Help With Auto-Flower, Regular - Outdoor Organic Grow. Suggestions - Advice

Hi all, a few questions for you. Any advice, suggestions and answers appreciated

So i was going to do a big Outdoor Organic Grow with TGA Subcool seeds, but because of security and Stealth - ness i will grow 2 fem regular strains and 5-6 Autoflowers outdoors. And save the TGA seeds for a Future Grow !

Strains:

1 x Fem DNA Genetics - Rocklock
1 x Fem Reserve Privada - Cole Train


Autos:

Possibly-

2 x Fem Short Stuff Seeds- MI5
1 x Fem Short Stuff Seeds- Himalaya blue diesel
1 x Fem Short Stuff Seeds- Auto Assassin

And they come with 2 Fem auto freebies,

I am a nubie with autos but i hear they are easy to grow.


QUESTIONS:

1.) With the autos and other strains - what "soil" mix should i start them in before i transplant?, i can get Black magic seed starter mix ( finely ground pumice/bark and peat )? and also i can get a soiless mix which sound like a winner ( Peat moss, perlite, vermeculite, worm castings, dolomite lime, neem pellets ) ??, they will be in the mix for 1-2 weeks before they get there final transplant !


2.) After i transplant the strains outdoors what soil mix should i plant them in ( i CANT get fox farms or any big branded soil mix ), i want them to have all the nutes they need in the soil mostly, but will buy ferts if needed. so i was thinking a soil mix of - 30% screened topsoil, 20% compost, 20% mushroom compost, 20% soiless mix and 10% sheep manure, and will add pot ash, blood and bone, dolomite lime ect..

^^^ i can get a organic potting mix but it cost $15 and all it is fine bark and s**t, and i can get compost and topsoil for $4 a bag so...

^^ i can get Canna Coco aswell


3.) Should i plant these in pots or in the ground, pots would be easier, and can i plant 2 autos in the same pot - pots probably 25L ( 6-7 gallon or so ! ) or can i plant autos in a long rectangle planter ??


4.) if you help me out you will get Rep !!


5.) post your auto outdoor pics and or the regular strains ^^^ rocklock and cole train !.


Cheers all !!

Suggestions - Advice welcome

Peace

Just found this on the internet !!

Once the research is complete, it's time to gather the components for your mixture. When selecting your ingredients, NEVER buy garden soil or top soil for your container plants. Garden soil, top soil, and native soil tend to have a large percentage of clay in them. The clay can cause poor drainage or prevent the roots from growing correctly. The roots of the plant should spread throughout the container with the correct type of mixture, but clay can cause the roots to stay in a tight cluster.

Container gardeners have found that the best type of potting mix is actually soilless. Soilless mixes are generally made with compost, peat, and hardwood fines (finely mulched hardwood chips). This mixture is lightweight, drains easily, and is free of soil-borne diseases. The ingredients in my mix are peat moss or coconut core, perlite, vermiculite, blood meal, bone meal, high quality commercially made compost, organic fertilizer, donkey manure, and pine bark or hardwood fines. Depending on what I am planting, I will also add cotton seed burrs and Texas green sand. I take all of the ingredients and mix them together in a large bucket or container. I generally use forty percent pine bark or hardwood fines, forty percent peat moss, and then add handfuls of organic fertilizers, blood meal, bone meal, vermiculite, and perlite.

If the research indicates that your plant likes a lot of "organic material," then I would recommend adding compost and manure to the blend. When I add donkey manure and compost to my mixture, I add as much as I feel is necessary based on how rapidly the plant will absorb the nutrients from the mix. When in doubt, it is better to use more compost than not enough, since a high-percentage compost mixture will not hurt most plants. I have used as much as fifty to sixty percent compost in a potting mix with good results.

When all ingredients have been combined together well, water the mixture down to the consistency of a squeezed-out sponge. Fill the container halfway, packing down the soil frequently along the way. Then add the plant and fill in soil around it until the root ball is covered. Pack down the soil again and water thoroughly.

I have gathered this information over several years of experience and reading various blog posts, articles, and message boards. This may not be the best type of container/potting mix for everyone to use due to climate differences, but I find that in my area and at my level of gardening, it makes my plants very happy. My plants grow fast and flower heavily at the right time of year with this mixture.

bumpity bump !!!!

You sound like youre on the money with youre soil mixture. With the auto's you definately need to keep them in pots (They do not get very big) I currently have eight in 10l buckets (4x NL Auto, 1x Fast Bud, 1x G.O.M, 1x Easy Ryder & 1x Haze Auto). They are super easy to grow, the only problem I found was that it needs to be quite warm at night, recommended 15degrees celcius minimum. I started a few at the beginning of september and they got really stunted as it was just too cold.

cheers man !

I am look'n forward to more input on this grow and also outside Auto input, as I plan to do some real soon.