Go for it! You don't need that expensive fancy shit. Do some research. You can find everything that you need local without having to go to a hydro store if you even have one nearby.
R.Fortune
R.Fortune
nope.
weed requires more food than many others plants, so it last you about a month with it.
yea it goes fine with perlite.
There is a good cheap organic fertlizer available many walmart type places, called ALASKA. thats the brand name. They have fish emulsion liquid(5-0-0?), a dry veg fert(9-4-4) that Walmart had blue tubs of it for something like $5. itll last a whole grow. They also have a flower fert (0-10-10) that I have trouble tracking down.
Its great and just about impossible to burn plants with.
heres a pic of the veg fert -
Lowman
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I recently tried out MG's new expanda grow( or something like that) prefed coco, available at walmart. The stuff rocks...period. I feed it as if there are no nutes in it like Canna or B'cuzz coco. No issues what so ever.
Now I don't have to pay through the ass for shipping of coco.
Now I don't have to pay through the ass for shipping of coco.
Dont like My growing? Dial 1-800-eat-shit
Dont like My growing? Dial 1-800-eat-shit
Nevil Shoenmaker thinks Im a hell of a good grower and loves my plants. He is the King of Cannabis, Who are You? LOL
Dont like My growing? Dial 1-800-eat-shit
Nevil Shoenmaker thinks Im a hell of a good grower and loves my plants. He is the King of Cannabis, Who are You? LOL
miracle grow coco has MG slow release in it. look at it again, see the little yellow translucent balls? thats the nutes.
though I agree it's good stuff, I am using some right now.
P.S. I realize now I read your post wrong. and that you know it has nutes in it, but you been ignoring them.
I use that too.
I make up my own soil mixes now. I stay organic as possible. Especially in bloom.
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in response to the 100% correct above post about fungus gnats in MG.
ANY potting mix stored outdoors where it will get damp from the rain has a pretty good chance of having gnats in it. So it's more a matter of how the pallets of soil were handled than the brand itself.
I like the seed starter mix also.
In a pinch I would use the standard green bag of MG, but I wouldn't want to use it for short term crops like clones with no veg time or 12/12 from seed grows. If you veg in it for a month or so, THEN flower in it chances are you will have used up enough of the slow release ferts to get decent tasting end product.
I've also done one run of a nice organic mix that was based around the MG organic garden soil and a bunch of amendments, I have no idea why I didn't run it again it was pretty trouble free.
ANY potting mix stored outdoors where it will get damp from the rain has a pretty good chance of having gnats in it. So it's more a matter of how the pallets of soil were handled than the brand itself.
I like the seed starter mix also.
In a pinch I would use the standard green bag of MG, but I wouldn't want to use it for short term crops like clones with no veg time or 12/12 from seed grows. If you veg in it for a month or so, THEN flower in it chances are you will have used up enough of the slow release ferts to get decent tasting end product.
I've also done one run of a nice organic mix that was based around the MG organic garden soil and a bunch of amendments, I have no idea why I didn't run it again it was pretty trouble free.
Suppose I chime in.. I use MG soil. It is better than some of the generic brands sold at discount stores. I prefer the kind Without time release nutes, but I have been rethinking that. Many have said to completely cut the N in your feeding once you start flowering. I was of that belief. That is why I didn't want a time release formula releasing while it was in flower. But I have changed my view and think a little N is good throughout the flower, or at least the first 2-4 weeks. The amount of time release N left in the MG after three months is minimal and probably about right. I mean I still feed the first two months or so with a High N formula despite the claim the MG has it already in.
I used Perlite too. I like a heavy layer on top because I got light reflective qualities from it in early veg.
Growing weed is like a lot of things. Many people do it their own way. What works for some don't work for others. It's not rocket science, it's about keeping a living thing alive.
I used Perlite too. I like a heavy layer on top because I got light reflective qualities from it in early veg.
Growing weed is like a lot of things. Many people do it their own way. What works for some don't work for others. It's not rocket science, it's about keeping a living thing alive.
I've used MG soils in the past with good results. I've also used Sta-Green Tree & Shrub Nursery Mix and it does even better than the MG. You will have some issues with gnats, but other than that it's great stuff. Mostly compost mixed with some perlite and dolomitic limestone.
Nice plants Dr. Purpur. Those purple buds look mouthwatering.
-Funk
Nice plants Dr. Purpur. Those purple buds look mouthwatering.
-Funk
IwannatokeNbone
Member
it does, it makes nasty tasting plasticy chemically tasteing erb, u can tell mg weed the second u take one hit no matter the strain.
PuffinNugs
New member
i use it all the time, i would use something differnt but its hard to find in my area. i have great results with it though.
threw in a picture of my last auto grown with MG. it may say it feeds for months but by the time the plants are done youll ahve to add some nutes.
i also never had any funny tasting buds or have i had it burn any of my seedlings or clones.
its not my first choice in soild but out of most of the stuff in the area its definitly the best. i also tried MG moisture control and that stuff just is horrible.
threw in a picture of my last auto grown with MG. it may say it feeds for months but by the time the plants are done youll ahve to add some nutes.
i also never had any funny tasting buds or have i had it burn any of my seedlings or clones.
its not my first choice in soild but out of most of the stuff in the area its definitly the best. i also tried MG moisture control and that stuff just is horrible.
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White-rhino
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Wow. Most of these posts are completely contrary to my experience with Miracle Grow soil. IMO it should be renamed to Miracle it Grew. Used it twice and each time, transplanting into something else caused an explosion of healthy growth, after weeks of growing like shit. Frickin seedlings looked more like (sick) bonzai palm trees.
I ran into that once when I bought a bag of MG from the garden center at Wallyworld. Started replanting my houseplants, and got half way through the bag and found larva all over.
After that anytime I've ever bought soil mixes that were outside, or even damp when I opened them, I've cooked them first to kill anything that might be dormant in it. Just put it in a big baking pan and throw it in the oven for a few minutes... usually kills any bugs that made their way in there.
White-rhino
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Not to start an argument, but I wouldn't do that either. For one thing, a few minutes in the oven won't do anything but heat up the first 1/8th of an inch of the soil pile. It takes a long time to heat to the center of soil. Also, heating soil like that can cause it to become toxic. Its normally steam sterilized.
IMO, if I found myself having to go through sterilizing soil, I'd just buy better soil. And yeah, here in the north, especially in the spring you have to be carefull you're not buying last years excess inventory. No faded bags, and nothing wet.
