hi...i am looking for any info on growing indoors and in soil...can i use "potting "soil ?...i want to grow 100% organic...no chemicals...please note that i have NEVER grown any kind of plant....except weeds in my yard...can i get some clones and transplant into hardware store potting soil...put them under lights and get a decent plant...another note...i will be making hash..so they dont need to yeild a ton...just good buds...with high THC content
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TNgreenhand
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you might wont to learn about basic growing but if your growing clones might wont to put then in a soil with no nutes like peat moss so you dont shock your plants just until they have rooted down then yo can transplant them into your potting soil but nothing is better then making your own potting mix also if you are wonting to make hash then get a strain with a high trichome production because the trichomes is what makes up hash i would recomend you read the cannabis grow bible its all you need to get started HAVE FUN
Poe Kerbuddons
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As a fellow beginner I can tell you a few things I've determined to do for my second grow coming up very shortly.
Make a basic soil of one part worm poop, one part peat moss, one part perlite. For every five gallons of this add the following:
One half cup of bloodmeal- Provides (N)itrogen
One half cup of bonemeal - Provides (P)hosphorous
One finely chopped banana peel - Provides (K)Potassium; 'potash'
One pinch greensand - Provides trace minerals
Mix this up the same day you soak your seeds. Mix this around with water to get it good and damp so the microbial life can begin breaking down soil into more readily accessible food for your new babies. Turn it every few days. Keep it homogynously slightly damp to damp. This process is called composting, or 'cooking'.
Plant your seedlings into this; don't mind the bits of peel, they'll break down.
Water regularly, and every two weeks with a light (1-2 tsp/gal) bloodmeal solution. Use a worm poop tea every three weeks until ready to induce flowering.
Transplant your flowerings into the exact same master mix that you started cooking about a month before you were ready to transplant. The day after you water them into their new pots ~ or whenever they're ready for their next watering ~ give them a boiled bonemeal solution(1-2 tbsp bonemeal/1 gal water, boil for an hour with lid); this will hopefully last them for the whole of the flowering.
Water regularly, and use a bat guano and chopped banana peel tea every two weeks until you're ready for harvesting.
Use good water. Use good water. Use good water. Would you want to drink metal tasting pool water? Why do you think your plants would? Tap water is usually a no go, as it has chlorine or chloramine and shit-tons of other heavy metals that kills your good microbes, which retards the ability of your babies to feed. Get a good filter ~ an RO is decently easy and cheap to get and install ~ and failing that distilled water is decently cheap, especially if bought in bulk. If neither of those are an option, fill five gallon buckets with tap water, aerate them and hope they use chlorine, not chloramine.
Get good lights. I'm having luck with my Blackstar LEDs, but to each his own. Don't be afraid to man up and do a little research on stuff. This also goes for the unfamiliar terms I'm talking about; most of it can be found in the organics section of the forum
I'm aware, and you should be too, that organic soil creation can be much more complicated and much more involved than what I've laid out here. But this is relatively simple, cheap, and easy; furthermore, it will give you a decently solid grasp of the gardening process.
Get some books. I'm working with Cervantes's MJ Horticultural Bible and Beginner's Grow Guide, and True Living Organics by The Rev; I'd rec them both. You'll find yourself reading things over and over again. I would say TLO is a must have if you're going organic. Cervantes is just the guy I happened across first, I can't vouch for other grow bibles' validity.
Get good tools and instruments. Soil ph, water ph, water tds, temperature, humidity, and so on, et cetera. Don't worry about the terms and processes, those will come with time.
Don't spend money on fancy expensive seeds until you've got a modicum of an idea what you're bloody doing.
But genuinely, the best advice I can give is experiment and learn. The prettiest thing you ever will ever see is that first bud you've grown's hairs twisting and curling in a suffusing glow towards the lights the first time. It was for me, at least.
Ladybugs are your friends. Ditto worms
Make a basic soil of one part worm poop, one part peat moss, one part perlite. For every five gallons of this add the following:
One half cup of bloodmeal- Provides (N)itrogen
One half cup of bonemeal - Provides (P)hosphorous
One finely chopped banana peel - Provides (K)Potassium; 'potash'
One pinch greensand - Provides trace minerals
Mix this up the same day you soak your seeds. Mix this around with water to get it good and damp so the microbial life can begin breaking down soil into more readily accessible food for your new babies. Turn it every few days. Keep it homogynously slightly damp to damp. This process is called composting, or 'cooking'.
Plant your seedlings into this; don't mind the bits of peel, they'll break down.
Water regularly, and every two weeks with a light (1-2 tsp/gal) bloodmeal solution. Use a worm poop tea every three weeks until ready to induce flowering.
Transplant your flowerings into the exact same master mix that you started cooking about a month before you were ready to transplant. The day after you water them into their new pots ~ or whenever they're ready for their next watering ~ give them a boiled bonemeal solution(1-2 tbsp bonemeal/1 gal water, boil for an hour with lid); this will hopefully last them for the whole of the flowering.
Water regularly, and use a bat guano and chopped banana peel tea every two weeks until you're ready for harvesting.
Use good water. Use good water. Use good water. Would you want to drink metal tasting pool water? Why do you think your plants would? Tap water is usually a no go, as it has chlorine or chloramine and shit-tons of other heavy metals that kills your good microbes, which retards the ability of your babies to feed. Get a good filter ~ an RO is decently easy and cheap to get and install ~ and failing that distilled water is decently cheap, especially if bought in bulk. If neither of those are an option, fill five gallon buckets with tap water, aerate them and hope they use chlorine, not chloramine.
Get good lights. I'm having luck with my Blackstar LEDs, but to each his own. Don't be afraid to man up and do a little research on stuff. This also goes for the unfamiliar terms I'm talking about; most of it can be found in the organics section of the forum
I'm aware, and you should be too, that organic soil creation can be much more complicated and much more involved than what I've laid out here. But this is relatively simple, cheap, and easy; furthermore, it will give you a decently solid grasp of the gardening process.
Get some books. I'm working with Cervantes's MJ Horticultural Bible and Beginner's Grow Guide, and True Living Organics by The Rev; I'd rec them both. You'll find yourself reading things over and over again. I would say TLO is a must have if you're going organic. Cervantes is just the guy I happened across first, I can't vouch for other grow bibles' validity.
Get good tools and instruments. Soil ph, water ph, water tds, temperature, humidity, and so on, et cetera. Don't worry about the terms and processes, those will come with time.
Don't spend money on fancy expensive seeds until you've got a modicum of an idea what you're bloody doing.
But genuinely, the best advice I can give is experiment and learn. The prettiest thing you ever will ever see is that first bud you've grown's hairs twisting and curling in a suffusing glow towards the lights the first time. It was for me, at least.
Ladybugs are your friends. Ditto worms
Motherhugger
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Here's where I might be concerned about potting soil, since you asked. If it's just meant to help plants grow and look pretty, that doesn't necessarily support MMJ and making the plant strong. Many potting soils, I imagine, are designed to boost attractiveness, which does not mean that the plant is healthy - IMHO - especially if you want to smoke it. LOL
I would look for a soil that is designed for food or for MMJ growing. That way, you know it contains the right balance of nutrients to get the plant to the one month stage where you can add more intense nutrients.
gl!