fertilizers??? an soil mixtures???

lil austin

Member
what would be the best fert i could possibly use? an i need to know if i can pick it up at my local wal mart or local lowes store. thats the only gardening places around here. an also if i use 1/4 perlite 1/4 peat moss an 1/2 pottin soil is that ah alright mix? is this gonna cause my soil to be acidic an if so can i solve that problem with lime?
 

limboavionic

Active Member
I went with this all available from Home Depot. Super Soil (the purple gardening bags), vermiculite, and perlite. I use one cup of perlite per every gallon the pot is and 1/2 cup of vermiculite per gallon. The rest all super soil. I fill the pot heaping with super soil, then dump it into a wheel barrow. Add the verm and perl and mix around. Use a HEAPING amount of the soil so it will settle to just below the lip after watering. I'm a born again grower but this is similar to what I used to use years ago with good results.
 

Gr33nCrack

Active Member
yeah dude that mixture is fine 1/4 perlite, 1/4 vermiculite, 1/2 potting soil or compost mixture. You could order some nutrients online if you wanted some good shit, otherwise your just gonna get some really basic powdered nutrients from Home depot, like Blood Meal or Bone Meal, If you have the dolomite lime go ahead and add that 1-2 tablespoons per gallon of mixture. You can also get some liquid nutrients from a local nursery or home depot, such as liquid kelp, liquid sea weed or plenty of others, not exactly top notch cannabis nutrients, but it will still work, miracle grow will work too, but only get that if you can't find anything else, if you want the best tasting weed then stick with the organics
 

lil austin

Member
alright so i can pick this up an any home depot? an with that mixture will i need any nutes? im sure i will jus dont know which ones to get from my local home depot store. you advice would be much appreciated.
 

limboavionic

Active Member
Yep any Home Depot. My buddy has some nutes I'm gonna use but I can't remember the name. He got them online.
 

lil austin

Member
alright i got enough potting soil jus need vermiculite an perlite an some dolomite lime an i will be set. i jus need to find some nutes that are best
 

Gr33nCrack

Active Member
You might just want to get perlite instead of vermiculite to save some money, you mainly need perlite for aeration, vemiculite helps with aeration but mostly for holding moisture, and some decent bag soil should hold water just fine. You can buy some Kellog's brand nutrients. Their stuff is organic and costs about 7-8 dollars for a 4 pound bag, including Tomato food which will work fine for cannabis. I used this stuff along with other powder nutrients for my soil. Try and use Google to find a hydoponic store near your home, and get some Grow and Bloom nutrients. Fox farms grow and big are about 16 dollars each, if you can afford those, get them otherwise you're stuck with some miracle grow and Kellogs
 

lil austin

Member
i found ah hydroponics store near me but they have no website so not sure what products they carry. but if they do carry the fox farms grow big an big bloom shit i prolly will go with that. do you think if i bought one of each kind would it be enough to make it through this grow season?
 

Gr33nCrack

Active Member
Yeah it will last all season as long as its for 1 or 2 plants. The store will for sure have fox farms, along with plenty of other shit. A quart of grow and bloom should be plenty for a few plants
 

Gr33nCrack

Active Member
I'm using Flora Nova, that shit is super concentrated and cheap so if you wanted to use that you would probably get more out of it, even with the pint size
 
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