Type of soil

Hey guys i will be growing Autoflowers Indoors with 5gal smart pots. Im still looking into the types of soil.. This is my first grow so id like to get a soil with nutrients already.. I've read some where that there are soils that all you need to do is water them..That'd be great so I don't have to add the water nutrients which i think is pretty confusing still Especially for my 1st grow .. So input on types of soil where I won't have to add nutrenint would great. Thanks guys
 

drsaltzman

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Roots 707, Fox Farms Ocean Forest, Black Magic.
Any of them are good but none will last through flower.
You're going to have to supplement eventually.
You could build your own soil, or amend a bag.
But first time ...? Get some bloom nutrients.
You'll probably make it through veg with just the soil.
 
Thanks..! What week do you suggest I start adding nuts.. What kind and how often.. btw have you heard of kind soil? The guys at the hydro stores say I could put that on the bottem then use some kind of soil like roots and won' have to add nutrients at all..? Idk about how try thst is tho
 

drsaltzman

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I've never heard of Kind.
But I'm guessing the concept with putting it on the bottom is by the time the roots get there they'll have used up the nutes in the Roots.
Lots can happen though.
Your roots can explode with growth and start feeding off it too soon.
All the good stuff can leach out.
That's why it's good to at least have a bloom formula with a 2-4-3 type ratio or similar.
If you need it early, it has the N the plant still desires.
Even a 1-4-3 ratio is good like Soul Bloom, which has cal and mag in it.
I've used Iguana Juice Bloom starting mid-veg to finish with nice results.
I don't think it matters which brand so much as the ratio.
But those are the two I keep in my grow room.
 

JSB99

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Hey guys i will be growing Autoflowers Indoors with 5gal smart pots. Im still looking into the types of soil.. This is my first grow so id like to get a soil with nutrients already.. I've read some where that there are soils that all you need to do is water them..That'd be great so I don't have to add the water nutrients which i think is pretty confusing still Especially for my 1st grow .. So input on types of soil where I won't have to add nutrenint would great. Thanks guys
I like Black Gold Organics Mix. Inexpensive, and works great! Here's the thing about fertilized soil, they only have a couple weeks worth of nutes. At that point, it's more about the new nutes you're adding than the soil itself. So I just stick with the middle of the road soil, and use the saved money for nutes :)
 

Beachwalker

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Hey guys i will be growing Autoflowers Indoors with 5gal smart pots. Im still looking into the types of soil.. This is my first grow so id like to get a soil with nutrients already.. I've read some where that there are soils that all you need to do is water them..That'd be great so I don't have to add the water nutrients which i think is pretty confusing still Especially for my 1st grow .. So input on types of soil where I won't have to add nutrenint would great. Thanks guys
Keep it simple use a well-known soil and a well-known three-part nutrient combination like GH Flora or Fox Farm
-goodluck
 
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