Jack outwood
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So i just bought 3 cubic feet of peat moss and some perlite i plan to mix 1/2 peat moss 1/4 perlite and sand. I have miracle gro all purpose plant food for nutes for veg amd switch to mg bloom for flower. Will this work??
I would love to have something besides miracle gro as my fert but it is all they carry at my local lowes and thanks i will pick up some dolomite lime and a ph tester also could anybody help with out with this plant, the color of the leaves were a bit yellowish/brown so i wattered them with about 1/5 recomended dosage of miracle grow all purposes nutes and ended up overwatering it is starting to look better but idkCan it work - yes. Will it work is the real question and if a new grower, IMO, you are setting yourself up for challenges. I would avoid using MG. It is very easy to overuse it. Get a better nute that is simple (I rec Dyna Gro, Foliage Pro and ProTekt are all you need).
I used to make a similar mix but I did equal parts peat, perlite, vermiculite, and cheap (no time release nutes) potting soil. I rec having some real dirt in there as it makes things more forgiving. Agreed on DOLOMITE lime (I used 2T/gal of mix).
If using MG perlite - realize it has nutes in it and I don't know, if a big part of the mix then it could be too much for seedlings. I don't like using anything that has added nutes so I can control it.
My last piee of advice - PH everything that you feed the plant. If soiless, then to abut 5.8-6.0. If using some soil, to 6.4-6.6.
I got tired of mixing up batches of soil and now use ProMix straight up. And I have no regrets on that change as it has worked great, is fairly cheap, and works perfect straight from the bale
Good Luck!
Just another free piece of advice assuming your not in a legal state pick a plant (strawberries, peppers, even wildflowers, bamboo, not a cactus or succulent) just about anything that does well in similar conditions to MJ (strawberries probably not best example) get familiar with the plant even buy a few - but do it from a local garden store not Lowes, this way you can continually pick the brains of people that likely know more about growing plants. I had found this to be helpful to me in the past but sorta irrelevant here in CO as you can't throw a rock without hittin a grower.I would love to have something besides miracle gro as my fert but it is all they carry at my local lowes
Amazom.com is your friendI would love to have something besides miracle gro as my fert but it is all they carry at my local lowes
I still live with my parents havnt graduated high school yet so i have to keep it on the down low and amazon is out cause my parents would open it before i would get to itAmazom.com is your friend
You do know that your parents could lose their house if things go wrong ,,,,, right ?I still live with my parents havnt graduated high school yet so i have to keep it on the down low and amazon is out cause my parents would open it before i would get to it
I will be doing most of my growing outside about half a mile from my house so im not really worried bout that and its not my families property but its where i know they wont be disturbed by anyoneYou do know that your parents could lose their house if things go wrong ,,,,, right ?