Thanks everyone for your thoughts! I'm going to use some different soil with compost and add perlite once I check the drainage without it. I'll probably add in some worm castings for extra nutrients.

By the way, I don't live in China, Pharmacan.
mercybeats Reviewed by mercybeats on . First (Far East) grow questions- soil and vent. It's my first post, so nice to meet everyone! :D I've done a lot of reading, but I have some unique problems and some ho-hum problems. I'm dying to get experienced help! I'm an expat in an Asian country and so much talk about soil is in relation to brand names. There's lots of soil here and it's very difficult for me to read and sort through the bags. I basically just decided to buy the plainest thing I could. It translates to 'black soil.' Who thinks that would work? What should I add Rating: 5