Soil mix for the Novice

I recommend Canna Coco Coir, highly.

I started out on this and im on my 4th grow, the root growth is incredible, it holds water well, fights against root disease and all that good shit, not to mention extremely healthy product when flushed before harvest and grown with A+B (two part nutrient made especially for Coco Coir), there is quite a few other nutrients for veg/flowering stages like PK-13/14 n some i cant remember and ofcourse, sticky, smelly beautiful tasting buds.

thing is, its a medium but its Coco Coir, not soil, i can send you a PM with some links to helpful forums, dont wanna promote other places so let me know if your interested n ill find some stuff.

ah and im not sure if you'll be able to get it where you live, its worth looking around for, I got 50L bag for £15, otherwise you'd probably need to order it online.

 

Go to a hydro store and whatever guy looks like the biggest drug dealer picks up thats what you should grab. Wont take long for one to go in lol.

But really though I am going to use Fox Farm Anony suggested it and here is a webstie where you can find local cities in you neighborhood.
http://www.foxfarmfertilizer.com/buyfox_consumer_map.html

My bag was 14 bucks.

P.s. the 20 mins I was there 5-7 guys looking like drug dealers picked this same stuff up by liek 5 bags at a time.

 

Which site is hot? How hot could it be?
FFOF FTW!

 

i pretty much only frequent the local "big box" home stores (where you're just another face buying garden supplies ).

this grow i used the following mix (all bought from lowe's, HD, or wally world): expert potting soil mix (dolomite lime already in there), black cow steer compost, mushroom compost, worm castings, and a little blood meal (to add nitrogen). i planted most of the plants with a mix of the above, and they have done fantastic so far. i tried one plant with just the potting soil and mushroom compost, and it seems to be growing slower than the others (but is still healthy)..

i also picked up some yard lime that has a nice mix of minerals in it for when the soil inevitably turns more acidic. now if i can only find an inexpensive ph meter, i'll be set!

 

I also have limited access to most of the things recommend here.
I am using potting soil, mixed with worm castings, perlite and vermiculite and it works fine...

 

What you have is great to base out of. You may want to check your local agro-feed services to find some extras (although I'd be surprised if you can't find them at a dept. store) like guano, blood meal and bone meal, and some blackstrap molasses at the health food store. You could then put together a mix of peat moss, perlite, worm castings, blood & bone meal, and crushed/powdered lime. In terms of what concentration, you can play with it. Just take a container (I used an old cooler), put a good amount of peat moss (60 - 75% of total volume of growing medium desired), add 15-30% perlite, a full cup of powdered lime, a full cup of worm castings, 1/2 cup each bone and blood meal. Moisten with 1 gallon of water with 1 tbsp of molasses - don't oversaturate. Let the soil sit for 2 weeks, stirring it up every day, then use for planting. Every second watering you could use guano/worm casting/molasses tea for your nutrients (use appropriate guanos according to which cycle - veg or flower - you are on). Then smoke your organic chronic...

... then sign the "Somebody Start an Organic Thread" petition.

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I didn't mention any brands in particular as I'm not advocating one brand of potting soil/peat moss over any other (I always used generic sphagnum peat). If you have some pro grade stuff, you can't go wrong... as long as you have some sort of potting soil mix to make up the 60-75% of substrate I recommended. In order for it to be truly organic, you'll need to see the certification. My version of "organic" is probably better classified as naturally sourced, because I don't specifically buy certified brands. The teas should be enough nutes for your grow, but you may need some secondary or trace minerals (your plants will tell you if you're missing something - take a look at this for organic nutrient sources... http://forum.grasscity.com/absolute-beginners/87291-homemade-fertilizer.html). As far as different guanos are concerned, some are higher in Nitrogen (N) content (better for vegging), some are higher in Phosphorus (Ph) content (better for flowering). Just look at your N-P-K numbers, it'll tell the story.


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North Florida always gets the low end of the stick in florida, I might as well live in Alabama, we don't have shit here.

 

you must overcome adversity and use what you got available to heal the weed ailments of your area.