soil question

[bluntman 420]

high guys how yall doin? well the organic mg potting soil fried teh roots of my plants. so im starting over and i went to wal mart tonight and i got some shultz professional potting soil plus, for african violets. and i also got some shultz professional cactus and succulent potting mix. are these ideal for cannabis. cuz wednesday i will be getting 5 blueberry seeds and 5 nycd/cottoncandy/sage seeds. thanks alot guys and feels good to be a mamber here.

 

[Guest]

the violet mix is not really an ideal mix for vegging the plants. the nutes are a lil off. also time release mixes can grow but can at the same time be a pain in the ass. it makes it harder to correct probs if they do show their ugly face. the cactus mix i don't really have ant experience with so i can't say. but i would tend to beleive not.
usually if your buyin potting soils if ya stay with a soil that is for tomatoes, it will be more of a mix that will grow weed. good luck.

 

[crazyhorse]

I went and bought organic soil, (bacto) no wood products, Bat guano(8.00) and some perlite. water one time with hydrated lime after three weeks. to stabilize ph and keep it . I dont have a meter but my plants are a very nice dark green and growing about 3/4 inch a day, MGrow products are pretty hard on " da kine". stay away, bad news

 

[Guest]

that mix will work better i bet. try getting some dolomite lime and adding that to the soil when ya mix it up. it'll buffer longer than the hydrated.

 

[crazyhorse]

Yeah thats what I've heard about Dolomite, I live in a sall town and thats all I could Find.....Thedirections said that one application for indoor plants was all it needed. nevertheless it's working great dude. I tried some hyponix made by MGrow it was bad, i transplanted the poor things and WOW! This is my real first serious attempt. I started soom seed on feb 05 and they are around 6" tall already with short internode distance very nice

 

[bluntman 420]

so will my cactus soil and african violet soil work or will my plants struggle and or die?

 

[Guest]

i use mg and shultz soils outdoors all the time. but indoors ya do see alot of people struggling with it. i've never used it so i don't know. time release ferts just don't work indoors like they do outdoors.

 

[bluntman 420]

the cactus mix has no time release ferts. 28-38% reed-sedge peat, sphagnum peat moss, perlite, and washed sand. the african violet mix has 0.08% nitrogen, 0.14% phosphorus and 0.09 potassium. wil someone tell me if tehy will work or not?

 

[vonforne]

Stop buying that stuff and make your own. Almost everything can be found at Home Depot or Lowes. You will have less problems.




60% ProMix HP + Mike or just peat from Home Depot
30% perlite
10% worm castings for micros and BB or mcow poop from Home Depot

To each gallon of this mix I add:

2 TBS/gal dolomite lime
1 TBS/gal blood meal
2 TBS/gal bone mean for P (flowering mix only)
1 TBS/gal kelp meal

 

[Guest]

the cactus mix has no time release ferts. 28-38% reed-sedge peat, sphagnum peat moss, perlite, and washed sand. the african violet mix has 0.08% nitrogen, 0.14% phosphorus and 0.09 potassium. wil someone tell me if tehy will work or not?

tehy don't work. lol