I'm confused yet excited

[camoxnhx]

well would Shiltz Orcid bloom work?

[stinkyattic]

well would Shiltz Orcid bloom work?

I have in fact used that in the past before we got a good grow shop in town. It's not ideal, so you will want to keep an eye on your pH and watch for def symptoms, but it can be used in emergencies
I don't recommend it for a full bloom cycle though. Go for something cannabis-specific. Botanicare, Cornucopia, and Canna nutes have given me good results in the past, and there are many others to choose from. Match the fertilizer to the type of soil you are in. That's a question for the grow shop guy... say what your specific dirt is, and chances are, there's a fert designed for it, lol.

[camoxnhx]

thanks stinky the soil im using is "Perfect Mix All Purpose Potting Soil" that i picked up from Wal-mart for like 2.50 a bag i think. it has Sphagnum peat moss and horticultural perlite in it.. so i dunno if that could help you.. but does wal-mart carry good fertilzers?

[stinkyattic]

I know that dirt. You will want to keep watch on your runoff pH, especially after the first 6 weeks or so. The peat will cause pH to drop over time. A liquid pH test kit is fine for this and pretty cheap.

I've poked around the Hinsdale walmart and found a couple items of note:
Alaska fish fertilizer
SuperThrive
Cheap hi-lo thermometers with %rh reading
Blood and bone meal if you decide to go organic
Oddly, the selections for a heavily organic grow are better than the selections for a chemical-fert grow at wally world. Whudathunkit.
That location has a better than average plant selection for the outdoor garden.

[camoxnhx]

k.. is it just in spring time they carry those items or is it year around?

[stinkyattic]

All year unless they sell out. But the hydro shop is open year round and has better selection. I'm not just sayin' that neither.
Also if you make it down south (the dirty south, as it were... greenfield... ) the farmers supply has a KILLER selection of grow supplies. You could literally walk in there with nothing and walk out with most of your needs met. I LOVE the manure/humus product as a grow medium.

[camoxnhx]

well i knwo before i put my soil in i put rocks at the bottom of my pot to help with air flow to the roots and i threw in Horse manure in the soil also.

[stinkyattic]

Was it already composted? Is there sawdust clinging to it? Fresh manure of any sort is too hot for plants, especially young ones.
Don't bother with the rocks; the spaces between them clog the first time you water. Perlite mixed evenly throughout the soil is best, and you can drill holes in the SIDES of the pots to add more breathin' potential.
Read the link in my siggy for a disorganized yet simple approach to an indoor grow. It covers a lot of that basic stuff.

edit, I keep meaning to ask, are you a hunter (guessing by the handle)? Get a deer this year? I keep seeing MONSTERS in the CT river valley.

[Rusty Trichome]

my nutes are for veg i use Jobes sticks 20-6-6

Wow...and no problems with using the spikes?

[stinkyattic]

Oh shit, I didn't even see that! Yeah lose the spikes, they are nothing but potential TROUBLE!!! You can't have that much N in bloom, and they're really harsh as ferts go.