Alienwidow
Well-Known Member
so I've been searching through the threads in the outdoor section for a while now because I'm thinking about diving right in. a couple things have come up as far as things i don't know much about. I've done dirt for a few years so I'm pretty good with the basics of soil. the local nursery has a greenhouse blend that they sell that has peat, oyster shell, kelp, compost, guano, sand, epsom salts, copper, pearlite, and other stuff already blended into it. basically just what i was going to amend it with. one grow store told me that id have problems with fungus gnats and root aphids. are they just trying to get me to buy from them? i don't know but for less than a thousand dollars for 20 yards I'm going with the premixed option right off the bat and maybe next season ill mix my own. any opinions welcome...bake it in the sun? idk, noob and all.
my next question is about the fertilizer. if you clicked this thread id assume some of ya have used maxsea before and have an idea on how to use it well. the soil is according to the guy on the phone with the dirt, good for about six months without needing nutrients. I'm guessing ill start using them after about two months at small doses. my plan was to just use the maxsea all purpose 16 16 16 at whatever dose i see that the plants need. theres also a bloom side and an acid loving plant mix. its about 130 bucks for a 20 pound vat of the dry powder. any idea how many gallons thats good for? anyway, theres a green house going up and raised beds in the future. i don't really know how many square feet the beds are going to be nor what the hell I'm doing....well sorta lol. any help is appreciated, thanks once again RIU.
my next question is about the fertilizer. if you clicked this thread id assume some of ya have used maxsea before and have an idea on how to use it well. the soil is according to the guy on the phone with the dirt, good for about six months without needing nutrients. I'm guessing ill start using them after about two months at small doses. my plan was to just use the maxsea all purpose 16 16 16 at whatever dose i see that the plants need. theres also a bloom side and an acid loving plant mix. its about 130 bucks for a 20 pound vat of the dry powder. any idea how many gallons thats good for? anyway, theres a green house going up and raised beds in the future. i don't really know how many square feet the beds are going to be nor what the hell I'm doing....well sorta lol. any help is appreciated, thanks once again RIU.