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I'm doing some expiremting. I got afew different clones n I'm exirementing with pots or no pots. Fimming and topping but

I'm doin bout 10plants I only got 2 bagsof happy frog and a fatty of perlite
But my question is what is a good real cheap soil that I should try. I am gonna be using the foxfarm nute line up. Pots and holes.

Please give me lots of suddgestions.

I wil try em all
 
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And also I got happy frog from last year mixed with lerlite. Its been out all year. Would it not be bad to recycle?
 
ThinkSayMakeDo

ThinkSayMakeDo

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I only recycle soil that has been exposed to the all the elements. Lots of rain, lots of sun. Soak bad shit out, dry it up, soak more bad shit out, develop compost, fungi, molds, etc.. Then i sift, then I cook it at a low heat to kill harmful mold, bacteria, fungi, etc.. Then amend. Recycling soil is a pain in the ass if you wanna do it right.
My favorite cheaper mix, and much of the time even better than pre-mixed soils : Premier(brand) Sphagnum Peat Moss. Native Topsoil. Perlite that isn't ScottsMiracleGrow (gross). And, in your case, whichever FoxFarm nute you have that is mainly high in Nitrogen. I like Guanos for mixing, because they are typically more balanced. This should give you a great mix for very little skrill.
 
Truth B Known

Truth B Known

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i use roots organics soil.. its like $10.50 a 1.5cf bag at a local hydro shop.. i've used fox farm and happy frog too.. i cant really say which one is the best.. i've also used black gold, which is the shit.. i think you should mix them all together and add a bag of worm castings, bat guano, coco fiber, and bone meal.. lol, just make your own soil!!
 
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I have BLOOD meal. But I am already gonna use the fox farm line up. Grow big big bloom and tiger bloom. Is it ever bad to add extra bat guano or worm casting to happy frog or anysoil?
 
Metasynth

Metasynth

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Kellogg's Patio Plus is about 5 bucks for 1.5 cu. feet, has some good shit in it...Castings are cool, but guano can make for a hot mix and can sometimes burn your plants if not used in moderation.
 
chronic coinoisseur

chronic coinoisseur

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I run pro mix which i get at 25 dollars a bale with mycorrhizae already mixed in. It expands to roughly 60 gallons of soil which is a pretty good deal. I then amend with worm castings and perlite and feed with blue mountain organics
 
tristynhawk

tristynhawk

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man if your outside i wouldn't use blood meal i had a bad experience once with it in every hole i put it in either a skunk,possum,fox i dunno but they dug up my plants trying to get to the blood meal i was pissed
 
ThinkSayMakeDo

ThinkSayMakeDo

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Yeah, fox love blood meal. But I used it last year and never had a problem like that...just if you leave the bag of it at your spot, they'll rip it to shreds and eat every last bit of it.
 
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Well forget about the bloodmeal thing. Now ewhat I am looking for is somethin cheap but good mix with my hapy frog. Shoud I use a cheap all purpose potting soil since I will be using the fox farm line up?
 
mrduke

mrduke

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why do you want to mix the happy frog? its great by itself. good for at least a solid month of serious veging then add some nutes
 
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I got 6 of them. Is it unneccesairily big ? A waste ofsoil. I dug up last yeard 6 foot plants the roots were even half way down. I jus don't wanna waste good soil this way cuz money is a huge issue, is there any facts on this kinda stuff? Or anyone have an opinion
 
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D'' said:
I got 6 of them. Is it unneccesairily big ? A waste ofsoil. I dug up last yeard 6 foot plants the roots were even half way down. I jus don't wanna waste good soil this way cuz money is a huge issue, is there any facts on this kinda stuff? Or anyone have an opinion
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Oops, I was tryin to have this b a new started thread. I messed up haha
 
Xare

Xare

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With the right knowledge and a shovel, soil is free.

I dig up native soil and amend it with the organic premix of my choice. Mix it on a tarp and put that back in the hole for later planting.
 
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mrduke said:
why do you want to mix the happy frog? its great by itself. good for at least a solid month of serious veging then add some nutes
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I said I got 12 plants and 2bags of happy frog. U do the math. I need lots more soil and I don't no what I should do and yet again. I said " I'm doing lots of expiremnting and I will try what you do". Obviously I don't wanna use the same sooil with all my plants. Because I'm doing experimenting
 
tristynhawk

tristynhawk

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i was thinking of trying out some fox farm soil this year on a couple but ive been reading it's bad about bugs anyone else had this experience
 
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