soil amending

So I'm on my 3rd grow. 2 seedlings 1 week old. As prepping my 3gal pot soil I got to thinking. I've seen people use Nature Organics 4-4-4, I've read people using 10-10-10 fertilizer, 2-8-4 for bloom, or wild high numbers like 12-28-22 - miracle grow pellets I used first grow for bloom :p. And...

Hello I just started my first grow just a week ago after germination, yesterday I found weird white spots on the top of my 5-day-old plant I'm using a Spiderfarmer sf1000d full grow kit (not dimmable) with a humidifier. Light used to be 30'' away from my plant today moved to 24'' away from the...

Hello everybody. I have a question on super soil. How can I reuse it? I read the post where Subcool said he doesn’t reuse. Not gonna work on my budget or even with the permaculture environment I’m trying to create. Does anybody have a reliable system they can break down? Should I recompost? Do I...

I’m currently using 70% Vermont compost fort vee to 30% nectar of the gods #8. I have the dragonfly earth medicine radiant green super brew blend I plant to feed my plants throughout. I plan to use rove beetles and let them establish themselves in my soil prior to use, lady bugs during along...

When it comes to making super soil the process involves mixing it throughly or concentrating it in the bottom layer of the soil. I've heard in normal gardening people would add their fertilizers on top of their beds and between their rows or make a small pocket with their chosen nutrients to be...

Hi There I am currently 2 weeks into my indoor grow, I have 4 fem trainwrecks on the go from The Green House, things are going well and they all look healthy but im predicting probloems with soil in the future. I live on a small tropical in the Indian Ocean and I can not get hold of good...

Hey I am getting towards the end of my first run and planning my second. First run I did FFHF with Perlite and vermiculite mixed in. I am thinking about trying FF ocean forest this go. Are there any amendments or top dressings you guys recommend? Still have a bunch of FF nutes so will be using...

Hey y’all! Thanks for reading. Long story short- 2 waterings ago i accidentally watered with 8.0pH water (weird one off with the tap). This problem showed up immediately. They were doing fine before this, and I have 2 plants outdoors in the same mix doing great Last watering I used 6.0pH water...

Just mixed soil yesterday and going out of town for 5 days so the soil will just be sitting in the container with the lid on. I noticed this am that there was alot of moisture built up on the inside of the container. I left it open alot of today. I just wanna make sure it won't grow mold while...

New to growing with soil and Organic Amendments and fertilizers im in need of some advice from others who know more then me and i cant seem to find anything on google that can help me out. I have previously grown hydro and synthetic Nutrients but do to the summer weather i cant seem to keep my...

Hello, Very close to buying an AutoPot system for my 30x24x69” tent. Thinking two 2.2 gallon 1Pot systems. Had a question about the grow medium. I want to use soil since I like organic feeding and not needing to pH my water. Can I use that in AutoPots successfully? I would use drip clean and...

So I’ve been trying to test my soil ph and it’s driving me insane. I have a cheap soil probe that doesn’t really work. I stab it into the soil, it flickers like 7.4 or 7.8, then flips back to 7.0. I even just pulled some soil out, added distilled water, and tried it. Didn’t even read.. just...

Hey there RIU Organics! I’ve been building my soil this month and had a soil test done by my states’ ag extension. I’ve gotten the results back and wheew there were some shockers. This initial test was done to get a baseline of the inputs I have locally. This is Pre-amendment and building, half...

Hey y’all! Running 2x Farmers Fire (1in, 1 outside) 2x Icicles (both inside) 1x ATF (inside) 2x Mystery seeds Doing good so far, going to stick 2 plants in the shade outside tomorrow and start hardening them off. The other 4 are about ready to flip. I’m gonna tie down the tops (or throw a...

Hey everyone, I recently came across a file cabinet for free and have overhauled it into a space closet. The dimensions are 18”x28”x60” it has intake + exhaust and an extra fan to circulate air. 300W led light, insulated walls for noise reduction. my main question is what temps are okay for my...

Hey Rollitup Growers, Starting a Socal Greenhouse run in the next few weeks / month for the fam and wanted to get as much input possible as this will be my first grow not indoors. Any experienced grower input is valued and much appreciated. My plan is to do 10 auto flower strains to begin , and...

1 2.0 cubic foot bag of Happy Frog soil 3 cups of General Organics Ancient Forest Alaskan Humus 2 cups of Earthworm castings 2 tablespoons of Recharge And some Mykos I saw a post about this soil recipe l, I believe the person's name was " Koma". Now my question is, would I need to add anything...

I had a plant battling potassium deficit which I combated with soluble langbeinite in order to feed it some quickly and also keep my grow organic. I think it's stalled but on all my plants including the other ones the leaves are starting to get this light green pattern on a the edges. Is this a...

Hey y’all! Gotten lots of great info from ya so thanks so much!! This is my first “real” grow and it’s going great. I’ve got a couple questions about soil though. I have a seedling that’s 8 days old and doing really well in some miracle grow seed starting mix. It’s gonna be time to pot up...

Hi guys I'm a newbie and this is the first time I mixed soil. I have 30 gallon fabric pots and im only filling them to 24 gallons so later I can add top dressing. 16 gallons of Ocean forest 2 gallons of ancient forest 3 gallons of black gold 3 gallons Roots Organics 1 gallon of coco fibers Is...