I have finalized my vegging soil after playing with my soil and testing its pH and TDS ppms.

A 5 gallon bucket is made up of:
2 parts Pro-Mix
1 part Vermiculite
2.5 cups pelleted lime
1 cup North Country Pro Gro (5-3-4) pellety/rocky fertilizer supplement
1/4 cup worm castings

Resulted in a pH near 6.9, and a TDS reading of 330 ppms. That will be a good starting fertilizer concentration, and seeing as how the pH is so low in the sourrounding area I want the pH to be as close to neutral as possible.

I'm going out to prepare the site tomorrow, digging holes and clearing weeds, along with laying down soil and lime.

Any suggestions for how the holes should be set up besides 3x3x3?
Josepk Reviewed by Josepk on . First Outdoor Grow Hello, I just spent like 3 hours searching for information and decided I needed to post. So this is my 2nd attempt at growing. The first time was indoors and went fairly well. I'm working with some really acidic forest soil. So what I'm going to do is dig out 2.5'x2.5' holes, spaced 3 feet apart at least from other plants, and I'm unsure about a soil mix, I was thinking something like this: 2 parts soil (50:50 Fox Farm Ocean / Soil already present) 1 parts Perilite 1 parts Rating: 5