most popular canadian soil?

question for the canadians, which soil do you use and have good success? I have tried many different soils and 95% of the soils in the stores are very peaty and others too hot. The only soil i have had success with is c.i.l seed starting mix (which is also very high in peat moss) so please let me know what soil gives you the least trouble. For those of you who are a fan of sunshine mix no.4 I probably wont be getting that either because it only comes in huge bails which i would have no place for. (THERE IS NO FOXFARM IN CANADA!!!!) Thanks

Sorry buddy all I use is sunshine #4. Would never use anything else.

thanks anyways, if enough people suggest it i will probably buy it and put some into a few buckets and discard of the rest but i prefer not to buy it, whats the ph of sunshine mix and do you add more perlite to it or not?

I've fucked around with coco perlite and peat a bit. pH is usually stabile right where you want it unless you don't transplant and force your plants to stay in small pots, then I find the soil gets rancid and the pH fucks everything up. But if you transplant and flush when your plants need it it's all you need. I just use it strait out of thew bag, never reuse it though. A bail will last you all year for $25 where as small walmart bags will make you throw away $100's a year.

yeah i agree, these small bags start to add up after awhile but i llike the convienience of a re-sealable bag compared to a big bale but i will pick one up as a last resort if no one else has had decent soil besides sunshine mix.

Buy a giant ziplock bag, or reuse an old one you have and just keep refilling it as you need it. Think of all the packaging going in OUR lansdfills. You can keep the bail anywhere even off site...

Just curiouse does you name indicate your city? I can't see your provincial flag but it looks like mb. If I'm correct maybe I can "drop" a bag of mix out of the car every few months and you can "find" it, lol.

nice job crissy you are a smart one yes my city is in my name. :thumbsup: feel free to drop a bag somewhere so i can find it

Are you kidding that was easy, lol. I'm not in town often, I'll rep you a message and let you know where to pick up your "garbage" You have a car right? FYI Regent and day grow shop is cheapest in town:thumbsup:

yup i have a car and thanks for the tip on the hydro store. This will be great help to me so i can test this stuff out. they dont happen to sell seeds at that store do they? read some crazy guy somewhere on the internet was saying they sold seeds at a hydroponic store on regent but i highly doubt it.

Promix HP

ive tried promix and have had poor results, it is peat based and the ph tends to fluctuate with time but thanks for your input i guess i should have listed the soils ive tried so here they are: Shultz, Dutch Treat (the worst EXTREMELY HIGH IN NITROGEN), Promix BX, regular Promix, regular C.I.L potting soil, C.I.L seed starting mix (works but not satisfied with such a peaty soil that messes with ph)

did you add lime too it?

promix has lime in it already, does it not? Another thing is that i wouldn't know how much more to add after the lime wears off. Im tired of dealing with peaty peaty peat mixed with bark and sticks. Im kind of looking for a no BS soil that doesn't require me to do anything more than a good flush and transplanting.

now that i search up sunshine mix it seems to be pretty peaty as well but i guess i will have to try it anyways because it seems impossible to find a low peat soil in canada. i guess what i was kind of looking for was something like the mix that stinkyattic uses which is compost and humus based rather than peat but chances are that i wont find it.

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promix has lime in it already, does it not? Another thing is that i wouldn't know how much more to add after the lime wears off. Im tired of dealing with peaty peaty peat mixed with bark and sticks. Im kind of looking for a no BS soil that doesn't require me to do anything more than a good flush and transplanting.

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Are you asking me a question you already know the answer too. Your having problems getting ProMix too work properly, Right? I am trying to help you and you ask questions you already know the answers too. Hmmmm... By the way ProMix seems too be working out here in BC just fine. Don't know how much lime too add and and don't want too ask? Your looking for a soil that grows the weed it self, so you don't have to do anything? What you will get is weed that looks like you put no effort in to it and didn't read a thing. If that's what you are going for then your on the right track.
If you have any questions I would be more then happy to help you out.

do ALOT of reading first. i know school sucks, but you can get high in this classroom.

chill out dude, like i said i dont want to have to much ph fluctuation that i wont be able to fix with a flush of ph'd water. im not looking for a soil that you "set it and forget it" because i dont think there is suck a thing. i do have nutes that i use (foxfarm growbig and tigerbloom) which do lower the runoff ph over time but that can be fixed with a FLUSH. Just because i want a soil that isn't peat based means i dont want to put in any effort? just because i dont like the soil you use doesn't mean you have to get all mad about it. I know alot of people like that soil. Besides im not just going off of my own experiences, personally i think i had problems with mine due to lack of perlite but have you read stinkys donkeydick grow log? It seems she doesnt care much for it either. I like to learn off the grow logs of experienced veterans and im sure you do too.

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yup i have a car and thanks for the tip on the hydro store. This will be great help to me so i can test this stuff out. they dont happen to sell seeds at that store do they? read some crazy guy somewhere on the internet was saying they sold seeds at a hydroponic store on regent but i highly doubt it.

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You have to get to know the people who work at the grow shop before they will ever consider sharing that information with you. I know the last owners were setting up a seed bank but in the last year the shop has changed hands. After christmas I may be able to set you up with a clone connection but you're going to have to leave a payment and it will have to be recieved before your clones are left at a drop off for you. Wait for a rep message or pass around more rep to other people and rep me an email I can contact you at...

ok i will spread the love and send you a message

I use sunshine professional mix......#2 has more peatmoss for more water retention......#4 has more perlite for better drainage.

I have tried many forms of manufactured soil, black gold, schultz, organic mixes

non give me the growth shown using sunshine mix

cool thanks buddy

damn how much rep do you have to give before you can give to the samee person again?