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how long after the expiry date do you guys think the fungi would be good for because my bastard of a hydroponics guy just sold me some 2.5 year expired fungi which i didnt notice until i got home (I had to take the bus there and back... temp outside -32 celcius with windchill and its a 20 min walk from the bus stop) so you can imagine how fucking thrilled i was when i got home anyways the container says best before nov. 2005 is it a pile of shit now or still useable?
That's not good at all! I'm not sure how long the spores last myself, sorry... :(
I would return the stuff to those bums! Gads, that's no good! You don't absolutely NEED mycos, so save your receipt and return it next time you go to the shop, and grab a new can when it's more convenient.
Remember not to over-think the grow process. It can be as simple or as complicated as you would like it to be. ProMix is among the simplest media if you just make sure your pot size and your plant size always match well, don't overwater or overfertilize, and start out by getting used to growing with the basics- soil, water, light, simple fertilizer- before getting too fancy with supplements and bloom boosters.
yea ive been trying to do it simple but its not working.. i will have to exchange it i guess. Man i want to give that guy a huge piece of my mind but i will have to remain kind because i dont want to be banned from his shitty store. this is the 3rd time he has screwed me. first it was him selling me a 23 watt sunblaster flourescent telling me i would be able to grow with it (this was before i did hours and hours and hours of reading) next was a leaky bottle of pH down (what a pain in the ass whenever i need to use it) and next was the shitty dutch treat soil which is "the good stuff" which gave me N overdose (which i confronted him about today and he said he never heard of that before) but what an attractive name for a soil to grow cannabis in, dont you think? and today a 2.5 year expired bucket-o-shit.
hmm i guess this is strike 4 then. well stinky if you come across someone from Winnipeg other than me on this site, some of the best advise you could give them is DO NOT GO TO READY SET GROW HYDROPONICS!!!
Lol! I think you may be the only person from Winnipeg I've ever had the pleasure of chatting with, period!
Don't you have farmers' supplys? I gotta say I LOVE my local farm store. I mean, think about it... do ya REALLY want to hear an earful from a pissed-off middle-aged Yankee with a hundred head of cattle back at da farm, and biceps the size of my thigh, wondering why the hell his feed order isn't in yet? lol I've never gotten anything but spectacular service there. Well plus I'm spoiled by having the best hydro shop I've ever been to a hop skip and a jump up the street... but you probably don't want to hear any gloating now, do ya? hahaha
well it appears i do have a farmers supply in town which isn't too terribly far away i guess i will have to make my way down there tomorrow. stinky i am serious now tell me what your list would look likeif you were heading in to farmers supply and you plan on growing only 2-3 plants pretend i dont have soil or ferts of any kind. keep in mind im getting a good chunk of money from income tax this is not a joke i want the stinkyattic shopping list.
Shoot, I've actually gotta get going almost right away... I've got a date, and then I have to hit THE FARMERS SUPPLY hahahaha
All right.
-A good quality fertilizer with micronutrients, that has approximately the ratios 7-4-5 (it doesn't have to be EXACT; you just want the first number to be highest for veg, and you need plenty of potassium in all life stages) that you can use for a veg fert. But again, this is actually something I would just wait to get at the grow shop... I love Canna and Botanicare nutes, and the AN line is designed for ProMix.
-MycoStim or something similar that isn't expired
-ProMix if you haven't got it yet
-A sack of perlite to lighten your soil even more if you like
-CHEAP plastic pots. Honestly, the cehaper the better. The black deep nursery pots are designed so that pro nurserymen don't have drainage troubles on their perennial starts... they are functional, not pretty, and come in the sizes you want. I'd get 3", 6" (Quart) and 8" (gallon) if you are going to flower your plants at ~10-12" high, and if you are going to veg them longer, you'll want 4-5 gallon pots too.
-Wilt-Pruf for cloning later if they have it (they should)
Shit I gotta run seriously my date just called. Have a great weekend... sorry...
no prob have fun and maybe we will continue after the weekend