mediums

what other mediums can I use besides soil?

edub82391 said:

what other mediums can I use besides soil?

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Perlite, sphagnum peat moss, vermiculite, hydroton, lava rock, sand, gravel, coco coir, etc.
You can mix some of the above mentioned things to get various mixes. I'm sure I've left out a lot of stuff but these are the most common things people use.

doc111 said:

Perlite, sphagnum peat moss, vermiculite, hydroton, lava rock, sand, gravel, coco coir, etc.
You can mix some of the above mentioned things to get various mixes. I'm sure I've left out a lot of stuff but these are the most common things people use.

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what kind of gravel??

edub82391 said:

what kind of gravel??

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Like pea gravel. You need to wash it off first.

is it the same gravel they use in the drive way?

edub82391 said:

is it the same gravel they use in the drive way?

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It depends on where you live. Some places use crushed limestone gravel. I would not use it because the pH will be way too high. It's best to use something like pea gravel which when washed won't affect pH too much.

you would use pea gravel in some type of hydro setup. If you want a ez mix use the blackgold coco blend. alot like hydro but still acts like soil.

where can I find it?

edub82391 said:

where can I find it?

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Pea gravel can be purchased at any landscape center or most places that sell aggregate like gravel pits. You can sometimes find it at garden centers or like home depot or lowes. And like stated by Stumps, it would be hydro so it's a lot different than growing in soil.

see the reason I want to know is because im 4 weeks in to veg and the roots are coming through the bottom of the container so I need to transplant and I have $0 and was tring to find a cheap or free alternative to buy soil

edub82391 said:

see the reason I want to know is because im 4 weeks in to veg and the roots are coming through the bottom of the container so I need to transplant and I have $0 and was tring to find a cheap or free alternative to buy soil

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I don't recommend switching mediums in mid grow. You will probably kill your plant and if not you will severely stress it for sure. Not a good idea. See if you can borrow some money from a friend who smokes and promise him a free sample of the harvest.

ok so in that case what kind of soil should I get?

edub82391 said:

ok so in that case what kind of soil should I get?

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I personally like Fox Farms Ocean Forest. It is prenuted with organic stuff like bat guano and worm castings. It's expensive...like $20 dollars a bag. If you can't swing that just find something that has no nutes in it at a garden center or home depot. Most potting soil is pretty cheap. Even the FF stuff is relatively cheap considering you won't have to feed for 3-4 weeks.

ok what about nutes see where I live it not really legal and its a small town so there are no grow shops so I dont have the faintest clue where to buy some any help?

meijers or walmart has all that shit

what kind of nutes should I get?

edub82391 said:

what kind of nutes should I get?

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You can order nutes online and it's not a big deal. They can't arrest you for buying fertilizer.

doc111 said:

You can order nutes online and it's not a big deal. They can't arrest you for buying fertilizer.

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ok well what kind should I buy?

I bought hyponex soil from meijer/walmart seems to thick Ive been having trouble with soils myself. good luck

greengenez said:

I bought hyponex soil from meijer/walmart seems to thick Ive been having trouble with soils myself. good luck

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If you're using hyponex I would use a lot of perlite with it.