First time poster and newb grower here. I'm gearing up to embark on my first whole-hearted effort at serious growing. I'll give the rundown of where I'm at and where I plan on going with it before opening up the discussion.
I've germinated my seeds and started them in a tray of small organic pots made from peat which will supposedly rot away when transferred to their permanent home. I filled the pots with organic seed starter and they are currently under the lights and have been sprouted for about 2 weeks. They range from 2'' to 6'' in height.
I plan on putting these outdoors soon. I have mixed up a soil consisting of wholesale topsoil, peat moss, vermiculite, and perlite. Since I plan to plant in an area that has a good amount of vegetation, I figure the soil is fairly decent so I would like to cut costs a little by using a 1:1 ratio of my mixed soil to the topsoil i dig up when planting. Am I crazy in my thinking here?
Ass far as nutes go I have yet to provide any and somewhat lost here. When do I need to start providing nutes, am I already off-schedule? I've heard a lot of people use jack's 20-20-20. I can't get Jack's here so I'm thinking of going with Sta-Green brand which is also 20-20-20, they also have 16-16-16.
As I said before any help would be appreciated. I'm new to this other than just throwing out a few seedlings and letting nature take its course.
I've germinated my seeds and started them in a tray of small organic pots made from peat which will supposedly rot away when transferred to their permanent home. I filled the pots with organic seed starter and they are currently under the lights and have been sprouted for about 2 weeks. They range from 2'' to 6'' in height.
I plan on putting these outdoors soon. I have mixed up a soil consisting of wholesale topsoil, peat moss, vermiculite, and perlite. Since I plan to plant in an area that has a good amount of vegetation, I figure the soil is fairly decent so I would like to cut costs a little by using a 1:1 ratio of my mixed soil to the topsoil i dig up when planting. Am I crazy in my thinking here?
Ass far as nutes go I have yet to provide any and somewhat lost here. When do I need to start providing nutes, am I already off-schedule? I've heard a lot of people use jack's 20-20-20. I can't get Jack's here so I'm thinking of going with Sta-Green brand which is also 20-20-20, they also have 16-16-16.
As I said before any help would be appreciated. I'm new to this other than just throwing out a few seedlings and letting nature take its course.