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Recommend that you read this over as well if you have not, lots of useful information about soil mediums and also additional recipes that you may or may not learn or borrow from:
If you are using some organic stuff, you can add a bit to the soil when you mix it, I add bonemeal, bloodmeal, like a tablespoon or two per wheelbarrow batch, it will do its thing and help provide for the plants once they need it. I also add 1/8th dose of fish emulsion into the water I use to moisten the mix in the wheelbarrow. Minor bits of organics to get the herd going, but not a lot. Then a cup of worm castings, cup of dolomite lime for the PH. As far as chemical nutes, fertilizers any of that standard stuff...not a bit. They do not need it early on at all.
For everything I just make sure I don't get carried away adding anything because I feel it is far better to have had too little and correct that error than to have added too much of something and have to reverse.
Should go all organic in soil though. Works well with peat/perlite and is perhaps one of the easier ways to have the plants grow happy and not have to mess around with a lot of stuff...really self regulates so much except watering.
On the other hand, my brother swears that a bag of triple mix is all you need to grow great bud
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Will I be halfassing it or otherwise screwed if I just use what I've got? I'm not concerned about organic at this time, so can I substitute some of the meals and whatnot with some fertilizer at 1/2 strength or something?
I'm gonna make this batch in just a few minutes, so I really appreciate the quick response..
Mix 60% Peat, 35% Perlite, 5% soil, enough moisture to "moisten" the mix, not drown it, then mix it up really really good. Add some verm if you want as well.
Fill containers up full, of course these containers have drainage holes
Now water them fairly good to make sure that the soil settles decent and you are sure all the soil is wet, no dry patches, no air pockets etc.
Let them drain off and settle for a bit.
Make a hole.
Plant sprouts.
Do not water again until they are almost bone dry.
Water.
Do not water again until they are almost bone dry.
Water.
Do not water again until they are almost bone dry. Begin Feeding with half what you think you should feed them with. Hopefully, you have figured out what direction of feeding you want to go by this point. This might take 2-3 weeks.
Hope this helps somewhat. Only deviate from this plan if you detect a problem. The plant will tell you when it is not happy.
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"The best part about going to sleep each night is knowing that my plants will have grown more when I wake up in the morning."
"I smoked it then I became so tired that my eyes shut down automatically without my consent" - My Chinese GF, Oct 23, 2009
If you are using tap water it should be allowed to sit for 24 hours before you do all this. Chlorine needs to evaporate. It is not 100% needed, but it can be bad for the plants depending on your tap water.
-------------------- "I never post unless high. Well that does explain a lot then."
"The best part about going to sleep each night is knowing that my plants will have grown more when I wake up in the morning."
"I smoked it then I became so tired that my eyes shut down automatically without my consent" - My Chinese GF, Oct 23, 2009
I will use tea for flowering to feed. But I can't be bothered in Veg, Fish Emulsion 5-1-1 and the Blood/Bone/Worm Castings creates all the soil action I need for it.
A bottle of Fish Emulsion 5-1-1 is about $10...I think Home Depot carries it, and you mix so little into the water and you can get away with just that alone for the veg period, but I believe in the blood/bone/worm castings as a good additive to it all as well.
In organics, the microbes use the peat moss and other components in that mix as feed and excrete the nutes your plants want and add to humus in that medium...which helps regulate PH. Also the herd is known to love the areas around roots as a congregration area, I think the roots are helping in the creation of the matter they want to eat, then microbes are excreting the nutes near the roots.
Also you can just use worm castings as your fuel in that soil, when you feed, just mix them into the top inch of the soil. It will take care of itself.
You also will not Nute burn your plants going full organics, another bonus.
-------------------- "I never post unless high. Well that does explain a lot then."
"The best part about going to sleep each night is knowing that my plants will have grown more when I wake up in the morning."
"I smoked it then I became so tired that my eyes shut down automatically without my consent" - My Chinese GF, Oct 23, 2009
And because I know you will be interested in learning more after you repot your plants, here are some links that will help you understand the various things I use and the science that goes long with it:
Links for Wiki: Blood Meal, Bone Meal, Fish Emulsion, Soil Life