soil

[rob333]

qustion is will weed grow in soil with out any nutes added like fox farm canna so on can they get to a certain size say like veg without and any nutes then when they flower start with nutes ??

 

[cann.i.bliss]

qustion is will weed grow in soil with out any nutes added like fox farm canna so on can they get to a certain size say like veg without and any nutes then when they flower start with nutes ??

Depends what your soil is like...I assume you mean soil as in your ground and not potting mix but Yeh it comes down to the quilty of your soil you can get away with it if you have really good nutrient rich soil but cannabis is a high feeder using lots of nitrogen for growth so less nutrient = slower growth and deficiencies best to keep your plants happy give them what they want and they will give you back what you want.

 

[Fangule]

Native soil can be good. I live on coral rock. I dig 2 inches and there's rock. Most rock sand/dust has many trace minerals but they are slow release while in rock form. I bought soil that is 9 month slow release. I haven't used it yet but will for seedlings. I will be adding Azomite, Humic Acid, Alaskan Forest Humus, and other stuff after plant is like 1 1/2 months and transplanted. I agree totally with cann.i.bliss,
Good soil= Less problems down the road.

 

[rob333]

bvb substrates this is the soil that i use it gets used all over the world manley at sporting venues and mushroom and strawberry farms

 

[Colorado Old Guy]

If your native soil will grow weeds and brush well, you have a shot at growing without adding supplements, but you should think it over, with a minimum of work you can improve the soil a lot by just digging in some planting mix and a couple of handfuls of fertilizer. This will pay you a big payback at harvest. By far, the best way is to send a sample for testing. There are many places that will do it. Then, just add what the results say is optimum. If you are going to do it, might as well do it right.

 

[Nullis]

Plenty of people grow indoors in containers with minimal added plant food. Usually these people are doing living organics or super soil, and/or actively aerated compost teas. This is what I do, and I recycle my soil.

There is more to soil and plant nutrition than fertilizer/ionic nutrients. Soil is (should be) biologically active and it is designed to nourish plants. Consider that nobody ever fertilized an old growth forest. Plants were growing long before any humans ever thought to intervene, and doing a damn good job at it too.