Is this fine to use?

Bear420 said:

That stuff will work, Now it is up to you to make the right mix and you will be fine, if that is all you can get where you are at you should be able to mix a good batch, just experiment unless someone else here uses the exact soil your going to use can help and maybe make it a bit easier for you. Them plants look healthy so your well on your way, Keep up the good work, Good Luck.

Click to expand...

Done the transplant today. That soil mix I really dont think is going to work. It took about 5 minutes to water till runoff. Terrible draining, there was literally centimeters of standing water on the top for a long time. I think I will have to just buy normal potting soil and hope the nutes does the job. this plants roots was also really tiny, I expected alot more from what I saw on transplanting videos I watched. It fit in the palm of my hand, but somehow the plant still looks healthy and perked up after an hour or so after I transplanted it. It looks dry at the top cause I topped up with a bit of soil after I watered.

Octomonkey said:

1. 
   31 minutes agoEditReport
   Reply
   
   
2. 
   MajordukeMember
   Got pics of the stuff?
   
   20 minutes agoReport
   LikeReply
   
   
3. 
   OctomonkeyMember
   ↑
   Got pics of the stuff?
   Shit thought I loaded it sorry.
   
   
   
   17 minutes agoEditDeleteReport
   Reply
   
   
4. 
   MajordukeMember
   Man to be honest I wouldn't be comfortable using either one of those. Do you have a local hydro shop that might carry forearm mediums or something similar? I start all my seeds in happy frog, has nutes but have never hurt my seedlings and no need to feed for a month or so. Here's one of mine about 12 days in happy frog
   
   Attached Files:
   • 
     a" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 10px 0px; overflow: hidden; zoom: 1; border-radius: 5px; background: url("styles/xpert/xenforo/gradients/category-23px-light.png") 50% 0% repeat-x rgb(255, 255, 255);">
   • 
     1456166928142553445687.jpg
     File size:
     2.2 MB
     Views:
     0
   9 minutes agoReport
   LikeReply
   
   
5. 
   MajordukeMember
   But if that's all you have used the top soil and mix 50 50 with perlite and you'll probably be ok
   
   8 minutes agoReport
   LikeReply
   
   
6. 
   OctomonkeyMember
   Im in south africa and no hydro shops here and nothing you can order online apart from indoormediums. Sorry man if I understand you right I should not use the compost at all for a base just the topsoil? And 50/50 perlite will be half the pot full perlite? First time growing so I'm a proper noob
   
   A moment agoEditDeleteReport
   Reply

• • Forums>The Grow Room>Newbie Central>
    
    • Forums
      • Watched Threads
      • New Posts
      • Octomonkey2
    Search
    • Contact Us
    • Help
    • Top
    XenForo™
    • Terms and Rules

Im in south africa and there is no hydro shops here and can only order medium for indoors online. If I understand you right I should not use the compost at all for a base?

This is what im transplanting though. Could I the mix the 2 bags or still a no go?View attachment 3614166

Click to expand...

Wouldn't pure compost burn the roots with the nitrogen? Maybe even phosphorus abundance?