new soil new to organics

Chumlie

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• Apr 26, 2009

• #1

I just bought a new potting soil and I'm trying to figure out if it is organic or not.
It has perlite, spaghnum peat moss, composted bark mulch, and a (wetting agent)

I have put seeds in RW inside beer cups full of the soil. I have 3 gal. pots with the soil plus I added 2 table spoons of bat guano.

 

Dirtyboy

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• Apr 26, 2009

• #2

Sounds like it to me. Ya will probably have to add more perlite.

 

Chumlie

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• Apr 26, 2009

• #3

Ok, thanks for your input, dude I've been reading on here on how people do organics. They either put enough fert in the soil from the start to last the whole grow(do next grow), or they fert as they go, which I'll have to do this time. Do you have any sugestions on how to do this? Cause I've read others decide what to give their plants by they way the look.

 

Dirtyboy

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• Apr 27, 2009

• #4

There is a shit load of organic fertilizers. Pick one. Just make sure the plants get a well balanced diet.

 

Chumlie

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• Apr 27, 2009

• #5

straight to point fella, I'll just figure which one to use.(worm casting tea, bat guano, fish emulsion, and som GH nut additives) this is what I have on hand.

 

t0k3s

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• Apr 27, 2009

• #6

Chumlie said:

straight to point fella, I'll just figure which one to use.(worm casting tea, bat guano, fish emulsion, and som GH nut additives) this is what I have on hand.

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fish emulsion works really well along with guano. i use,5-1-1 fish emulsion, 1 tablespoon molasses,or i use age old organics with 1 tablespoon molasses also,it depends....i use both but on different plants,idk why just because,but they both perform good

 

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bkgmitts19

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• Apr 27, 2009

• #7

Ok GE isn't organic plz don't waste your money, I use water only soil mixes, but I've heard nothin but good about Iguana Juice... but if you wanna step it up a notch, I'll tell you a good water only mix...

 

Chumlie

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• Apr 27, 2009

• #8

bkgmitts19 said:

Ok GE isn't organic plz don't waste your money, I use water only soil mixes, but I've heard nothin but good about Iguana Juice... but if you wanna step it up a notch, I'll tell you a good water only mix...

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what is GE beside general electric?

 

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bkgmitts19

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• Apr 29, 2009

• #9

Don't play I meant GH

 

Chumlie

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• Apr 29, 2009

• #10

Well I was using GH for hydro, I think its half and half, but some of the leafe food is organic.

 

Dirtyboy

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• Apr 29, 2009

• #11

All fertilizers work well. Its just some ya can controll easier then others.

 

Chumlie

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• Apr 29, 2009

• #12

Hey dirtyboy I thought about after transplanting them in the bigger pots and they go through those nutes in three weeks or so I would use my bat guano and blood meal, maybe. I will use the rest of my foxfarms veg and bloom and spray with fish emulsion, I also have wormcasting tea. I have some organic flavor addative thats a folar spray by GH nutes.

I would like to grow outside in my greenhouse cause I've heard that the sun brings out the best flavors, but it got up to a 100 degrees f. today. So I might have to bring the outside ones into my closet. Also do you have any idea where to buy a cheap AC unit, window style.

Thanks fella.