n00bGrower
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I'd be careful with the MG soil... You can definitely grow in it, but you need to be super careful not to use any nutes unless there's an obvious deficiency... Sprouts rarely need any nutes at all, so underwatering at this point may be the best approach. When they get to the seedling stage (I'd say when they get their 3rd set of alternating branches), look up "make it rain" on these forums and do a flush. This may help to eliminate some of those slow release nutes in the MG soil and allow you to control what your plant gets. Using 2-3 times the volume of the container they're planted in (if they're in a 16 oz keg cup, use 48 oz of water... If they're in 1 gal buckets, 2-3 gallons water... etc.) flush them slowly over a long period of time. I have 3 gallon buckets, so I place them on a rack over a larger bucket and I slowly pour about 2 gallons at a time through the container, being careful not to disrupt the soil too much. Once you've poured 1/3 of the water, let the plant sit for about an hour (depending on the size of your bucket) and drain. Repeat with the second 1/3 of the water and wait another hour or so. Finally, pour the last 1/3 of the water and make sure that the run-off from the final 1/3 is clearer than the runoff from the first 1/3.Hey brothas. haha well this is my first time growing..... and i've bought a bag of Miracle Grow Potting Mix. Is this okay to use? i mean i know about the time released nutes being a bad idea.... but i just realized how bad it could be with just a little research, but i'm also hearing that if i don't water too much that the little nute balls won't overnute the plants. i have four plants that are the size of my pinky near about. and they're all seeming to be growing well at this point. I gave them a half gallon of water today, just to soak the soil really well. is that okay to do? i mean the soil already dried out a good bit and started to be almost completely dried out. and i've watered them about 200 ml everyday before today. today is my fourth day. i'm actually just a 17 year old kid who loves weed.... haha. i'm just trying out the growing process now to see what it's about, who knows maybe i'll become an expert one day. i mean honestly usually everything i do i become an expert at... well anyways that's beside the point. what i'm wondering is have i watered them too much? will i be able to successfully flush my plants when it comes to harvest time? cause i accidently got the 6 month feeding kind.. i think i've actually done quite wrong. i mean i'm pretty sure my plant is still gonna make it to harvest, i'm just wondering if i don't flush them well will my bud have a really bad taste? or not smoke well? i just need all the advice i can get. thanks you guys who reply to my post. and happy 420 (;
Be aware... Making it rain and flushing at this point isn't the most widely accepted practice. People will disagree with my advice... But MJ is strong and a lot tougher than we give it credit for. It's always better to underwater (when not trying to correct a problem) than over water. You want the roots to be stretching out to find moisture. Bigger root system = bigger plants = bigger buds
There are so many different approaches to growing. look around and see what fits your situation best! Good luck and welcome to the forums!