Quote Originally Posted by darbolah
haha, having lived a rich life doesnt mean you havent made wrong decisions more so you have made those mistakes and learnt from them.

Also i wouldnt mind you help with something, i was wanting to swap from hydro to soil as i want to start a little more basic as im having some troubles with ph using hydro. Anything you would suggest ? soil/soiltype/ph/methods ect.

Thanks imagereaper
just follow your basic soil rules : a loose, well-drained soil ... peat is acidic and bad, but it's almost impossible to find soil without peat in it ... so, I just find a decent potting soil, and add a quart of perlite per gallon, plus a cup of dolomite lime, that buffers and sweetens the soil ... I personally had burning problems with the popular Fox Farms Ocean Forest soil ... it is excellent for developing plants, but it was just too 'hot' for my young seedlings ... others have no problems, so I suspect some strains may be more sensitive ... read the ingredients labels carefully, some have already added fertilizers, that will work in the soil for the first few weeks ... IF this is the soil you have, you will be restricted as to what you can feed, without problems ...regardless, you will be transplanting to larger pots after a few days, so you can g to the FFOF then ... I think a lot of what you need for soil growing is in the Basic Growing and Indoor gowing sections ... good luck (I prefer soil over hydro too, but hydro rules for speed of growth and yield) :jointsmile: