Miracle grow soil

[jtsik330]

Below is a link to my very first grow using MG soil! The stuff that feeds for 3 months. I had wonderful results if I might add! You should check it out! Don't let them fool ya, it works if done right!


first grow log...SILVER HAZE

that was amazing!!:smokin:

[seventhchild]

MG,WAL-MART,JUNGLE GROWTH.and other national brands are produced regionally.what this means is the MG you buy on the west coast is mixed from different stuff and at a different place than the MG on the east coast or southeast.this results in the grower ALWAYS having to modify the mix to their own needs be it foxfarm ,promix, or mg. Do you want to water your seedlings once a week? add just a little perlite.once a day?add a lot of perlite.PH to high? add peat moss or lime.Ya'll know what i mean?as for BUGS just assume your bagged soil has them and kill them before taking the dirt into your grow area.I dump my soil [after drying and adding perlite,lime,bone meal,etc..]into large black garbage bags and drenching with NEEM oil tie it shut and leave for 2 weeks. seem to work for me.

[jtsik330]

MG,WAL-MART,JUNGLE GROWTH.and other national brands are produced regionally.what this means is the MG you buy on the west coast is mixed from different stuff and at a different place than the MG on the east coast or southeast.this results in the grower ALWAYS having to modify the mix to their own needs be it foxfarm ,promix, or mg. Do you want to water your seedlings once a week? add just a little perlite.once a day?add a lot of perlite.PH to high? add peat moss or lime.Ya'll know what i mean?as for BUGS just assume your bagged soil has them and kill them before taking the dirt into your grow area.I dump my soil [after drying and adding perlite,lime,bone meal,etc..]into large black garbage bags and drenching with NEEM oil tie it shut and leave for 2 weeks. seem to work for me.

holy crap that seems like alot of things to do. So when you purchase soil you dry the soil then spread it out or something to make sure no bugs are in it? Or does that oil just kill everything in there?

[Rusty Trichome]

Most commercial potting mixes are fine without all of that extra work, and in my opinion bugs have more to do with local vendors and thier handling of the pallets of soil, than the carelessness of the maker. And the handling by the gardener after purchase should be thrown-in too, I guess.

IMHO, not worth getting anal about till there's an issue.

[seventhchild]

Most commercial potting mixes are fine without all of that extra work, and in my opinion bugs have more to do with local vendors and thier handling of the pallets of soil, than the carelessness of the maker. And the handling by the gardener after purchase should be thrown-in too, I guess.

IMHO, not worth getting anal about till there's an issue.

Most commercial potting mixes SUCK if bought in the region I live in.they hold moisture way to long and drain poorly.quite often the PH is to low.and yes the bugs are most likely local but bugs is bugs and it is always better to deal with them and any soil issues BEFORE planting not after.if messing with your dirt until its prefect and fighting bugs is to much work for you maybe farming is not your cup of tea

[seventhchild]

holy crap that seems like alot of things to do. So when you purchase soil you dry the soil then spread it out or something to make sure no bugs are in it? Or does that oil just kill everything in there?

the soil needs to be spread to dry to make it easy to work with and get some oxygen in there .NEEM doesn't kill most bugs it confuses them.its really not much work, more like play.

[Rusty Trichome]

Yeah...I have no experience, (if you don't count the past couple of decades, from Cali to Texas, and a few points in between) and I am always blowing smoke up someone's ass. But since your methods work for you, "you go girl". :thumbsup:

As with most things in life...if there is an issue, correct it. If there is no issue, likely there's no need to correct it. But isn't corecting a non-existant problem a tad anal?

I do find it intriguing that everyone in your region mishandles their bags of potting mixes to the point that the end user is needing to correct an infection or invasion. My guess it's not the region, but more likely the gardener. Both the nursery and the commercial potting mix companies would go out of business with business practices like that.

Most commercial mixes are fine, and are usually free from weeds and bugs. REGARDLESS OF REGION.

[blowin]

what ferts. should i use for the vege. stage? thanks

[jamessr]

I personally don't like the metallic taste after flowering and curing. Not to mention my brother used the liquid miracle grow. He died from full body cancer in 2006...just saying WATCH OUT, life is too short to play Russian roulette.

[KillerBudG]

I personally don't like the metallic taste after flowering and curing. Not to mention my brother used the liquid miracle grow. He died from full body cancer in 2006...just saying WATCH OUT, life is too short to play Russian roulette.

So... Let me get this right, He died from using Mg on his plants huh.? Well I am truly sorry to hear that, And you should maybe look into a lawsuit about that than.! I have used dam near all the Mg Ferts on outside plants and no one I know that has smoked it died or even have gotten cancer. One almost died fro Heroine but that is another story.:thumbsup: I really doubt it was the Mg that gave him cancer, did the doctors tell ya this. Could you actual post some facts on this "theory" that you are stating.? Honestly if it was the Mg I wanna see some hardcore facts, Some kind of information relating Full body cancer to Miracle Grow:wtf:

I think you are just Bashing MG cause you probably screwed up your own grow with it by your stupidity:wtf: :thumbsup: Now be off with your lil Illrealevent statements you ignorant jackass.

And I am also using Mg potting soil right now, with time release ferts. And I was using the plant food powder which you mix up with your water. I have not had any problems with either product, As long as you wait atleast 4-5 weeks before a dose of nutes.

O and if the Mg really caused cancer I am sure they would be out of products to sell and bankrupt with plenty of lawsuits.

O and the metallic taste, give a good 2 weeks flush of straight water to leach out any remaining nute buildup in the soil. And The taste gets alot better with a Sloooow dry and a nice cure(3 weeks - 3 months) Imo.!

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