Roger will do, does distilled water really work well?? That way I don’t mess up the ph and do more damage
Please help NEW GROWER plants are dying I’m on day 22 and my plants look like dying seedling !!!
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Roger will do, does distilled water really work well?? That way I don’t mess up the ph and do more damage
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I would say yes it will ph it 1st
Damnnit lol any other soil brands that won’t fuck me up againol
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Look for soils suitable for seed and seedling.
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... this is hot soil for sure,... and flushing may not be enough... stunting can still happen too... So, next time, use a mild soil to start them in, or blend in a seedling mix 50/50, making about a 1qt size pocket of mild soil to start in if you're planting into final pots directly,...
Got it thank you budd, can you recommend any good soil I can use through my grow without repotting or mixing necessary?? My dad told me to use fox farms since he did but me being a hard headed young guy I didn’t listen lol was he correct?
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Fuxfarms used to be great years ago,.... but now, the last 2-3 years, we see a lot of iffy crap from them, OF especially,... I personally have tested several bags right in the store with an Accurate 8 pH probe, and they were in the low 5's pH! 
...even some of the HF was fucked,... I used them early on too, and found overall quality dropped off fast... lots of undercooked crap, bark/sticks, stones,... they pseudo-age some of the compost by treating it with urea I've been told, since their original source has long since been depleted,... now they are huge, facilities all over the county,.. local sourcing seems to be a factor in quality, as some folks get OK bags, others get shwagg! I'd say it's the [HASHTAG]#1[/HASHTAG] problem soil to show up in here,...
There are lots of decent soils out there, just depends on what you can get locally,... but quality matters! Hardware store, national brands, budget crap, all are suspect....Roots Organic line is OK, Sanctuary Soils, Vermicrop (not Vermifire, too hot!),... I think i saw some good grows with Dr.Earth,... if you use soil though, you need one of those Accurate 8 soil pH probes, to test actual in-pot soil pH, not the dubious run-off BS method,.. you can test bags too, before you take them home! If you want KISS stlye grows, look into Mephisto's "supersoil" amendment mix made by our man GBD here in the states,... mix it into bottom layer of Roots or other mild soil, then top with reg, soil,... water only! Sohum and some other companies make supersoils too, but again, you'll likely have to do the layer or pocket thing as mentioned,... you can find seedling mixes just about anywhere, usually they're just peat blends,...
Another route is with soilles mediums, like Promix, Sunshine [HASHTAG]#4[/HASHTAG], peat based,... coco/blends too, but coco is a much more tricky medium to deal with because of it's unusual CEC properties, lots of do's and don't's in coco, has more in common with hydro than true soil or even peat-based.... but mastered, it's a superb medium! Any of these mandate early feeding as they have little in them by design, so knowing your nutes and regime is key,... personally, if you're new to this, stay with soil and research other mediums first,.. a wealth of knowledge is right here!
Oh, look into Autopots as well, talk about KISS! great section and results here,.... :smoking:
...even some of the HF was fucked,... I used them early on too, and found overall quality dropped off fast... lots of undercooked crap, bark/sticks, stones,... they pseudo-age some of the compost by treating it with urea I've been told, since their original source has long since been depleted,... now they are huge, facilities all over the county,.. local sourcing seems to be a factor in quality, as some folks get OK bags, others get shwagg! I'd say it's the [HASHTAG]#1[/HASHTAG] problem soil to show up in here,...There are lots of decent soils out there, just depends on what you can get locally,... but quality matters! Hardware store, national brands, budget crap, all are suspect....Roots Organic line is OK, Sanctuary Soils, Vermicrop (not Vermifire, too hot!),... I think i saw some good grows with Dr.Earth,... if you use soil though, you need one of those Accurate 8 soil pH probes, to test actual in-pot soil pH, not the dubious run-off BS method,.. you can test bags too, before you take them home! If you want KISS stlye grows, look into Mephisto's "supersoil" amendment mix made by our man GBD here in the states,... mix it into bottom layer of Roots or other mild soil, then top with reg, soil,... water only! Sohum and some other companies make supersoils too, but again, you'll likely have to do the layer or pocket thing as mentioned,... you can find seedling mixes just about anywhere, usually they're just peat blends,...
Another route is with soilles mediums, like Promix, Sunshine [HASHTAG]#4[/HASHTAG], peat based,... coco/blends too, but coco is a much more tricky medium to deal with because of it's unusual CEC properties, lots of do's and don't's in coco, has more in common with hydro than true soil or even peat-based.... but mastered, it's a superb medium! Any of these mandate early feeding as they have little in them by design, so knowing your nutes and regime is key,... personally, if you're new to this, stay with soil and research other mediums first,.. a wealth of knowledge is right here!
Oh, look into Autopots as well, talk about KISS! great section and results here,.... :smoking:
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