Cannabistudent
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What type of growing media do you use and why?
Best growing media
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H G Griffin
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What are YOU trying to do?
Your title is like asking what's the best automobile or best computer or best footwear. Without context, it has no meaning. An F1 car is useless in snow, a big 4x4 sucks in the city, etc.
Your environment will determine the grow style that works best. Start from there.
Your title is like asking what's the best automobile or best computer or best footwear. Without context, it has no meaning. An F1 car is useless in snow, a big 4x4 sucks in the city, etc.
Your environment will determine the grow style that works best. Start from there.
I use Sunshine Mix #4. It's a peat-based medium (so it should be treated like coco/hydro as far as water pH) that's inert, has good water retention and drainage, has Perlite mixed in, has great aeration, and is clean (I've never experienced bugs in the years I've used it). I buy it in 3.8 cubic foot bales for $35 CDN.
I veg for eight weeks and flower for 10. I plant in 1/2 gallon containers, and transplant to the final three gallon pots about four weeks before going to 12/12.
After a grow, I put the used medium in my compost bin for use in my outdoor gardens the following year.
I veg for eight weeks and flower for 10. I plant in 1/2 gallon containers, and transplant to the final three gallon pots about four weeks before going to 12/12.
After a grow, I put the used medium in my compost bin for use in my outdoor gardens the following year.