Is it to late to switch my seedlings potting soil from MG to something organic
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Dizzlemynizzle420
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When you can stick a finger in up to your knuckles and it’s dry time to water, or time for KY.
RedLeonard
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I’m using pro mix hp... some use Bx... don’t trim those leaves till it grows a little more.
Haha alright ya right now dirt feels damp and cold probably tomorrow morning they'll need water, it's the yellow bag of mg not moisture control so gotta make sure not to over water them
I can't find any of that pro mix all I can find is pro mix organic and golf green organic this girl at canadian tire said friday there getting in soil that's for cannabis the chick that works there says she uses it all the time so tomorrow gonna check it out, when you think be a good time to switch these seedlings out of the yellow bag of mg potting soil ?
Lindsaylazuli
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I started my babies in MG and they started showing signs on nitrogen toxicity early on, if you can transplant it I definitely would. It’s just annoying to not be able to control what’s going into your soil especially later on
Ya I'm not liking what I've been hearing about mg, what mg did you use ? The regular yellow bag stuff or moisture control mg?
Lindsaylazuli
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Definitely don’t add anymore nutrients. I started out with the yellow bag, just the regular potting mix. The reason it’s so bad is because basically every time you are watering it, it’s getting fed since it has water activated nutrient bombs. Plants, especially that young, don’t need all that extra stuff and when they get older you wanna be able to control how much you are actually feeding it. (which is impossible with miracle gro) I would recommend transplanting it gently asap into something like Fox Farms Ocean Forest, they sell it at most local gardening stores.
Ya I definitely want to get them out of the mg potting soil I've been careful watering them so those nutrient bombs arnt activating I water them 3 days ago when planted them in the mg 2 days ago it rained lightly the soil still is damp so prob dont need to water them, tomorrow at Canadian tire there getting potting soil in that's for cannabis I talked to this girl who works there and she said she uses it and the plants love it said to just add fish feeding or something from pets mart forgot it exactly remember its fish something lol so gonna get that soil tomorrow. I can't find fox farms anywhere home depot had nothing good Canadian tire also has golfgreen organic which heard isn't bad, better then mg
ComfortCreator
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I dont want to complicate anything, but building your own soil is easy and cheap. You can build a really simple soil that doesn't need to cook first and be growing the same day with it. Or build a super soil that takes more time and money but never have to feed your plants extra nutes. Lots of options, just dont go cheap or poor or soil. Its critical imo.
ComfortCreator
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Basic soil = 1 part peat moss + 1 part perlite + 1 part earthworm castings/compost.
Thats it! You can buy all 3 at almost any decent store, even lowes and depot and similar have worm castings and compost.
Thats it! You can buy all 3 at almost any decent store, even lowes and depot and similar have worm castings and compost.
Oh ya? Do I add any nutrients later on or just water and let it grow? Also is this any good found it at my parents they bought it wondering if this be good I put some on top of the mg when I planted wondering if this with perlite and earthworms castings be good what you think ? It doesn't say its potting soil just indoor and outdoor
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ComfortCreator
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It looks good. It needs some aeration like perlite to help with regulating wate retention. So that plus about 1/3 perlite will work. Nutrients will be needed after several weeks.
I would not topdress, only transplant.
ok what about earthworm castings? and ya ill transplant them into new soil when should i switch soils? right away or wait till it grows bit more
RedLeonard
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As soon as you can
it wont kill it or put it in shock ?
Lindsaylazuli
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It will be a lot more damage in the long run if you don’t switch it soon. Just be gentle, plant can recover from a lot while they are still young
ok sweet thank you, they were started in one of those square root things so should be pretty easy to take them out unkess the roots have grown abit in the mg soil in the last 4 days
Lindsaylazuli
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Yes and as long as you’re gentle and careful you should be okay! a tiny bit of root damage isn’t gonna kill your plant