AliceGG
Well-Known Member
Hey there.
I'm on my way to my first grow, my led will arrive in a few days and if everything goes as planned, I'll germinate my first seeds around the end of February.
Now I'm a bit confused about getting the proper soil and additional nutrients for my plants. I tried searching for info, but what I found were mostly 5-10-year-old threads, so the data written there may be a bit outdated. I'll grow autos, purchased from Royal Queen Seeds. I'm still undecided between Royal Jack Auto (this is the auto version of Jack Herer if I'm not mistaken) and Royal AK Auto.
The seedbank's site says that autos barely need any nutrients since they grow so fast, they may even be stunned from too much nutrients. However, they definitely need a little amount. That's where I'm looking for help.
I found this brand called Plagron, they seem to have professional soils with different nutrient levels. Are any of you familiar with this brand?
The following type of soils are available in my country:
Plagron Lightmix (with 20% perlite)
Ec: 0.8-1.2
pH: 5.5-7
N-P-K: 12-14-24
Plagron Growmix (with 20% perlite)
Ec: 1.2-1.6
pH: 5.5-6.5
N-P-K: 12-14-24
Plagron Allmix (with 27% perlite)
Ec:1.5-2
pH: 6.5-7.5
N-P-K: 1-2-1
Plagron Batmix (with guano, this one has no perlite in it I believe)
Ec: 1.8-2.1
pH: 6-7
N-P-K: 3-15-4
Plagron Royalmix (with 23% perlite)
Ec: 1.5-2
pH: 6.5-7.5
N-P-K: 1-2-1
Would any of the above soils be fine for planting auto plants in it?
If not, can you give me a guidance about what should I look for?
There are several other brands I could purchase, these are the following:
Biobizz, Canna, Guanokalong and others
The other thing is additional nutrients. Here I have a ton of brands to choose from, sadly many of them differ from each other so much that I'm totally lost in confusion. Several brands have xxx Grow and xxx Bloom products, but the N-P-K ratio in them is like a bunch of random numbers. Some of them have a very high P number, while others have extreme K numbers, but of course, all description says that this one product will be fine for your plants.
So once again, what are the basic N-P-K numbers that I should look for my auto plants during vegetative and flowering period?
I'll list brands, so if any of their products are proven to be ok, I'd be quite happy:
Compo-Bio
Advanced Nutrients
Advanced Hydroponics of Holland
Aptus Plant Care
Biotabs, Biobizz
Bio Nova
Guanokalong
Canna
BioCanna
Plagron
Growth Technology
Green House Feeding
Hesi
Mills
Innovating Plant
Microbe Life
I apologize for such a long question for such a seemingly easy question, but you know, I don't want to mess it up .)
Any input is welcome!
I'm on my way to my first grow, my led will arrive in a few days and if everything goes as planned, I'll germinate my first seeds around the end of February.
Now I'm a bit confused about getting the proper soil and additional nutrients for my plants. I tried searching for info, but what I found were mostly 5-10-year-old threads, so the data written there may be a bit outdated. I'll grow autos, purchased from Royal Queen Seeds. I'm still undecided between Royal Jack Auto (this is the auto version of Jack Herer if I'm not mistaken) and Royal AK Auto.
The seedbank's site says that autos barely need any nutrients since they grow so fast, they may even be stunned from too much nutrients. However, they definitely need a little amount. That's where I'm looking for help.
I found this brand called Plagron, they seem to have professional soils with different nutrient levels. Are any of you familiar with this brand?
The following type of soils are available in my country:
Plagron Lightmix (with 20% perlite)
Ec: 0.8-1.2
pH: 5.5-7
N-P-K: 12-14-24
Plagron Growmix (with 20% perlite)
Ec: 1.2-1.6
pH: 5.5-6.5
N-P-K: 12-14-24
Plagron Allmix (with 27% perlite)
Ec:1.5-2
pH: 6.5-7.5
N-P-K: 1-2-1
Plagron Batmix (with guano, this one has no perlite in it I believe)
Ec: 1.8-2.1
pH: 6-7
N-P-K: 3-15-4
Plagron Royalmix (with 23% perlite)
Ec: 1.5-2
pH: 6.5-7.5
N-P-K: 1-2-1
Would any of the above soils be fine for planting auto plants in it?
If not, can you give me a guidance about what should I look for?
There are several other brands I could purchase, these are the following:
Biobizz, Canna, Guanokalong and others
The other thing is additional nutrients. Here I have a ton of brands to choose from, sadly many of them differ from each other so much that I'm totally lost in confusion. Several brands have xxx Grow and xxx Bloom products, but the N-P-K ratio in them is like a bunch of random numbers. Some of them have a very high P number, while others have extreme K numbers, but of course, all description says that this one product will be fine for your plants.
So once again, what are the basic N-P-K numbers that I should look for my auto plants during vegetative and flowering period?
I'll list brands, so if any of their products are proven to be ok, I'd be quite happy:
Compo-Bio
Advanced Nutrients
Advanced Hydroponics of Holland
Aptus Plant Care
Biotabs, Biobizz
Bio Nova
Guanokalong
Canna
BioCanna
Plagron
Growth Technology
Green House Feeding
Hesi
Mills
Innovating Plant
Microbe Life
I apologize for such a long question for such a seemingly easy question, but you know, I don't want to mess it up .)
Any input is welcome!