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What would be the best soil mix for autoflowering strains?

Soulhunter

New member
Does anybody hve a recipe on a good organic soil mix for auto flowers?
Since autos are finished from seed in just 60-100 days I was thinking that it may be posible to make a mix that requiers no added nutes with the water.
I have read that autos are a bit more sensitiv to nute burn than other normal flowering strains, and most auto growers recomend that you plant the seed in the pot you are going to use trhougout the whole growth. So i can only imagine the seedling wont like a soil mix that is too hot with lots of slow release nutes.
This could maby be fixed by adding a good layer of soil without nutes on top of the hotter soilmix?

Any organic grower out there who have a super soil mix for me :)

(sorry for bad english) :blowbubbles:
 

DocLeaf

procreationist
ICMag Donor
Veteran
Yes.. we experimented with autos under glass last season.

45% coco fiber,
50% compost, (Bio Biz, atami, FoxFarm)
4% worm casts
1% sea bird and bat guano mix

we found that a smaller (width) taller height planter worked better than a broad shallow planter.. for some reason.

Hope this helps
 

DocLeaf

procreationist
ICMag Donor
Veteran
This mix is slightly heavier on the worm cast,, but you get the basic idea...

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peace n flowers
 

THC123

Active member
Veteran
just regular universal potting soil and go light with the nutes they don't need much more and will grow a lot faster then with a more heavy mix
 

Soulhunter

New member
Thanx, then this will be the mix i try out :)
And this mix would not nedd any more nutes added from start to finish?
 
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