Organic Soil Mix

[iGROW]

I want to grow my plant from seedling to flowering using the same soil. What organic soils are good to use? I checked out Foxfarm planting soil and fertilizers but dont know if they are good to use. thanks for the help

[Hightide805]

fox farm is good soil, the nutrients are good too.

[DroJo]

Like hightide said.. as far as growing with soil, if you cant make your own compost, then foxfarms is top notch.. however unless you want to go organic, you can get better nutes, as foxfarm's soil is their butter, their nutes arent as good or renowned as the soil

[Hightide805]

what do you use drojo?
i like the bio-canna series,
i do like the fox farm additives, like open sesame, and bestie bloomz

[DroJo]

i use ocean ocean forrest and light warrior with 1/3 perlite.. however.. i've borrowed some of my buddies soil for one of my plants, its by a company called hydroponex(but its soil), and ummm the soil is way cheaper and i cant tell the difference between ff and hydroponex... i can tell the diff between MG and FF but this soil is really friggin good.. it doesnt have as much nutes and guano as ff, so i did have to start feeding after 1 week, however it seems to be doing really good with the addition of perlite..

i also have to say that i've seen him transplant into MG soil and after the transplant shock the plants actually took off, MG is far too hard for seedlings or young mary j plants but mature outdoor plants seem to do just fine

note: never ever ever transplant from ff to MG... neeeeeeeever

[iGROW]

Ok Ill use fox farm planting soil. I do want to stay organic, so what nutrients should i use? i also want to get the best yield possible. any suggestions appreciated

[MrCloner420]

I have used the ff soils and their ferts with much success....... on the FOX FARM website is the SOIL fert schedule that shows you ALL you will need to know for fert ratios and light regement. Follow that schedule and keep your fert solution adjusted to 6.3 to 6.5 and you will see the results you are looking for. A few notes....... WATCH your temp.....ph. I also mist my girls with a solution of seeweed and coco wet this will help the plants with building strong leaves and stems but more important will help the plant with fighting off any insect infestation such as spider mites....... FOX FARM ferts are organic easy to use and work very well

Added to a gallon of H20 1 oz MAXICROP....... 1/4tsp coco wet....... 1/2 tbls molasses..... then adjust ph to 6.3 to 6.5 this is to be used on the plants only until the buds start to form spraying after buds are forming could cause some mold problems so when my plants start the flowering/budding phase I ONLY spray the FAN leaves and aviod wetting the buds..... hope this helps you my friend..... good growing and stay safe
MrCloner420

[iGROW]

Ok i think i understand a bit now. Which fert is the best or recommended from FF? also how do i check my soil pH and how do i adjust the pH of the ferts?

[TheCriMsonK20]

you can buy soil ph testers that will tell you what the ph level is at.. You an also buy the ph strips and test the runoff (drained water). To adjust the ph level, you can get products that are called ph up and ph down and follow the instructions on them for raising and lowering your ph. Your ph level is very critical as it determines if your plant can absorb the nutrients or not.