Outdoor Soil and Pots help

[Waira]

Oh my yes, TLO needs weeks to months to cool off, and stabilize,.. look TLO up here, there's tons of great info on it! :thumbs:

 

[boxyhobo]

Moons, thanks for the response! I will be looking into them for sure!

Waira, your grow inspired me to attempt to grow a few sweet seeds! Great to have you here and thanks for the response but Im at college until may 9th and plan on planting may 13th so I will not have time to cook it

 

[Sourdough]

TLO soil is the only way i can pull of an out door. Its like it makes it more resilient or something.

 

[Mr Piggy]

You absolutely must let your soil cook for a month to a month and a half. This is not an optional step. It's not going to be half done or half ready, it will be not ready at all. Your plants will suffer burns, deficiencies or both, not to mention the soil PH needs time to stabilize.

Not trying to be a nag, but I've been through this with TLO and have observed it here many times.

 

[boxyhobo]

Sourdough and Mr. Piggy thanks for the responses! I truly wish I could could do TLO but it won't be an option. Do you guys think happy frog, OF, and perlite will do or should I look into purchasing some compost from a landscaping company maybe?

 

[Sourdough]

Sorry I can't chime in, never used fox farms.

 

[AndyBotwin]

Sourdough and Mr. Piggy thanks for the responses! I truly wish I could could do TLO but it won't be an option. Do you guys think happy frog, OF, and perlite will do or should I look into purchasing some compost from a landscaping company maybe?

I used to grow in 1/3 HF, 1/3 OF, and 1/3 perlite. At best, it will get you around 3 weeks before the plants need food. Adding the HF makes the soil a bit less hot, but it's still enough to stunt seedlings. I've had some that took off and loved it, and others that ended up with a shriveled tap root. To avoid this, I started tiering all my seedlings into that mix with a party cup, and I'd recommend at least digging out a cup sized hole and filling it with seed starter (Jiffy or Light Warrior).

 

[boxyhobo]

Hey Andy thanks for the response! Does the party cup tiering method avoid shock to the plants? If so could I apply it to larger pots? It would make it much easier to start my plants indoors if I could use smaller containers and avoid transplant shock

 

[AndyBotwin]

Hey Andy thanks for the response! Does the party cup tiering method avoid shock to the plants? If so could I apply it to larger pots? It would make it much easier to start my plants indoors if I could use smaller containers and avoid transplant shock

Yes, if you do it right you'll have no shock to the plant. The best method is to remove the bottom from a cup, then slide it into another cup with some drainage holes punched in the bottom. That way you just slide the outer cup off when planting, rather than trying to cut the cup with a plant growing in it. After around 4-7 days when the plant has grown a bit more sturdy, move it to the final pot and sink the cup at least a couple inches deep. Tap roots grow quick with autos, so you will have them spilling out the bottom if you go longer than a week or so. If you need a bit more time before transplanting, you can use something like a Big Gulp cup from 7/11 which will buy you a few more days.

 

[boxyhobo]

Andy, my man, thanks for the quick response! I really appreciate it. Do you have an favorite outdoor autos that you would recommend I grow? I'm doing about 20 plants. Im pretty set on the 10 pack of Iranian autoflower, chaze, and kush van stitch but I am still looking into a few faster finishing potent autos and maybe one more long, high yielding auto