What is the best type of soil?
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here is a link, this is where i got started http://www.greenpassion.org/showthread.php?t=3010 here are a few pics of my grow to show you it works..my plants that are flowering right now are in soil but after doing the hempy bucket i'll never do soil again .the hempy bucket is better and easier in every way.
Vindicated
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The best in the world huh? I was just reading a blog about the Ellerslie International Flower Show 2009 in NZ. Guess what kind of soil the winner used? Compost made from grass clippings, fruits, and leaves. Grass's nitrogen content is usually around 5%-9%. I guess soil is like bottled water. If its expensive & packaged well, it just has to be the best.
Uk.Cobra
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bobsgreen
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I prefer the Roots organics premix..It's light on the nutes but good for seedlings and adding your own dry ferts..but one things for sure you'll have to liquid feed after a couple weeks if you don't add anything to it..I like the blend though its got a little bit of everything.
Vindicated
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$7 for Kellogg Patio Plus which has bat guano, kelp, worm castings, bark, and beneficial fungi. Ocean Forest cost about $15 here and it's made of peat moss, bat guano, and worm castings. The last two ingredients are cool, but peat moss? And at $15! ($20 on amazon!!!) They must be feeding those worms grey poupon and caviar, because I just don't see it.
potpimp
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The bottled water metaphor is good but I like the Advanced Nutrients metaphor better, LOL. Funny how when you have $500 worth of goodies to feed your 6 plants, it's the best. But I don't think you can fairly compare pure compost to soil; it's two different things. The FF line has compost in it for sure but it's the unique makeup of the soil that makes it special. If you've never seen the groves and orchards of the San Joaquin Valley, you wouldn't understand. You could probably Google "worlds richest soil" and the SJV soil would come up. I've seen (photos) trees that yielded over 10 lbs of the highest grade marijuana on earth come from those soils.
Besides, the OP asked about Subcool's super soil, ...so I digress.
potpimp
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Get a map. Humbolt is at the top of the valley. I realize there is an elevation difference but the soil is the same. The valley stops at Redding but Humboldt is just a very few miles to the northwest.
2beanklm
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To me the best soil is what you can mix that works really well for very little money. I have had great luck with cheapo hyponex from walmart(97 cents for 10 lbs) mixed with north country organic progro fert and perlite. i intend to put some worm castings in with the mix next time. if you are feeding nutes i find that if the soil works well for the first few weeks once you start feeding most of the stuff in the fancy soil is unneeded. just my opinion though. everybody has their own.
xXF0RE20Xx
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To answer the question, Theres plenty of opinions out there, once you do find the right stuff for you, stick with it. I recommend FFOF like many others. Has great results, and it saves time from making composts, and headache if you dont know how.
dirrtyd
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Okay your map must be very different San Joaquin Valley is no where near Humboldt. And the Valley does not go past Sacramento. Actually it is about five or six different counties separating the two. I hope you grow better than you read a map. Thanks for the advice good luck
pinkjackyle
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homemade compost, grass, leaves table scraps less meat, spent coffee grounds and shit of the animal variety . mix with perlite , good 2 go