Miracle-Gro Soil?

hey guys, I was wondering if anyone the miracle gro potting soil with the time releasing nutes or whatever.I would've gotten some better soil, but this is all I have at my house since the other money I had I just got a new tent and light. Thanks in advance GAM420

So what is your question exactly?

Is it ok to use miracle gro soil with timed ferts. or no should I wait and get some better soil? that's just what I have here.

It's chemical crap, wait and get better soil or start in the MG and find something better to transplant into.

ok, any suggestions? I thought about the foxfarm ocean one.

Get foxfarm, I never used because I always do dro. But from word of mouth Foxfarm is the best shit on the market. Get a 2 bags of foxfarm and a bale of sunshine mix. Mix it 50/50 because I also read if you use straight foxfarm soil, it is so strong it will burn your plant with too much nutrients!! If you dont like that recipe check out Subcools super soil on www.Hightimes.com,

PS. Miracle grow soil on bud, is crap, last time I tried that shit I was 15, didnt work at all, plants are dead from nitrogen Overdose.

Bluehillsmoker said:

Get foxfarm, I never used because I always do dro. But from word of mouth Foxfarm is the best shit on the market. Get a 2 bags of foxfarm and a bale of sunshine mix. Mix it 50/50 because I also read if you use straight foxfarm soil, it is so strong it will burn your plant with too much nutrients!! If you dont like that recipe check out Subcools super soil on www.Hightimes.com

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Purple er thang

The M.G. soil is a BAD choice for marijuana. In veg, the plants will do fine but in flowering, you can't control the fertilizer dose and the plants will continue to get a high N charge for too long. This is turn will give you leafy product and buds will not be dense. Most local "garden shops" will use and therefore sell either Pro-mix or Sunshine mix, which is what you should be buying........

greenappleman420 said:

ok, any suggestions? I thought about the foxfarm ocean one.

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Check every Home Depot/Lowes/or whatever home supply stores you have in the area. Even though it's winter, many still have leftover Promix sitting on pallets outside. I just found bales here on sale for 8 bucks each. Then all you need to add is this or better yet Epsoma plant-tone as per directed on package. You'll save a ton of $$ and it's a blend perfect for new growers.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=203147990&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&MERCH=REC-_-product-3-_-203148037-_-203147990-_-N#.UOid_Kxkggg

http://reviews.homedepot.com/1999/202314037/pro-mix-2-cu-ft-all-purpose-growing-mix-compressed-reviews/reviews.htm

greenappleman420 said:

ok, any suggestions? I thought about the foxfarm ocean one.

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I prefer FoxFarm HappyFog for seedlings and newbie growers. It's milder than OceanForest and, IMO, gives you less to worry about.

Ok thanks for the ideas guys.

SSHZ said:

The M.G. soil is a BAD choice for marijuana. In veg, the plants will do fine but in flowering, you can't control the fertilizer dose and the plants will continue to get a high N charge for too long. This is turn will give you leafy product and buds will not be dense. Most local "garden shops" will use and therefore sell either Pro-mix or Sunshine mix, which is what you should be buying........

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The above post is bullshit!! I've grown 7 plants to full maturity with MG MC Soil and the bud was as good as any weed I've ever smoked, and I've smoked plenty. I've also taken my finished product to experienced growers, 1 which just harvest 94 lbs from his garden, and he tested my bud and gave me a "A+". Every bud you see in these pics are in jars right now curing, and they are dank as fuck!

You can grow in MG OBVIOUSLY ^^^

Ppl just hate on it becuase of it's company history or whatev but I could care less.
You're growing for yourself and just wanna succeed I guess.
So I think your answer is yes you can do it BUT if you wanna make it easier for yourself, get Fox Farm Ocean Forest.
It's ready to use out of the bag and FULL of stuff cannabis likes.
Well worth the couple extra $$ spent IMO. My grow has been ALL GREEN thanks to Ocean Forest.
I added some extra organic amendments to it but thats your call.

The better the soil, the easier the grow.
Start with a good soil.
That Miracle Grow should be perfect for your seedlings, but you shoulda transplant into FFOF between weeks 2/3.
Good luck with grow.

I tanked in Miracle grow once but I added shit too in unexact amounts which only added to the headache.
But I've learned so much since then it's crazy, so I think I'd win in a round 2 vs. MG

I believe MG has gotten hip to the cannabis world. Their soil was shit up until about 5 years ago. If you use fox farm, it will prolly burn your girls up a bit; but I just flush the soil a little before I transplant.

i had nothing but mg, so i took reg nothing add potting soil and mixed it 50/50 and my plants are doing great. useing 400w hid growing light no problems planted seed two weeks ago and the two are about three inches tall and starting to bush out. unreal.

Make your own opinion.
Vegged for 30 days under 100w of CFL's, just added more yesterday, plant is total 56 days from sprout, started in a solo cup, then 1 gal., then 2 1/2 gal., then to 5 gal.
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I believe MG has gotten hip to the cannabis world. Their soil was shit up until about 5 years ago. If you use fox farm, it will prolly burn your girls up a bit; but I just flush the soil a little before I transplant.

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Correction sir... FF Ocean Forest is known to burn seedlings and younger girls; FF Happy Frog is a different story, it's been doing me WONDERS-- beautifully green, fast growing babies-- and it gives me the freedom to slowly up the nutes on feeding days.

skatershawn said:

Correction sir... FF Ocean Forest is known to burn seedlings and younger girls; FF Happy Frog is a different story, it's been doing me WONDERS-- beautifully green, fast growing babies-- and it gives me the freedom to slowly up the nutes on feeding days.

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Correction sir,

You want a pic of some fresh seedlings less than a week old? I've got 6 w/ not a spec of nute burn? Not Happy Frog...OCEAN FOREST.
Organic gardening requires planning ahead and cycling your soil. I've got FFOF with ADDED amendments. About 3 cups in total?
And I don't feed nutes...I water only. And I feed my soil. My soil then feeds my plants whenever they're in need.

I'm speaking from experience....Not just what I've read around the internet bro. And can prove it right now if I needed to.

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The above post is bullshit!! I've grown 7 plants to full maturity with MG MC Soil and the bud was as good as any weed I've ever smoked, and I've smoked plenty. I've also taken my finished product to experienced growers, 1 which just harvest 94 lbs from his garden, and he tested my bud and gave me a "A+". Every bud you see in these pics are in jars right now curing, and they are dank as fuck!

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You probably work for the Scott's Corp, I call bullshit.

I just wanted to add that you can go to your local nursery and find quality soil for inexpensive pricing. So many people get caught up at the hydro store and lowes they forget there are other options. You can also see if there are any organic farms in your area, yes you may have to drive, but they sometimes sell organic soil they make. Just call 'em up. I'ld rather pay $8 for a bag of Coast of Maine product than 20 for ffof.