Thoughts on this Outdoor Grow Mix

SpaaaceCowboy

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Hey guys, this is my first whirl at outdoors....I am getting ready to make an outdoor mix....I have some plants that will have been vegged for around a month that will go into it....

I live in the NE US...So we do get some rain here, and there....Problem is I may not be able to get to the plants for weeks on end.....

Based on things I have so far, or have access to, this is what I've come up with for a Grow Medium :


Pro-mix HP - base

perlite - aeration - I was thinking I could use rice hulls or something else instead too so the perlite is not as visible.

vermiculite - aeration and moisture retention
Soil Moist - moisture rentention - is this overboard ?
EWC
lime

Some Type of Time Release Nutes ?


I also found these....It's an organic time release fertilizer...Perhaps better then the Miracle-Gro ?

http://www.lowes.com/pd_41133-304-09066_0__?productId=3562424&Ntt=slow release organic fertilizer&pl=1&currentURL=?Ntt=slow+release+organic+fertilizer&facetInfo=

or

http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?partNumber=146778-1321-GT8&langId=-1&storeId=10151&productId=3118083&catalogId=10051&cmRelshp=req&rel=nofollow&cId=PDIO1#BVRRWidgetID

Fox Farm's Bush Doctor Coco Loco soil mix - more nutes and moisture rentention
or
Fox Farm's Ocean Forest - sounds good but I heard gnats can be found in this sometimes
or
Roots Organic Potting Soil ?

I may or may not be able visit with tea mixes, or nutes every few weeks.....I am just learning to brew tea mixes....Can I give the plants tea mixes if they are dry ?

The idea is the have the nutes in the soil, and have the soil retain moisture for a while.....

The plants are going outdoors in about a week and a half so I don't have time to let it cook....

thoughts ?? thanks, SC
 
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SpaaaceCowboy

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bump...anyone with some input ?

I was basically looking to make a soil that requires low maintenance ass I won't be able to get to the plants for 2 or 3 weeks at a time.
 

Stickystickyganja

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Make your own soil like the mix you had but use promix BX, that is more fore outdoor. You will have to also add wormcastings to that mix and some other nuets for trace elements and such
 
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