mediums

doc111

doc111

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edub82391 said:
what other mediums can I use besides soil?
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Perlite, sphagnum peat moss, vermiculite, hydroton, lava rock, sand, gravel, coco coir, etc.
You can mix some of the above mentioned things to get various mixes. I'm sure I've left out a lot of stuff but these are the most common things people use.
 
edub82391

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doc111 said:
Perlite, sphagnum peat moss, vermiculite, hydroton, lava rock, sand, gravel, coco coir, etc.
You can mix some of the above mentioned things to get various mixes. I'm sure I've left out a lot of stuff but these are the most common things people use.
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what kind of gravel??
 
doc111

doc111

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edub82391 said:
is it the same gravel they use in the drive way?
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It depends on where you live. Some places use crushed limestone gravel. I would not use it because the pH will be way too high. It's best to use something like pea gravel which when washed won't affect pH too much.
 
stumps

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you would use pea gravel in some type of hydro setup. If you want a ez mix use the blackgold coco blend. alot like hydro but still acts like soil.
 
doc111

doc111

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edub82391 said:
where can I find it?
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Pea gravel can be purchased at any landscape center or most places that sell aggregate like gravel pits. You can sometimes find it at garden centers or like home depot or lowes. And like stated by Stumps, it would be hydro so it's a lot different than growing in soil.
 
edub82391

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see the reason I want to know is because im 4 weeks in to veg and the roots are coming through the bottom of the container so I need to transplant and I have $0 and was tring to find a cheap or free alternative to buy soil
 
doc111

doc111

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edub82391 said:
see the reason I want to know is because im 4 weeks in to veg and the roots are coming through the bottom of the container so I need to transplant and I have $0 and was tring to find a cheap or free alternative to buy soil
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I don't recommend switching mediums in mid grow. You will probably kill your plant and if not you will severely stress it for sure. Not a good idea. See if you can borrow some money from a friend who smokes and promise him a free sample of the harvest.
 
doc111

doc111

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edub82391 said:
ok so in that case what kind of soil should I get?
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I personally like Fox Farms Ocean Forest. It is prenuted with organic stuff like bat guano and worm castings. It's expensive...like $20 dollars a bag. If you can't swing that just find something that has no nutes in it at a garden center or home depot. Most potting soil is pretty cheap. Even the FF stuff is relatively cheap considering you won't have to feed for 3-4 weeks.
 
edub82391

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ok what about nutes see where I live it not really legal and its a small town so there are no grow shops so I dont have the faintest clue where to buy some any help?
 
greengenez

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I bought hyponex soil from meijer/walmart seems to thick Ive been having trouble with soils myself. good luck
 
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