Outside Nutrients for SOIL??

I see alot of NUTES for HYDRO and the need for flushing prior to harvest.

Can I get a some suggestions on economical BLOOM nutes for growing in dirt or are all the nutes interchangable between HYDRO OR DIRT?

SHould be recieving order any day fingers x-crossed order trackee thru NY Sorting Facility on JAN 12th 3:40am

GHS - SLemonHAZE 5 FEMS / Dutch Passion Blueberry 5 FEM / Female Seeds 4 FEM c99 X N haze
and the 11 freebies...

Does anyone know if this BLUEBERRY Strain takes well to LST'n ? Thanks !!

Most of them are for either or can be used for both.

The best nutes I have found for in-ground outdoor grows is the Espoma line of products. They are granular, simply apply and allow rain to finish the job.

I use the bulb-tone/plant-tone, available at Home Depot.

http://www.espoma.com/p_consumer/products_overview.html

what rate do you use each? do you just sprinkle on top or do you mix it in?

Sunbiz1 said:

The best nutes I have found for in-ground outdoor grows is the Espoma line of products. They are granular, simply apply and allow rain to finish the job.

I use the bulb-tone/plant-tone, available at Home Depot.

http://www.espoma.com/p_consumer/products_overview.html

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I've had good luck with "Rainbow Bloom" & Rainbow Grow, dry organic fertilizer blends.
Not very expensive & works very well

Good luck

peace
doublejj

powerslide said:

what rate do you use each? do you just sprinkle on top or do you mix it in?

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I mix it in with my own soil blend, generally around 2 Tbsp/5 gals of dirt. For in-grounds I either sprinkle a few tbsp or mix w/water as per label.

This is an organic blend our local co-op developed many years ago for organic gardening in general. I used it on my Blue Dream last year (first grow), and they responded as well as perennials and veggies. I used Max Sea about every 3rd or 4th watering, once I discovered it (and DoubleJJ later confirmed I wasn't losing my mind and the results were as incredible as they seemed).

This is for Western Washington. Your local extension service probably has a ratio dialed in for your area. Works slowly over the season as a foundation.

Here it is verbatim, my comments follow:

"Fertilizer Recipe

All measures are by volume, not by weight.


4 parts bloodmeal (switch to cottonseed meal in the summer)
1 part dolomite lime
1 park rock phosphate or 1/2 part bonemeal
1 part kelp meal

Fertilizing is recommended in the NW because the soil warms up so slowly that nutrients are not readily available. Try banding your fertilizer to avoid crop burn and to have the nutrients available to the plant as it needs them. There are two main methods of banding: sprinkle a layer of fertilizer mixture along the bottom of a burrow, partially fill with dirt, then add seeds, or, when the plants are up, work in a sprinkling of fertilizer along the row near the plants."

That's the original recipe. When I'm planting perennials (or other one gallon beauties), dig a proper hole ($100 hole for a $10 plant) and sprinkle a liberal layer. Add a shovel of native soil and mix in another liberal dose. Add the "designer soil" (compost, worm castings, etc...we all have a recipe) and plant. Backfill and level with native soil and sprinkle liberally over the top.

I watered with MaxSea every 3rd watering or so, but Doublejj is a better source if information on that product. (I could be a rep and I couldn't sell girl scout cookies...amazing stuff.)

That's how I have done it with outdoor plants in dirt for many years, and my new legal additions seemed to fit right in. cheers, s

I use espoma as well with great, cost effective results. Their Tomato Tone with a little extra cottonseed meal mixed right into the soil. then switch over to a bloom fertilizer when it's time. For bloom i like Budswel. Worm castings are a great too.