working around miracle-gro

patch0i

patch0i

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okay, after much bitching and moaning on my part, i decided to start a thread in hopes that someone will know how to work around this god-awful shit called miracle-gro.

anyone have any suggestions as to how i can work around those time-released pellets in my soil? i think it's killing my plant?
 
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marcus420

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I have always used miracle-gro and never had an over fert issue I dont fert until the plants "tell" me they need it I recently switched to an organic miracle-gro "garden soil" rather thnan the normal potting soil no time release ferts. As far as working around miracle-gro I agree with user friendly water heavy at first to help wash the time release ferts out of the soil and like i said wait until the plants look as if they need to be fertilized usually around 4-5 weeks . The only soil that has given me a hard time is expert gardener potting soil (cheap wal-mart miracle gro knock-off) miracle-gro soil is not the best soil out there but it will grow fine plants just dont overdo the ferts there already is enough in there for a while... good luck
 
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sursumdeorsum

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i transplanted one of my babies into scotts soil from miracle grow and now the first leaves, the round ones, are all wilted up. I hope this doesnt kill my plant *crosses fingers*
 
storkypig

storkypig

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patch0i said:
okay, after much bitching and moaning on my part, i decided to start a thread in hopes that someone will know how to work around this god-awful shit called miracle-gro.

anyone have any suggestions as to how i can work around those time-released pellets in my soil? i think it's killing my plant?
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It's all I've used..no nutes added or anything..just water and light. Works well...you could have an array of other problems causing it. People have gotten into a habit of just saying "miracle-gro sucks"...many haven't even ever tried it. Don't believe the hype.
 
TheDifferenceX

TheDifferenceX

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sursumdeorsum said:
i transplanted one of my babies into scotts soil from miracle grow and now the first leaves, the round ones, are all wilted up. I hope this doesnt kill my plant *crosses fingers*
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The first set of leaves will eventually wilt and die.. just leave them there til they fall off... it's normal...
 
storkypig

storkypig

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UserFriendly said:
lots of water for the first few weeks.
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Correct me if I am wrong (not being a wise guy, seriously, correct me if I am wrong), but each time you water it releases fertz right? I watered like a mofo the first weak thinking I was flushing it and it about ate up a few of my plants cause I was releasing the hell out of fertz each time. after I figured miracle gro moisture control out finally, my plants are ALL growing awesome...maybe I just got lucky?
 
storkypig

storkypig

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marcus420 said:
I have always used miracle-gro and never had an over fert issue I dont fert until the plants "tell" me they need it I recently switched to an organic miracle-gro "garden soil" rather thnan the normal potting soil no time release ferts. As far as working around miracle-gro I agree with user friendly water heavy at first to help wash the time release ferts out of the soil and like i said wait until the plants look as if they need to be fertilized usually around 4-5 weeks . The only soil that has given me a hard time is expert gardener potting soil (cheap wal-mart miracle gro knock-off) miracle-gro soil is not the best soil out there but it will grow fine plants just dont overdo the ferts there already is enough in there for a while... good luck
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Miracle-Gro Moisture control rocks! This is my first grow and I have already purchased 4 more bags of MG moisture control that I will use for my second grow. I hear all around that it sucks, but seems to work for me thus far. -knock on wood-
 
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KayAnow

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MG is the shit as far as im concerned lol, ive grown maaaaany a luvly ladies that got me beyond blazed. MG is simple. When they sprout water them with a PH of 7.4 for a coupe/few days, then walk down to 6.8. Example: couple days or even a week of 7.4 water, then do a few days of 7.3, then a few of 7.2 and so on until you get to 6.8. I have found that MG is kinda a touchy soil tho, but if you stick in those ph zones ur good.
 
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