New Grower Is my soil too hot?

[congenial1]

This past summer I bought Dr. Earth Potting soil which contains fir bark fines, forest humus, peat moss, perlite, worm castings, bat guano, kelp meal, MicroActive seaweed extract, Probiotic soil microbes/mycorrhizae, etc.

I have used it several times with decent results. Is this what you would consider "hot" soil? For fear of burning my plants I really haven't added much to the vegetative stage of my auto's to help them. Do you think a diluted solution of 1/4 strength after 2 weeks would hurt or be un-necessary?

I grow in 1 gal pots and am trying to maximize yield of the Flash Babylon strain which begins flowering in 2-3 weeks post germination. It's currently 8" tall, healthy and showing some strong hairs at the top two nodes.

 

[Muddy]

Yes, that is what would be considered a hot soil since it contains humus, worm castings guano, kelp and seaweed. While some strains may be fine in it, for others it could stunt your seedlings. In the future I would suggest either using another soil, one that doesn't contain those amendments, to start your seedlings, then transplant to that soil after they sex. Or mix it 50% with 25% peat moss, 25% perlite. Using that mix I wouldn't expect your plants to need any additional feeding till after about the 4th week at the earliest. Otherwise you'll risk overfeeding them and could experience some nutrient burn, where the tips of the leaves start turning yellow.

To maximize your yields you really need to use larger pots, 2 gallon minimum, 3 gallon preferably. In 3 gallon pots the Flash Babylon should be capable of reaching heights in excess of 20" and yield 2 oz. + per plant.