when to add nutes to soilless mix?

[whitestalkslongwalks]

well, the more i read, the more it seems wize to go with a soiless mix


i have floramicro/bloom/grow on the way, also superthrive; that's all i have as of now.

i'll add perlite to the soilless mix to aerate, and i'll use a bit more perlite at the top to let the germinating seed's little roots push through

question: since there are no nutrients in the dirt, when do i start adding nutes? i'm thinking it would be necessary to add a very weak amount early on? the seed can only live on it's internal embryonic goodies for so long i imagine

seed is northern lights from nirvana

will crack seeds in water, then germinate in soil in 1gal pots, under cfl's at first. will run cfl's all day because they'll need the heat anyway.


i also read someone suggesting to use a soil with nutes in most of the pot, and then just fill up the last inch or so with soiless; do you think this would be better for a first time grower?


my main concern right now is germination rate, followed by keeping conditions comfortable so as not to stress plants to male/hermie

whitestalkslongwalks Reviewed by whitestalkslongwalks on 04-14-2007. when to add nutes to soilless mix? well, the more i read, the more it seems wize to go with a soiless mix i have floramicro/bloom/grow on the way, also superthrive; that's all i have as of now. i'll add perlite to the soilless mix to aerate, and i'll use a bit more perlite at the top to let the germinating seed's little roots push through question: since there are no nutrients in the dirt, when do i start adding nutes? i'm thinking it would be necessary to add a very weak amount early on? the seed can only live on Rating: 5

[Pro-grower]

Yo mun,

Add your perlite Evenly dont be adding extra to "certain" parts of the soil!
3parts soiless 1part perlite

add nutes at 1/2 strength wen the second pair of leaves have come through and go full nutes when the plant grows its 5-6 leaves, people may critise this but i have found that this method keeps plants active and they don't become lazy! and stunt their own growth.

and if you want your seeds to germinate for sure is to get yourself a small heated propergator one that has a mat you can poor water on so it humid inside!

and if you dont want hermie dont do anything out the ordinary, in other words just dont stress the plant let it grow

[razzapiggy]

I use SunShine#4 (soil-less mix) It looks a ton like soil, but it's super airy which prevents lock out and things like that. I do not add perlite to the mixture until I transplant, but people do things differently. As for the nutrients, do yourself a favor and go buy a PPM meter. It tells you how many parts per million are in the water.

I use distilled reverse osmosis water (close to zero PPM) and then put some B1 in for babies... and take the PPM of the water. Now I arrive at about 100 PPM, then I give another 100 PPM of the vegging nutrient. Start small, increase gradually. Be conservative at first, but keep in mind you can increase the nutrients as they get more mature.

Also, I would consider putting them in smaller than 1 gallon pots to start off, but that's just me. Keep us posted.