cool....i use miracle grow moisture control soil with extra perlite added in, and as far as nutes go i use fox farm big bloom liquid plant food for VEG, its rating is 0.01-0.3-0.7.....and fox farm tiger bloom fertilizer for FLOWER, its rating is 2-8-4...my plants never get burnt with this product, and i HIGHLY recomend this product(im sure alot of people will). i hope this helps ya.