Nutrients for soil grows

polishpollack

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Maybe so, but the idea is that the amended soil (aka super soil) idea will mimic nature. You can't screw that up unless you try. Not impressed with subcool's grows, huh? Another strange response. His plants were the shit until he got busted (again).
 

Rasta Roy

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Maybe so, but the idea is that the amended soil (aka super soil) idea will mimic nature. You can't screw that up unless you try. Not impressed with subcool's grows, huh? Another strange response. His plants were the shit until he got busted (again).
Nature doesn't use that much unnecessary high N inputs. Or feed from the bottom...me and him argued about it and he claimed mimicking nature wasn't his goal. Lots of people have plants that are the shit man, when you've been around it long enough it becomes less impressive and more the least that you expect. That are lots of better soil mixes than subcools and a lot cheaper ways to reamend your soil. Down to Earth's organic soil blends or any organic all purpose fertilizer meal blend you find at home depot will do just as good a job mixed into plain peat moss and perlite as subcools outrageously long components list where over 30% of the components are useless by planting time. I know I sound like a hater to you but this guy has been spreading misinformation for a long time.
 

smokin away

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Alaska fish oil quart (5-1-1) was only $5.99 at Home Depot, so I bought it. I'm slowly going with other makers of liquid fertilizers that maybe offer more micro nutrients. 5-1-1 isn't bad for veg growth, I suppose.
I keep coming back for this in veg. It's organic, cheap and it works.
I have read that i need to feed Mg and it is located in Epsom salt. What is that? Where can I find Mg more?
Epsom Salt is available in the pharmacy. They also sell one in gardening section in larger quantity. It can be added 1Tbs/gal or a spoonful in the bottom of a soil pot. Great stuff.
 

Wizard of Nozs

Active Member
A properly made medium with amendments, worms and top cover only gets better after every grow. You should be able to use a 20 gallon pot for a couple years or much longer if amended correctly the first time. Its a living environment that provides everything needed. Works great in soiless mediums too alowing for flood tables without worrying aboutoverwatering, Increasing oxygen where is needed. Some people see no till as the lazy method where you dont have to worry about phing your water or using nutes, but it can also grow some award winning bud as well.
 

polishpollack

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I agree his soil is hot, but he didn't design it. It's the Vic supersoil that Vic broadcast on Overgrow many years ago. Sub had problems bottle feeding, so he tried Vic's, then made his own amendments over time. I think he could reuse it easily enough, but he's never tried as far as I know. He was thinking about doing that right before he got busted. I suspect he'll never be able to grow again.
 

780grow

Member
MEGA CROP.....1 part mix, super easy.
You can add supplements to it if you want but meant for veg-bloom.
Have seen great results from even just using mega crop alone.
 

Wizard of Nozs

Active Member
Mega crop is good, but the ingredients are also readily available much cheaper. In fact, if you're making your own medium and do it correctly, Everything that's in mega crop should already be in your medium. Spending 80 bucks for it puts a bitter taste in my mouth when I usually get all of that for about 35 bucks in a three year supply. If you happen to have the benefit of a testing facility nearby, I'd suggest making a medium with this and then making one with amendments normally used and then have both mediums tested. It's about 20 dollars per test so not that bad.
 

Hash Hound

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I've been using DrEarth powdered organics, mainly Bud and Bloom with great success for years.
I recently learned they are screwing the local garden centers that used sell it exclusively by letting Depot and Low sell, who of course sell it cheaper.
I've also used Roots liquids and powders with good results. The powdered line "Uprising" says they do the work of building a Super Soil for you.

I recently came across Agricolas 4-8-4 mineral mix and my plants are loving it. I haven't had one bad leaf yet on four plants.
fed only water and tea 2x

Skywalker OG
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OG Kush
 

Powertech

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I've been using DrEarth powdered organics, mainly Bud and Bloom with great success for years.
I recently learned they are screwing the local garden centers that used sell it exclusively by letting Depot and Low sell, who of course sell it cheaper.
You getting it for Home Depot or Lowes now?
 

Hash Hound

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You getting it for Home Depot or Lowes now?
neither, they are too seasonal carrying it or are out of the Bud and Bloom. I ordered it from Amaz.., saves me $10 in gas too!
The local garden center owner was pissed, so he stopped carrying the line.

This is the previous grow OG Kush first time using the Agricolas

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TimBar

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I like it - Damn FoxFarm dry creates so many gnats...I know the soil needs to dry out....So the damn gnats can eat some dry shit off the soil...must be loaded with eggs...organic is worth it but hard because of the delay in usable plant nutrients.
 
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