sunshine mix #4

[escort31]

i want to add some more perlite and vermiculite to the mix what ratio do you think i should use? i want to keep it simple i just want to feed with liquid nutes.does anybody have any suggestions with the sunshine #4.

escort31 Reviewed by escort31 on 02-06-2007. sunshine mix #4 i want to add some more perlite and vermiculite to the mix what ratio do you think i should use? i want to keep it simple i just want to feed with liquid nutes.does anybody have any suggestions with the sunshine #4. Rating: 5

[dutch.lover]

you can add as much perlite/vermiculite to bring the ratio up to 50%. I personally like to have a little bit less perlite/vermiculite than that because i find the soil holds more water without it. Have you used this sunshine soil before? I just potted a few plants in it so I wanted to know how it is.

[Chronic Chrissy]

I use sunshine#4 and it drains great while staying moist. My 3glpots get watered 4L every six days.

[escort31]

i have 4 hindu kush in 1 gal pots in veg right now. i thought the soil could use at least a little more perlite.other than that i really like it,i'm getting ready to transplant just wanted some suggestions from people who use it.this is my first time using it , i've been using ocean forest in the past.just getting tired of guessing how much food left in the fox farm soil.

[dutch.lover]

ya i would put perlite in it if i were you. i put some worm castings in mine, along with some lime to help balance the pH, as the sunshine mix is quite acidic as it's peat based.

[Garden Knowm]

perlite... i second that!!

[razzapiggy]

Curious about what other people have found w. SunShine#4. I water when it's dry 1-2 inches down, a friend who uses SunShine as well says he waters the second the surface of the pot begins to dry and he gets great results.

[razzapiggy]

what pH water do you guys give your SunShine? I've always done 5.8-6.0 with no problems, running into some problems vegging with a new strain and I'm being told by some people I should be running my pH at around 6.5 using SunShine #4. Can you guys comment?

[jbvegas]

Curious about what other people have found w. SunShine#4. I water when it's dry 1-2 inches down, a friend who uses SunShine as well says he waters the second the surface of the pot begins to dry and he gets great results.

I water WHENEVER the surface starts to dry out. My PH runs around 6.3

I did add perlite and wormcastings to mine and was generous with each...


This stuff drains great and holds moisture well, so far so good! I pull any day now! :rasta:

[skitze]

I am new to using Sunshine #4, and I am having some major problems. I am experiencing some cal, mag and iron deficiency. My pH going in is 6.3, but my runoff is at 4.9. What should I do to get my pH up? I just did an experiment and tested the runoff of #4 with pH of 8.0 going in, runoff was 5.5.

Any suggestions?