the end of lifecycle ?

Im planning to grow autoflower plants and its good when i need to only water them.


Thank you guys for advice

 

[Wendull C.]

Search the growing large plants outdoors in tom hills section. More advice on dirt there than I could read in a week.

 

[fleits]

Thx a lot

 

[Pendleton]

fleits, there are many variables - what is the native soil like? Your best all-around bet is good quality compost, that's almost always good advice for all soil-types, but beyond that further information is needed.

 

[moses wellfleet]

Search the growing large plants outdoors in tom hills section. More advice on dirt there than I could read in a week.

enter 'Tom Hill mix' into the thread search!

 

[fleits]

Pendleton maybe u can tell which soil, im planing to grow a autoflower plants in finland next month, its good when they have everything what they need in all plant cycle, im now little bit confused cause there are so many different ways, and need to figure out the best, i was thinking that here are ofcourse people who have done this before and can recommend me some good advice.

 

[Pendleton]

First, have you looked at the soil you're planning on growing in? Is it more clay or sand? The nice thing about autoflowers is you don't need an incredibly nutrient dense mix. I'd reiterate that high quality compost is probably the best addition you can make without a soil test. If these are guerilla patches just go for the compost and forget about the soil test. If these are spots you will repeatedly reuse I'd say find someone local to do soil tests (universities usually do this in my country, I don't know about Finland). Finland is a radically different nation than where I am in terms of soil, and I know that there's a large variety in soil types - I am definitely unable to offer help on what type of soil you have there.

 

[Wendull C.]

What type of soil do you have in Finland? I am curious.

 

[Pendleton]

If any Americans are looking for this kind of info here are the NRCS sites for the world data as well as state data - http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/survey/geo/?cid=nrcs142p2_054010

This SHOULD be a digital soil map of Finland to find soil type, but I don't speak Finnish, http://www.paikkatietoikkuna.fi/web...,833+100+&markers=2|3|ffde00|479800_6782704|& and here is a jpg version but unfortunately all soil names are in Finnish again:

http://eusoils.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EuDASM/FI/fin1.jpg

 

[fleits]

i want to buy a soil and put them in pots then to the ground, so i wanna mix some good solution which have complete nutrition that i dont need to fertilize them

 

[moses wellfleet]

One season I sprinkled amendments like bonemeal all around the base of the plants. Then I put down a thick mulch layer and added earthworms. worked really well!

 

[neongreen]

I'd mix up 2 parts good quality compost with 1 part top soil then add a bit of bone meal, lime, and seaweed meal. Going to be doing the above tomorrow

 

[Mr Heechops]

hows the dirt? are you in finland? is the dirt like taiga forest with spagnum moss? acidic ph?
Even in finland, there must be many places that are good dirt that doesnt need much modification.
Just look around and see what is growing there now, wetness, organic matter in dirt. is it former farmland?
Also I'd think twice about sinking pots into the dirt unless you really have to.

 

[jay-toker]

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