Question, Peat soil good or bad?? quick reply plzzzz!!!

[budboy]

hey ppl im starting to grow a soil plant, i bought perlite and soil but the soil has no peat in it am i correct in doing this? peat free soil???? good or bad?:confused:

[FukingA]

it dosent matter peat moss is just usually acidic and will change ph of soil

[niles007]

it'll work, but you should have at least 50% peat for a nice airy soil to allow oxegen to the roots.

cheers,

[J DOG 6000]

Peat moss is for holding water and thats it...not airation.

He's talking about perlite...I'll post a resi[pe:stoned:

Our soil (1)... 55% sphagnum peat moss, 40% perlite and 5% bone meal.Or 50%/45%/5%:thumbsup:

[J DOG 6000]

This is ideal for an organic grow.
But can be used with chem nutes.
The idea is your in control of ph and nute supply...
no pre mixed nutes.

[latewood]

Is that soil sterile? Does it have macronutrients?
If you bought a soil with nutes/ferts in it then you could just add peat to it also. I use formula Schultz Orchid Mix 70%, because it has excellent drainage,
20% perlite and 10% peat moss...I spread my moss on the top, to hold water there a little longer, because of the excellent drainage characteristics of Orchid Mix...
some people say to mix soil and perlite 50/50 for drainage...so you see, there are alot of ways, but you need to choose a happy medium for you based on light temps, what base soil you are using, and , of course, strain...goodluck

In the end, it is widely believed that the 3 key ingredients are some type of soil, perlite, and peat moss...

[budboy]

ok sweet well its peat free soil so i will buy some peat and add it into the top layer of the pot? i have perlite so it will be 50/50 soil/perlite with top layer peat to hold the water more???????????????? thanx for the replys guys much help!!! i have gen-x nutes and ph up/down so i will just add the nutes like my hydro just do the diffrent math for the nutes and water???
i dont know what strain my seeds are :( so for the first few grows its seeds i was given over 100!
i know there crap probably! i will buy good seeds when im more skilled in the art of growing ( dont wanna waste 50 quid!!!) lol

[J DOG 6000]

What about the rocks on top?Latewood
I love that idea.

[9KtuFK]

My mix:

60% Potting soil
15% Perlite
10% Building sand
10% Worm castings
5% Pre-mix

[J DOG 6000]

Thats a good mix

[orangeman]

My mix:

60% Potting soil
15% Perlite
10% Building sand
10% Worm castings
5% Pre-mix

What exactly is worm castings?