COM Stonington blend soil and Nutes

[Phantombuilt]

Hello everyone, I am trying to get some info on nutes for Stonington blend. Will I need them for my autos? And if so what would you guys recommend using and when to start using. Thanks in advance

 

[StareCase]

... I am trying to get some info on nutes for Stonington blend ...

From their website - https://coastofmaine.com/product/stonington/

This soil incorporates mycorrhizal fungi, kelp, fish bone and alfalfa meal, as well as worm castings, peat, coir and lobster compost. When growing in 15 gallon containers, there is no need for additional nutrients.

 

[Buzzzxx]

I am running the same soil for my autos. I have them in 5 gal. Fabric pots. In 5 gal pots there should be enough nutrients for 30 days. I will then top dress with roots organic flower mix. I also water with recharge weekly. Hope this helps

 

[Phantombuilt]

Thanks for the replays, @Buzzzxx The uprising bloom from roots is the one you talking about or the terp tea bloom?

 

[Buzzzxx]

The uprising bloom is what I top dress with.

 

[Buzzzxx]

After about 30 days autos start to flower so its a perfect time to topdress with bloom nutes

 

[piratebug]

If you are using COM Stonington blend soil, why not just stick to using COM when you flower them. To top dress for flower, add 1 teaspoon of Stonington Blend Plant Food for each (1) gallon of soil in your pot. For example, if you are using a 5 gallon pot, you would top dress with 5 teaspoons or 1 1/3 tablespoons of Stonington Blend Plant Food to top dress a 5 gallon pot, then you would also add 1/2 tablespoon of COM fish bone meal for each (1) gallon of soil in your pot. And just adding those (2) amendment at around week (2) of flower will get your plants through to harvest with just water and a bit of Epsom salt!

 

[Phantombuilt]

If you are using COM Stonington blend soil, why not just stick to using COM when you flower them. To top dress for flower, add 1 teaspoon of Stonington Blend Plant Food for each (1) gallon of soil in your pot. For example, if you are using a 5 gallon pot, you would top dress with 5 teaspoons or 1 1/3 tablespoons of Stonington Blend Plant Food to top dress a 5 gallon pot, then you would also add 1/2 tablespoon of COM fish bone meal for each (1) gallon of soil in your pot. And just adding those (2) amendment at around week (2) of flower will get your plants through to harvest with just water and a bit of Epsom salt!

I'm a new grower and just looking for recommendations, so you think I'm better off with the COM for top dress or is there other products out there that my girls would benefit from...... im trying to keep it simple but also want some thing good

 

[Phantombuilt]

@Piratebcan you explain the Epsom salt in more detail to me,,,,, I do l I ke the idea of staying with all com products

 

[Sparky413]

I have a girl in in a COM stonington blend ammmended with additional worm castings, basalt dust, kelp meal and pumice for aeration. I topped dress before flower with kelp meal, dr. earth flower girl, and worm castings. I water frequently with recharge and unsulfured blackstrap molasses and compost teas. I run all my water through a filter to remove chlorine first. She has been super healthy, super easy to maintain, and my first all organic grow.

I think it might be a bad idea to run synthetic nutes with COM since it's a bagged super soil. I haven't used it yet myself, but I recommended the buildasoil nutrient pack for top feeding. On the COM website I believe their is a chart for when to top feed based upon based upon pot size, but it's still strain dependent.