Gonna purchase soil today. any from canada wanna share theyre gems?

reason i say canada is we dont have all the same soil brands as americans have or overseas. its easier for a begginer like me to disipher.

prolly gonna go to wal-mart.. and suggestions?

Cheers!

i use a soiless mix like pro-mix, or sunshine mix, and the last stuff i bought was made by Fafard. it comes in a 3.8 cubic foot bale and is made in canada. i usually get it from a plant nursery.

Greezy: shouldn't this be somewhere else? This section is for florescent lighting problems and information. There is a place for soil gardeners just like there is for hydro. But since you raised the question, I'm sure there are a lot of gardening products that are stamped made in Canada that are very good but why not buy something produced here in the USA? That might help save a fellow citizen's job and family from homelessness. I know it's a tough decision because we want to wrk with the best products we can afford. My favorite nutes are form there and I continue to buy them but only because I haven't found anything made here I like as well or better. Think it over friend. We're in a trade war for our own survival. HSA

any nutes? i should be aware of. or is soiless have no nutes?

im pretty sure ur a vet.. whats the best way to germinate ur seeds? ive heard soo many different ways. what way works best for you if u dont mind me asking?

HSA haha dude im just sayn for name/brand purposes. u can name a soil that might not be sold in my area. thats why i mentioned wal mart specifically. most wal marts across canada sell the same brands. it was in no way shape or form a comment to offend ur country bc infact i went to University for 4 years in Ohio. I actually love your country to be honest and im grateful for all they have done for me. icu

i post in here bc i like the community in here better. people in this form are really nice respond farily quickly and i like the surroundings here. thats why i posted in here. and its a general question that im sure people like me that dont know much can read this thread and get advice. thats why we are here right?!

there is a little organic food in there for them to last a few weeks but really no nutes in it as per say.

i use the fox farm line up of nutes. liquids and solubles both according to the feeding chart at around half strength.

i guess the best way is to just plant them in the soil, but i like to soak the seeds in water overnight in a warm place, then place them between damp paper towels in a warm area like the boiler room. in a day or 2 they should crack and you will see a small taproot. sometimes it can take some seeds up to a week to crack, but most of mine are usually within 2 days.

right on smoke. so its 12 noon here. should i drop em in a cup of water and place them in my furnace room. wait like what.. 8 hours? then place them in paper towels around 8-9pm tonight? then wait n see.

HSA said:

Greezy: shouldn't this be somewhere else? This section is for florescent lighting problems and information. There is a place for soil gardeners just like there is for hydro. But since you raised the question, I'm sure there are a lot of gardening products that are stamped made in Canada that are very good but why not buy something produced here in the USA? That might help save a fellow citizen's job and family from homelessness. I know it's a tough decision because we want to wrk with the best products we can afford. My favorite nutes are form there and I continue to buy them but only because I haven't found anything made here I like as well or better. Think it over friend. We're in a trade war for our own survival. HSA

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he is from Canada so him buying products made oin canada supports his own country.

wal mart is a shitty place to buy soil, go to home depot or to Agway if you have one. if you already have nutes lined up then you can go with a pro-mix soiless mix if you dont and plan on taking care of that later get yourself something like fox farm ocean forest of fox farm happy frog. if you do go to wal mart (they generally have Miracle grow products ) get a mix that is designed for seedlings and a regular MG potting mix so that you can start off in the seedling starter mix and work your way up to the more chemical concentraded MG potting soil.

i suggest soiless mix mixed in a 50/50 ratio with the MG products also your going to want some perilite but stay away from MG perilite as its hotter than hell and you will get nute burn on younger plants.

theres a few good threads here on the boards on soils, i suggest you take a bit of time and read up and decide wether your going to grow witch chemical nutes or go organic.

Geezy101 said:

right on smoke. so its 12 noon here. should i drop em in a cup of water and place them in my furnace room. wait like what.. 8 hours? then place them in paper towels around 8-9pm tonight? then wait n see.

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i found directly in the paper towel works just as well. ceep em warm and dark and within 24 hours you should have a germinated seed(s) sometimes it can take upwards of 48 hours but this isnt the case usually.

smoke r u from canada? bc i went on CT,WM and homedepot websites. all the brands i see are Miricle grow, Nature Mix, Schultz and Vigoro? cant find a pro mix..

Geezy101 said:

right on smoke. so its 12 noon here. should i drop em in a cup of water and place them in my furnace room. wait like what.. 8 hours? then place them in paper towels around 8-9pm tonight? then wait n see.

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When I'm germinating, I like to place the seeds in the center of folded and soaked paper towel (room temp) and place it in a dark container, checking once or twice a day to add water.
As for the soil, there are lots of local options available. I can't speak for everywhere, but the small town I'm originally from always had signs up selling bags of soil, cheap too! Local farm soil is good stuff, I'd suggest adding some time released nutrients as well (however my experience is outdoor).
Good luck!

**edit as for addition nutrients, check out your local hydroponic store! most towns have at least one

Geezy101 said:

right on smoke. so its 12 noon here. should i drop em in a cup of water and place them in my furnace room. wait like what.. 8 hours? then place them in paper towels around 8-9pm tonight? then wait n see.

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sounds like a plan. just make sure you have your soil and containers ready for when they crack. and get your lighting ready for when they pop through the soil

Thanks for the response brute. ive been readin up all morning and past few weeks. for some reason the whole nutrients and soil stuff doesnt sink in like all the stages of growing tutorials i read. idky.. but ya im a keep reading before i buy thats for sure. i know its the most important part. soil and nutes. i understand that.

smoke and coke said:

sounds like a plan. just make sure you have your soil and containers ready for when they crack. and get your lighting ready for when they pop through the soil

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K ill try that.. i was gonna use Dixie cups obviously at first and throw a ziplock bag over the cup to gain nice humid atmosphere. good idea?

should be alright. if i use cups, i will use the plastic beer cups that are 16oz. and put holes around the bottom for drainage.

usually i will use the 4"x4" square containers that i buy from a garden center that already have drain holes.

ya.. beer pong cups. have lots here.

are ypou doing chem or organic? organic is Ez mode for nutes, chem ferts can be a bitch.

im trying my hand at organics this run if you want to check out what im doing my thread is in sig. nothing special and i definatly could have ammended my soil a little better but it seems to be working well as of right now.

If you got a Rona near you I would go there, they have the best selections for us

see i didnt even know the difference brute... my knowledge sucks when it comes to soil n nutes right now.. what i have done is located a high times store whcih is like an hour away. im guessing going there and buying soil and nutes and talking the them would be my best bet. altho doing that wont halp anyone else reading this thread hoping to learn something.