Ahem!!! EXCUSE ME!!! something u should know about starting your seeds in Miracle Gro

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needhelp

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many people do have problems starting their seeds in Miracle Gro or killing their seedlings in Miracle Gro....

truth is...its your fault...haha

but seriously...i noticed Miracle Gro has soil called "Miracle Gro seed starting pot mix"... so that may help you Miracle Gro challenged people...

but also...many people have also been able to start their seedlings in other types of Miracle Gro...

i also noticed the Organic Mix and Moisture Control is supposedly listed as Premium soil.....

this is just some info i would like to share
 
itzCESAR*

itzCESAR*

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Ya I saw the potting soil. I would have to re pot shortly after they sprouted, and I didn't want to deal w/ that. I went w/ the "organic" stuff. I added 30% perlite, and 1 Tbsp of "Garden Lime". I hope they sprout, this was two days ago btw.
 
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haha....i got a negative rep for this thread....haha....and they said "get some better soil son"...haha....i wish you would have left your name...coward...ha

but yeah, itzCesar... they should sprout... i had seedlings sprout in MG 3 month slow release and thats suppose to be the worst one for MJ out of all the MG soils...

mixing it with perlite i heard is the way to go, Diem keeps reminding me to get it, but he mixes 50/50 with the MG soil..and dolomite....so i believe you're going about it better than i did

haha...still can't believe i got a negative rep...haha...i love this site
 
tusseltussel

tusseltussel

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needhelp said:
haha....i got a negative rep for this thread....haha....and they said "get some better soil son"...haha....i wish you would have left your name...coward...ha

but yeah, itzCesar... they should sprout... i had seedlings sprout in MG 3 month slow release and thats suppose to be the worst one for MJ out of all the MG soils...

mixing it with perlite i heard is the way to go, Diem keeps reminding me to get it, but he mixes 50/50 with the MG soil..and dolomite....so i believe you're going about it better than i did

haha...still can't believe i got a negative rep...haha...i love this site
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mg does work well if you know how to use it and i will +rep you and it should counter any neg you got
 
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tusseltussel said:
mg does work well if you know how to use it and i will +rep you and it should counter any neg you got
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thank you very much...i would greatly appreciate it..i ususally don't care about things like that, it was just too funny...didn't see that coming, ha

but i always return the love, leave your name

and a lot of people on here takes it personal if someone says that MG products isn't that bad if you take your time and follow directions...i don't know why...its just soil...i like it because its everywhere i go...i don't have to hunt down the stuff..... i'm not a gardner nor a florist...i'm not willing to do that much research on soils... i just want some bud
 
tusseltussel

tusseltussel

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needhelp said:
thank you very much...i would greatly appreciate it..i ususally don't care about things like that, it was just too funny...didn't see that coming, ha

but i always return the love, leave your name

and a lot of people on here takes it personal if someone says that MG products isn't that bad if you take your time and follow directions...i don't know why...its just soil...i like it because its everywhere i go...i don't have to hunt down the stuff..... i'm not a gardner nor a florist...i'm not willing to do that much research on soils... i just want some bud
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yea i used mg for years , i do it all organic now but mg has its place... mothers do well in moisture control for me, i dnt have to water or even look at em as much...

mg works great as long as you use it right...

you should transplant into it like most soils( i have planted right in it b4 some strains handle it better than others)

dnt ever over water

when you do water use just enough water to wet the pot....
eccess water disolves the little nute balls

dnt ever add nutes until your into flowering ***** edit**** or when the plant tells you it needs it

keep ph in check

thats 5 simple steps that will rais your success level with mg
 
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you can add nutes during veg, but you just have to wait 3-4 weeks... i wait until i see the signs though.... and you're right about transplanting into it... once i saw that they had a seed starting soil, thats when the lightbulb went off, many people don't know you're not suppose to start in the 3 month slow release... i do it...but my soil is 50/50 with tropical plant mix, so i guess that helped me out.. but yeah man... you're steps are official
 
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moisture control and organic seems to be the way to go with many people on here.... i might try the organic and mix that with the tropic plant mix...wonder how that would do
 
tusseltussel

tusseltussel

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i usually go with an organic topsoil and some composted horse poop and some perlite all equal parts and it works great for me ya just goot be sure to transplant pot sizes or it will be too wet if theres no roots to use the water it doesnt need to be there and transplanting makes a better rootmass so you should do it anyway
 
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just got some perlite and cow manure...planning to use those for the last transplant...

horse poop? ha...half of the things people use never cross my mind until this site...
 
tusseltussel

tusseltussel

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needhelp said:
just got some perlite and cow manure...planning to use those for the last transplant...

