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jchap
10-07-2007, 02:20 PM
noob question

i need to repot my plants, at the moment they are just in normal peat!

i just ordered some decent stuff 20% peat moss, 35% garden peat,10% worm humos,30%perlite and 5%pre-mix

should i just repot em?
or do i completly remove the crap soil?

i know i should have used decent peat to start but that was all i had to hand

thanks

texas grass
10-07-2007, 02:22 PM
just repot/double pot them

if you completly remove the crap soil you have a huge chance at really hurting them if you damage the roots

jchap
10-07-2007, 02:26 PM
ok thnks
what is doulble pot?

and is it ok to remove the top soil? 1 inch

whatsthatsmell
10-07-2007, 03:01 PM
just get a bigger pot, prolly double the current size your in, fill the bottom of the new pot with the new medium mix and create a hole with your hand. Place the plant with the current medium in the hole, then fill-in the holes with extra medium, dont forget to water and then place under the lights.

jchap
10-07-2007, 03:16 PM
will do
appreciate the help

the image reaper
10-07-2007, 03:19 PM
first, start over there ... NEVER use peatmoss or peatmoss products ... did I say NEVER ? ...yes, NEVER ... peat is too acidic, and will cause you problems down the road ... get yourself a good potting soil that does NOT contain peatmoss ... oh yeah, NEVER :smokin:

jchap
10-07-2007, 03:24 PM
oh ok that's that fooked then
Basement Lighting Hydroponics and Grow Lights UK (http://www.basementlighting.com)

any good soil there?....plz

also i have 2 in 1 pot

should i seperate them?

sorry to be a noob pain in the ass -_-

jchap
10-08-2007, 01:29 PM
is CANNA TERRA PRO a good medium to use for mary?

www.basementlighting.com/merchant2/merchant.mv?page=1/PROD/CAPS

sorry link wont work, im on my ps3 browser,pc broke

FireTheft
10-08-2007, 02:42 PM
if you do use peat + perlite again in the future just be sure to mix in some fine dolomite lime with the soil

jchap
10-08-2007, 05:27 PM
ok cheers
im ordering this canna terra pro in the morning
could someone plz confirm that this be ok for mj