Sta-Green houseplant and tropical soil

[Doc Nomad]

this soil has lots of wood chips in it, and little green balls which I believe are "time released nutrients"

is this soil alright for my plants?

[godzbudz]

dunno bout the little green things, if u give a seedling 2much ferts before its got a strong root system their roots will get burnt and the plants die. the wood chip wont cause a problem tho

[gunja1]

right on godsbudz ;)

[vlad the inhaler]

this soil has lots of wood chips in it, and little green balls which I believe are "time released nutrients"

is this soil alright for my plants?
sta-green is what i'm using and it is fine. just be aware of your plants need, dont over water, dont over fert. i found with 'sta-green' it holds water pretty good at around 78 degrees, also it does not have very much nutrients in it, thats why i went with it so i could control my plant's needs.
this site is a very good source of info! http://greenmanspage.com/guides/

may your growing be happy and your plants be female! :D

[Doc Nomad]

Vlad.. this soil doesnt hold TOO much water does it? I'm sprouting a seed in a 12oz cup of sta-green and I watered it once and now 3 days later its still very moist and there's lots of condensation on the inside of the cup, its making me think my seeds never going to sprout because its rotting! It doesnt seem like it'd be a good thing for my roots to stay wet for over 3 days from 1 watering.

Also, what kind of nutrient issues do you usually deal with with this soil?

[vlad the inhaler]

Vlad.. this soil doesnt hold TOO much water does it? I'm sprouting a seed in a 12oz cup of sta-green and I watered it once and now 3 days later its still very moist and there's lots of condensation on the inside of the cup, its making me think my seeds never going to sprout because its rotting! It doesnt seem like it'd be a good thing for my roots to stay wet for over 3 days from 1 watering.

Also, what kind of nutrient issues do you usually deal with with this soil?
you should have small holes in the bottom so the excess watter can drain out, you dont want them sitting in water, i'm using 6 inch pots they have drip trays when i water them i water the real good then i tip the pots to get the excess water out of the tray then about and hour later i check them again and tip them again if needed, after all that i dont water for a couple of days or so i wait until the soil on top looks dry then water them, you must make sure! that whatever container you are using will allow the excess run out! and then just leave them! :D as far as nutrients, dont worry about adding them until your plants about a month or so old and the embryonic leaves start to die, when they do that i pinch those leaves off because they are just sucking from the new ones, i use miracle-grow all purpose plant food 15-30-15 use 2 good teaspoons in 1 gallon of water then water them like i wrote above, i feed them once ever week and a half to 2 weeks after they are veging good you can go to the full dose of 1 tablespoon per gallon "tomato plant" growing. with water and ferts its better to under do then to over do! :D here are some photos too! :cool:

[vlad the inhaler]

you should have small holes in the bottom so the excess water can drain out, you dont want them sitting in water, i'm using 6 inch pots they have drip trays when i water them i water the real good then i tip the pots to get the excess water out of the tray then about and hour later i check them again and tip them again if needed, after all that i dont water for a couple of days or so i wait until the soil on top looks dry then water them, you must make sure! that whatever container you are using will allow the excess run out! and then just leave them! :D as far as nutrients, dont worry about adding them until your plants about a month or so old and the embryonic leaves start to die, when they do that i pinch those leaves off because they are just sucking from the new ones, i use miracle-grow all purpose plant food 15-30-15 use 2 good teaspoons in 1 gallon of water then water them like i wrote above, i feed them once ever week and a half to 2 weeks, after they are veging good you can go to the full dose of 1 tablespoon per gallon "tomato plant" growing. with water and ferts its better to under do then to over do! :D here are some photos too! :cool:
.........just fixing the first one! :p guess my 5 min. ran out before i could update lol....