horse poop? ha...half of the things people use never cross my mind until this site...
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hell yah you could get some bat houses or build them put em up on your garage or sumwhere high and they will eat masquito's and you can lay down cardboard or somthing under the bat house and collect ther poo and use it as fertilizer

chk out my horse poop
 

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Interesting discovery: I planted 8 seeds total, 4 Ice, 4 Northern Lights. I used two different soil mixtures, one contained MG "organic", the other was made up of "Scotts" brand. Well, I planted 2 of each strain in each soil.... so 2 Ice in MG, 2 NL in MG, and vice versa. So far my northern lights have only sprouted in the "Scotts" brand, and the Ice in the MG. Interesting development. Maybe just coincidence lol
 
tusseltussel

tusseltussel

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itzCESAR* said:
Interesting discovery: I planted 8 seeds total, 4 Ice, 4 Northern Lights. I used two different soil mixtures, one contained MG "organic", the other was made up of "Scotts" brand. Well, I planted 2 of each strain in each soil.... so 2 Ice in MG, 2 NL in MG, and vice versa. So far my northern lights have only sprouted in the "Scotts" brand, and the Ice in the MG. Interesting development. Maybe just coincidence lol
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check out this thread >>> https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/154697-ahem-excuse-me-something-u.html it will tell you that you dont plant right into the soil but use a seed starting mix and transplant into that.... either way it has nothing to do with germination rate. thats whole differant subject
 
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itzCESAR*

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tusseltussel said:
check out this thread >>> https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/154697-ahem-excuse-me-something-u.html it will tell you that you dont plant right into the soil but use a seed starting mix and transplant into that.... either way it has nothing to do with germination rate. thats whole differant subject
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Ya, I'm reading this thread dude, lol. I was the second post. Anyways, ya I didn't want to bother w/ that potting soil. This is my first soil grow, and I'm most nervous about transplanting. So I just wanted to avoid that step for now.
I'm not sure if you read my previous post correctly. I'm just stating that my "Ice" are doing better in one soil than the other, and "Northern Lights" in the other. I didn't mention anything about germination. :bigjoint:
 
tusseltussel

tusseltussel

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itzCESAR* said:
Ya, I'm reading this thread dude, lol. I was the second post. Anyways, ya I didn't want to bother w/ that potting soil. This is my first soil grow, and I'm most nervous about transplanting. So I just wanted to avoid that step for now.
I'm not sure if you read my previous post correctly. I'm just stating that my "Ice" are doing better in one soil than the other, and "Northern Lights" in the other. I didn't mention anything about germination. :bigjoint:
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yea im just screwin with ya

but the way i read it i figured by saying they sprouted you ment you put seeds in dirt waited and they are the ones that poped up....
you have to lern how to transplant its a very very helpfull part of the growing proccess>>> https://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=faq&cmd=article&id=529
https://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=faq&cmd=article&id=532
 
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tusseltussel said:
hell yah you could get some bat houses or build them put em up on your garage or sumwhere high and they will eat masquito's and you can lay down cardboard or somthing under the bat house and collect ther poo and use it as fertilizer

chk out my horse poop
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you have a farm? thats fucking outstanding..... damn...my family also have a farm but its nowhere near where i am (carribean....god, i wish i was able to grow out there, haha...and so many bats too)...i'm jealous dude...

hey itsCezar...it might be a coincidence....you should germinate in paper towels first...then put the seed the soil.... i mean, there are people thats successful with just putting the seed in the soil and water...but you know for a fact, the seed isn't a dud once you germinate them.... also, did you know Scotts owns MG....look at the back, you'll see their name...haha, funny world huh?
 
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itzCESAR*

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needhelp said:
you have a farm? thats fucking outstanding..... damn...my family also have a farm but its nowhere near where i am (carribean....god, i wish i was able to grow out there, haha...and so many bats too)...i'm jealous dude...

hey itsCezar...it might be a coincidence....you should germinate in paper towels first...then put the seed the soil.... i mean, there are people thats successful with just putting the seed in the soil and water...but you know for a fact, the seed isn't a dud once you germinate them.... also, did you know Scotts owns MG....look at the back, you'll see their name...haha, funny world huh?
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I did germinate, I thought that was a given. I also knew about Scotts, and MGs relationship. Thanks tho :-P
 
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i won't lie....i start my seeds on the windowsill, nothing attracts them better than real sunlight... and truthfully, there are times i'll take them off the windowsill and put them in the box, and the seedling would react funny....so maybe you should leave it on the windowsill 2-3 days, let it come out the dirt a couple of inches... don't know if that would help, but it seems to help me out
 
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