powerisknowlege
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How often would you recommend me feeding my plants with nutes if i'm using the regular soil from the ground at my location. I plan on watering once a week.
Soil quality from outdoors is questionable,you might get real lucky & pick a spot that has very rich black soil,these types soil are usually found in old growth forest type areas that have very dense vegatation,the soil gets very rich after decades of vegatation rots,the bad part is the closer your spot is to an urban location the less chances you have for finding excellent soil,these rich soil forest areas are also too dense with vegatation to grow in from lack of sunlight,i live in Michigan & this is what ive found to be true in the lower half of my state,other guys in other states may have different experiences.If I feed it with nutes, it wont make up for the shitty soil. Also is all soil in the wild shitty. What should I look for to make sure the soil is ok or good?
Soil quality from outdoors is questionable,you might get real lucky & pick a spot that has very rich black soil,these types soil are usually found in old growth forest type areas that have very dense vegatation,the soil gets very rich after decades of vegatation rots,the bad part is the closer your spot is to an urban location the less chances you have for finding excellent soil,these rich soil forest areas are also too dense with vegatation to grow in from lack of sunlight,i live in Michigan & this is what ive found to be true in the lower half of my state,other guys in other states may have different experiences.
At the very least you are going to need to back pack in a few light weight soil amendments,i understand that you cant carry in huge heavy bags of manure but you can cary in other things that are very light weight,things like masons sand,perlite & vermiculite can be back packed in easily,a single 20lb bag of masons sand will go along way in amending the soil & helping the plants.
Same goes for perlite & vermiculite,being that your taking on a hidden outdoor grow i wouldnt use too much perlite because it sheds water & your going to want your soil to retain water, but at the same time still be loose for the roots to breath & grow,this is where masons sand & vermiculite come into play.
If you can mix in a few quarts of vermiculite to aid water retention in the soil,then mix in a few quarts of masons sand to keep the soil from getting compacted your plants will grow much faster & healthier than without amending the soil at all.