100% organic grow?

Vedder6

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Im looking to grow my next plant, but 100% organically.
Im wondering what the cost would be, and what products I would need to get??


Right now, my 1st grow is under:
Roots Organic Soil
Fox Farms trio
My pH test kit
2 cfl 42 watt soft white and 2 cfl 42 watt daylight.


This next grow I would love to do 100% organic, but im not sure what products to get :(
 

NLNo5

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Well first decide what your definition of organic means. For me it means no soluble chemical fertilizers. I'll make my own soil using a base organic soil and whole additives such as bone meal, kelp meal, compost, worm castings etc. But I also put some mineral content in there including Epsom salt, vermiculite, perlite, silica sand, locally obtained clay, green sand, rock ash, rock phosphate. These are essentially chemical components but not considered "harsh" soluble fertilizers.

You could probably get a high quality organic base soil such as fox farm or super soil and then add some compost, worm castings and perlite and you'd be doing pretty well for yourself. You could then fertilize with a balanced organic mix fertilizer such as Foxfarm Happy Frog or Espoma plant tone (add bone meal and kelp meal).

You may also consider the benefits of adding some molasses to your watering mix which helps to give sugars to your soil microbes.

Consider mixing your soil up in a batch 30 day before you plant and water it with some dilute molasses, kelp tea, or fish emulsion. Mix the soil on a regular basis.

I'd do lots of research and learn what kinds of soil amendments you think will be best for your plants. Remember best rule of organic growing is feed the soil not the plant.

The more you do it yourself without buying all sorts of crazy products the better off you are. I've seen some beautiful plants grown for very little cash.
 

NLNo5

Active Member
Check out the SubCool recipe for soil mixing and read other peoples recipes and you'll get a pretty good idea where to start. Organic requires a certain level of dedication and consideration IMHO.
 

NLNo5

Active Member
If you want to get away from the fox farm trio you should consider making tea to feed your plants. Algae, fish emulsion, molasses are good additives for tea. You want to check out various tea recipes.
 

South Texas

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Listen to NLN No5. It's about time We had someone that knows what the FUCK He's talking about. Hey Enn Ell, I've been away for awhile, but.... glad your here. Have you checked out Zealite Yet, or Aleo Vera, or "Thrive", or Plant Wash? I didn't take classes, just listen to Master Gardeners 6 hours per week (on the weekend Garden programs) for about 20 years. 4 notebooks full of notes. I like the Dirt Doctor's web site, also. Last Fall, I had to take out my garden due to heat from the Law. 23 Ladies, tallest was 8 1/2 feet, and She had just started the budding process. I got that from using all the good organic shit. Later People
 

Vedder6

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Thank you NLNo5!!!
Like South Texas said, someone who knows whats going on.


Thank you again. That reply was perfect!!!! Right now im growing non-organic, but like you said I would slowly like to weed away (no pun-intended) from using non-organic things to using more organic.
One thing that might have to be my last organic switch would be my potting soil. Right now i live in an APT so it will be very tricky for compost, so I may have to stick to roots organic -- UNLESS there's other types of soil i should look into?

Thanks again NLNo5 and s. Texas!!!! :)
 

Detroit J420

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Fox farm ocean forest 100% organic fox farm grow big n big bloom also 100% organic but not Fox Farm Tiger Bloom you gotta read the fine print with some of this shit you think its organic but its not
but hey its just one of the 4 things youll be usen thats not
 
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