shadowweed
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does miracle grow work for growing marijuana
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Figong
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Yes, as long as you've played with the Miracle Grow enough to fully understand how watering schedules will drastically affect your plants. As a 'first grow' with no horticulture/growing knowledge whatsoever.. it may be a medium you want to avoid unless you really want to do your first run as a scientific test. MG as a first grow requires a ton of reading/research and patience.
shadowweed
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so it will and im up for the patience reading and research thanks bro
good luck you will need much of it!
shadowweed
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thank you so much and happy growing for you to
RIKNSTEIN
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Yes you can grow in MG, I did it my first grow, and they're just now coming back cuz I didn't realize MG releases nutrients everytime you water, and I loved em' = water too much...lol...I still use MG cuz it's cheap, like me, but I've learned to grow in it....
17 days from sprout, MG Garden soil,
48 days from sprout, MG Garden soil, MG perlite, MG nutes full strength, and gave up 4 healthy cuttings..(Indica dom Blue Rhino)
day 13 of flower and day 53 from sprout, MG garden soil, MG perlite , and MG nutes double strength, and gave up 4 healthy cuttings..(Sativa dom same Blue Rhino)And good luck man
shadowweed
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thanks bro but hey i got a question how long did it take for yours to sprout as in how many days
Confucious
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I've sadi this before and I'll say it again. Never use miracle grow on your mmj plants. It is for ornamental use only which means its only good for flowers and such and not things we put into our body. never use miracle grow.
Figong
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To save you on a bit of the research, check out what's in bold size 5 - that is what you have to work with/around when dealing with cannabis growing in Miracle Grow.
RIKNSTEIN
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Well I put my beans right in the soil and keep moist til sprout..about 3-4 days for the strong ones, and 6-8 days for the others.
EDIT: After they sprout don't water till soil is almost bone dry, and then just enough to keep her healthy. My little one in the first pic, I water every third day with 2 cups of water (measuring cups..guestamate) but she's in a 2 gal pot from sprout.
Figong
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Please name 1 thing that would remain in the plant which is not safe, any 1 thing whatsoever.
shadowweed
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wow the two posts above mine are helpful as can thanks yall
Figong
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That's what we're here for
Welcome to RIU, I am Figong.. the ruthless dictator of Figongistan and plant diagnoser sometimes.
shadowweed
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dude yall are awesome no homo but i love ya man remember no homo
Confucious
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This is from another forum written by a research assistant for the usda, need I say more.[h=2]Whats Wrong with Miracle Grow, AKA the Dangers of Miracle Grow[/h]Posted by Administrator on April 7, 2010 Leave a commentGo to comments
I take soil seriously, and get downright obsessive about it. As a research assistant for the USDA, I spent four years mixing soil blends and know it really, really makes a difference. I smell soil, feel it, and sometimes taste it (yuck, I know). I wouldn’t grow a plant in anything that I wouldn’t be willing to taste. Having a degree in Chemistry gives me the inside scoop as to what is happening chemical wise, and sometimes its not nice.
Think about it, soil is the foundation of growing a plant. Plants need sun, water and nutrients, and those nutrients are in the soil. Those nutrients aren’t limited to just the big three, Potassium, Nitrogen and Phosphorus either. Those nutrients include iron, magnesium, calcium, zinc, you know, all the stuff we take in the vitamin pills to supplement our bodies with the stuff that is not fruit and vegetables anymore. Yes it’s true, we have less vitamins and minerals in our food than our grandparents did because of big factory farms and chemical fertilizers.
Occasionally someone will come and ask me if I have Miracle Grow products, I really don’t want to get all record store attitude with people but no, I don’t and there are many reasons why. In short, Miracle Grow is like wonder bread, yes it’s cheap, it fills you up but at the end of the day its not good for you, or the planet. I wouldn’t use it for house plants, or for the food I eat. Yes its cheap, but sometimes cheap is expensive, and here’s why.
