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Specifically, Miracle Grow, Schultz, et.al. and it's effects on clones, seedlings and overall plant growth in different stages.
Pre-fertilized potting soil is by far the most commonly available medium in which to grow plants inside your home. It makes up well over 90% of the market in the US and is dominated by a handful of very large companies like Miracle Grow, Schultz, and Wal-Mart brand soil. There are other manufacturers that make other kinds of specialized soils, some with food in it and many other kinds without. Some are organic and very costly in comparison. But we will be discusing the most commonly available ones here where I live in the US.
I feel there is a ton of misinformation out there about PFPS (Pre Fertilized Potting Soil), at least in the cannabis growing world, leading to a lot of false rumor and misrepresentation about it. This is unfortuate becasue of how many new cannabis growers use PFPS either either through necessity, availability, cost, or marketing. It is important for us as teachers of growers to learn how to use it properly as well, to better direct others who will be using it when they are new to the scene. We can convince them there are better products out there when they have a sucessful grow or two down. It's just too easy to sit there and say of PFPS, "it burns your plants" or "it makes shitty tasting weed", neither of which is true.
In the best case scenario new growers will do it like we (I) did: Get a halfway decent harvest in and be so freakin inspired they go off on an education binge useen in life since first grade, absorbing everything about the plant, evoloving growing style and room. It is this way that we all develop our individual skills and find out which methods we appreciate more, leading to our unique grow styles. It is our job to get newbies kick started on that education by getting them to harvest once, and it does not matter if they are using PFPS or dirt dug up from under the driveway or Vics Super Soil. We have to get em to harvest to suck them into the light.
I know there are drawbacks to using these soils, I'll get into those as well, but much of that comes from a lack of information on the topic. The drawbacks can be overcome and even taken advantage of with minimal planning and common sense.
Pre-fertilized potting soil is by far the most commonly available medium in which to grow plants inside your home. It makes up well over 90% of the market in the US and is dominated by a handful of very large companies like Miracle Grow, Schultz, and Wal-Mart brand soil. There are other manufacturers that make other kinds of specialized soils, some with food in it and many other kinds without. Some are organic and very costly in comparison. But we will be discusing the most commonly available ones here where I live in the US.
I feel there is a ton of misinformation out there about PFPS (Pre Fertilized Potting Soil), at least in the cannabis growing world, leading to a lot of false rumor and misrepresentation about it. This is unfortuate becasue of how many new cannabis growers use PFPS either either through necessity, availability, cost, or marketing. It is important for us as teachers of growers to learn how to use it properly as well, to better direct others who will be using it when they are new to the scene. We can convince them there are better products out there when they have a sucessful grow or two down. It's just too easy to sit there and say of PFPS, "it burns your plants" or "it makes shitty tasting weed", neither of which is true.
In the best case scenario new growers will do it like we (I) did: Get a halfway decent harvest in and be so freakin inspired they go off on an education binge useen in life since first grade, absorbing everything about the plant, evoloving growing style and room. It is this way that we all develop our individual skills and find out which methods we appreciate more, leading to our unique grow styles. It is our job to get newbies kick started on that education by getting them to harvest once, and it does not matter if they are using PFPS or dirt dug up from under the driveway or Vics Super Soil. We have to get em to harvest to suck them into the light.
I know there are drawbacks to using these soils, I'll get into those as well, but much of that comes from a lack of information on the topic. The drawbacks can be overcome and even taken advantage of with minimal planning and common sense.
