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chelsea6

Member
hey so i have a bag of Schultz professional potting soil for flowering plants, nitogen 0.08%, Phosphorus 0.14%, Potassium 0.09%. is this soil good enough for growing small indoor bag seed? will i need some more nutrients to add later, i have a nutrient starter kit. basically id like to grow a few plants in soil to not have to deal with air pumps. any help advice would be much appreciated.
 

luvvin growin

Active Member
you could use that as a starter soil,but NO nutes,at all,whatsoever,for at least 3 weeks.The nutes in the soil are rich enough to grow for that long before all of the nutes are used up.Of course,this is a generalization,if your plants need something ,give it to them
 

chelsea6

Member
ok, u said starter soil, will i need to re pot at some point? and after awhile the soil nutes get used up so would i add nutes the same as i would for hydroponics. ive only ever grown hydro so im new at soil growing.
 

luvvin growin

Active Member
Yes,you'll eventuallyhave to repot them,b/c of growth.Hydro nutes are different in chemical nature to nutes for soil,as they are more concentraed than you need for soil,b/c the soil retains nutrient for 2-3 weeks on average with regular watering,evap,etc.,I'd do some research 1st,soil and hydro are TOTALLY different,and need to be approached differently.
 

chelsea6

Member
ok thanks for the help. im sure ill figure it out, ive gotten the hydro down pretty good now, figure why not soil. thanks again.
 
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