Miracle-Gro and Hyponex are produced by the Scotts Company, a billion dollar chemical company that also produces fertilizer, bagged soil, pesticides, and hoses. Miracle-Gro Fertilizer is a chemical based, INorganic fertilizer, Miracle Grow soils contain peat and inorganic fertilizers (those yummy grow crystals). Scotts also makes Hyponex, the worst soil on earth, its made of construction waste and crap, its so bad that the Colorado State University released a warning, http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/4dmg/Plants/pottmix.htm and was a topic of a lengthy discussion on a popular gardening site (http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/contain/msg0520500510183.html) Who wants that?
These are soils that are sold at your local hardware stores and orange big box stores that call themselves “garden centers”.
It makes me sad to see this crap being used to grow food that our kids are eating and it makes me angry to see it being sold in local stores. They don’t care about you, your plants or the planet, they just want a cheap product that will make a buck.
Here is whats wrong with inorganic fertilizers.
SALTS
Using inorganic fertilizers over a long period of time will decrease the available nutrients in the soil, depleting it of the building blocks that plants need to make VITAMINES.
PESTICIDES
In 2008, the EPA ordered the Scotts company to recall two Miracle-Grow products because they contained trifuralin, a herbicide. This ingredient was not listed on the label. Herbicides are a commonly known carcinogen. Who knows what else is not listed, I don’t, its a trade secret.
ENVIRONMENT
Many of the ingredients in inorganic fertilizers do not come from sustainable resources. Coal and Gas are used to produce the nitrogen used in Miracle Grow. The excess salts that are not absorbed by the plants are washed into local water sources. These are the nutrients that responsible for excessive algae growth which create “dead zones” in our rivers, lakes and oceans (yes oceans).
Miracle Grow Soil is a peat based soil, peat is a non-renewable resource. Hyponex Soil is made from construction waste and sewage debris, not something I would taste.
OTHER INGREDIENTS
Miracle Grow potting soil contains OTHER INGREDIENTS, these include plastics, wetting agents and peat, a non sustainable resource. These ingredients have not been tested or proven to be safe for use with FOOD!!!!!> Most wetting agents are detergents and many are known carcinogens.
Miracle Grow does have an “organic” line of products, these also have wetting agents, peat, and who knows what else. In my opinion, who would want to support a billion dollar chemical company that is single handily responsible for polluting our environment and depleting the food we eat of nutrients, I don’t.
Anyhow, no, we don’t sell Miracle-Gro and we never will.
We do sell soil that is made with organic ingredients, worm droppings, leaves, compost, bird poop, all the stuff that makes for a list of THOUSANDS of available nutrients. All the stuff that makes plants grow better and food to taste better and all from renewable resources. All the soil we sell and use is made within 100 miles of our shop. We carry a few brands but Organic Mechanics is one of my favorites. I have met the dude who makes it, his name is Mark, and he is decent person, a person with a soul and a conscience. http://www.organicmechanicsoil.com/. That is a great foundation for healthy living.
Anyhow, enough with record store attitude, I have some growing to do.
RIKNSTEIN
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Aparently you've stuck your foot in your mouth before...lol...
RIKNSTEIN
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Hey buddy I'm a french Model!!!! It's on the net, so it must be true...BOTTOM LINE...Have YOU tried it???
Dr Kynes
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yes it does.
you can grow good cannabis if you treat em like tomatoes, and mind the fertilizers, miracle grow fertilizers are good, but their soil mixes tend to be a little heavy on the nutrients and somewhat acidy when the raw wood and bark starts to degrade.
of your gorwing in large containers or outdoors, worms will really help with miracle gro soil problems.
get Red Wigglers from fishing bait shops, and dump em in. they will keep your plants happy.
shadowweed
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wow i got something going on *sits down and pulls out a blunt* damnit where my lighter go
RIKNSTEIN
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That's what we're here for
Yep, welcome buddy
and watch out for that Figong character he'll lead you in the right direction...lol..He's da man..he's helped me out, and knew exactly what he was talkin about!!! Along with Bakatare, hotrod, chuck, althor and a bunch of good people here. cheers buddy and happy growin