Quote Originally Posted by rev
hey all. I'm greatful to have found this forum, you guys are the *#@%, and obviously know what you are talking about/love what you do. I for the time being can only say the latter.

My query is simular to nightprowlers. I too started in 'merical gro', [4 inch pots] but last night transplanted to pro mix [8 inch].

The question is: does the miracle gro have a fungicide in it that will kill the embedded mychorrizae in the promix? Cause I was real amped 'bout the microbes and fungus. Should I give a dose of liquid compost to start the microbes a-churnin? or hold off a week cause I just transplanted? Will my plants work the miracle-chems out of themselves by harvest?

Thanks for any knowledge,

-r
Merical Gro. LMAO. Jesus man, that's wrong. I take it you read the thread. If you're reading this; sorry, nightprowler. Again, I meant nothing about it. Yeah, I was kind of being a dick, I'll admit..

I'm pretty sure they don't put fungicides in their soil, at least not those that'd stick around for very long [ i.e.: after like two flushes ]. I've used mycorrhizal fungi with straight Miracle-Gro soil, and it turned out great. If the plant only has a four inch pot worth of Miracle-Gro soil in it's roots, it'll be fine. Just don't fertilize for like a month and a half, two months -- if EVEN considering you've only got a minute amount of those continuous feed capsules in there.

If you're really concerned about the fertilizers in the soil, just flush the soil three times before harvest really good; and on the last flush, about a week before harvest, flush with three times the volume in water as there is soil in the pot.

As far giving them liquid compost, I'm not sure about it. Can you get your hands on some mycorrhizal fungi? That'd be the best thing to get the plant going. In fact, it'll also assist in removing the NPK value from the soil a bit quicker as mycorrhizal fungi allow for an increased water and nutrient uptake. In essence, a much healthier plant that'll typically produce more weight in a shorter period of time.