most popular canadian soil?

[michaelpeg]

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

michaelpeg Reviewed by michaelpeg on 11-27-2008. 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 Rating: 5

[Chronic Chrissy]

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

[michaelpeg]

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?

[Chronic Chrissy]

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.

[michaelpeg]

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.

[Chronic Chrissy]

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.

[michaelpeg]

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

[Chronic Chrissy]

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:

[michaelpeg]

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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