Need help with soil

Leafylimbo

Leafylimbo

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I wanted to attempt to make my own potting soil being that my grow is getting bigger to try and save a little money. I wanted a soil with little to no fertilizer because I’m going going to be adding liquid nutes. I was thinking a very basic soil 30 percent perlite, 45 percent Loam soil, 25 percent peat moss. Any suggestions? Is my idea of basic soil bad? Appreciate any response, thanks.
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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Leafylimbo said:
I wanted to attempt to make my own potting soil being that my grow is getting bigger to try and save a little money. I wanted a soil with little to no fertilizer because I’m going going to be adding liquid nutes. I was thinking a very basic soil 30 percent perlite, 45 percent Loam soil, 25 percent peat moss. Any suggestions? Is my idea of basic soil bad? Appreciate any response, thanks.
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Increase perlite. Add dolomite lime.
 
davethepothead

davethepothead

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I've been using the same "basic" soil recipe for years indoor and out. This year I used Fox Farm ocean forest potting mix as my "soil", then pearlite coicoir or whatever it's called. You can't go wrong with this mixture. My grow I have going rn all my girls love it.
 
Leafylimbo

Leafylimbo

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davethepothead said:
I've been using the same "basic" soil recipe for years indoor and out. This year I used Fox Farm ocean forest potting mix as my "soil", then pearlite coicoir or whatever it's called. You can't go wrong with this mixture. My grow I have going rn all my girls love it.
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That sounds good, but do u add your own nutes? I was always under the impression that with ocean forest u don’t need a lot of nutes. For this grow I wanted to add my own liquid fertilizer.
 
Kushash

Kushash

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Leafylimbo said:
That sounds good, but do u add your own nutes? I was always under the impression that with ocean forest u don’t need a lot of nutes. For this grow I wanted to add my own liquid fertilizer.
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What liquid fertilizers are you going to use?
 
davethepothead

davethepothead

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Leafylimbo said:
That sounds good, but do u add your own nutes? I was always under the impression that with ocean forest u don’t need a lot of nutes. For this grow I wanted to add my own liquid fertilizer.
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I do add my own nutes! I use the botanicare pure blend pro grow and bloom.

My mixture is about 50% FFOF to 25% perlite & 25% coacoa coir. They love it.
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Leafylimbo

Leafylimbo

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Damn they look good guy, I think I got my mix in my head, 30 percent coir, 40 percent perlite, and for the soil I need a recommendation. I’m looking for something with little to no nutes. Where I live the garden stores is Home Depot and all they got it bullshit. I was considering top soil until I cut open the bag and there was mad wood chips. I was considering happy frog by FF but idk. I want just some nice loamy soil with no nutes it’s fuckin impossible to find. I don’t like ordering on the internet because last time I did I had a HUGE fungus that problem, sand did the trick but I’m not trying to go through that again.
 
davethepothead

davethepothead

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Leafylimbo said:
Damn they look good guy, I think I got my mix in my head, 30 percent coir, 40 percent perlite, and for the soil I need a recommendation. I’m looking for something with little to no nutes. Where I live the garden stores is Home Depot and all they got it bullshit. I was considering top soil until I cut open the bag and there was mad wood chips. I was considering happy frog by FF but idk. I want just some nice loamy soil with no nutes it’s fuckin impossible to find. I don’t like ordering on the internet because last time I did I had a HUGE fungus that problem, sand did the trick but I’m not trying to go through that again.
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I have used earthgro soil with the sane mixture your doing. I used it outdoors because it was cheap but I also believe it has a pretty balanced ph and no added nutes
 
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