DoubleX5150
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Agreed, this is what I do.
But if you wanna get a prepackaged bag, then go for Fox Farms. A lot of people on this site seem to love FF. Shit gets expensive though, that's why I just create my own medium for 1/4th of the price.
DoubleX5150
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Oh yeah, I totally forgot that I tried Royal Gold for my first grow. Good soil, but at $26 per bag, it's not worth it imo. Make your own for a fraction of the cost.
MichiganMedGrower
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I think for a new grower pro mix hp and a complete one part nute is the best way to learn to eater amd fertilize plants.
No need for perlite added.
Using amended soil with nutrients adds a higher difficulty level with needing to know how and when to transition to nutes.
That said. I used ocean forest with 25% added large perlite for years and now my favorite store carries mother earth groundswell. Which is similar but already has enough perlite in it. I have to water sooner even.
No need for perlite added.
Using amended soil with nutrients adds a higher difficulty level with needing to know how and when to transition to nutes.
That said. I used ocean forest with 25% added large perlite for years and now my favorite store carries mother earth groundswell. Which is similar but already has enough perlite in it. I have to water sooner even.
bartow
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What I find about soil is that the brands are not consistent. I add sand and peat moss to a brand called Fafard and then add Fox Farm nutrients. Fafard has been pretty consistent. The reason I add peat moss is to bring the PH down. Lately Fafard has been a little to alkaline to start. I used to use Fox Farm soil but I quit because I kept getting nats with it. I also raise earthworms and use the castings quite a bit. It takes a lot of worms to generate enough castings to be helpful. Fafard is a lot like Fox Farm but there are no nutrients added.
so far i've used Fox Farm Ocean Forest and Roots Organics Original. i prefer the roots organics mainly because it doesn't seem to stay wet longer then FFOC does for me at least but other then that i really don't see a huge difference tbh. I use as is i don't add anything to them. next grow im probably going to go back to FFOC again and test a full grow indoors with it. last time i did it on my first grow with major issues since well i was new so i have to give it another try with better skills and judge.
both are hard to find in my state luckily for me there are 2 gardening stores near me that carry them. one is sold out of FF products the other carries only the soil.
both are hard to find in my state luckily for me there are 2 gardening stores near me that carry them. one is sold out of FF products the other carries only the soil.
Capn-Crunch
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All I use now (since I'm going to use fertilizers anyway), is just Pro Mix all purpose and a little composted cow manure, sometimes EW castings
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