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Papa_Bear_Blunt78

Papa_Bear_Blunt78

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started this on the 5th of July, it is in regular potting soil. This is my first time attempting to grow, and this is a bag seed. I am just trying to familiarize myself with the process before I start my good seeds.
 

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Papa_Bear_Blunt78 said:
started this on the 5th of July, it is in regular potting soil. This is my first time attempting to grow, and this is a bag seed. I am just trying to familiarize myself with the process before I start my good seeds.
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Transplant that into something like Black Gold Seedling Mix. Cheap and available everywhere in small bags. Put it in a 1 quart container. Then buy some soil that doesn’t claim it gives you bigger yadda yadda or you don’t have to fertilize. Miracle Gro Organic Potting soil and a bag of perlite. You can’t cut it with too much perlite. That’s impossible. Don’t use any fertilizer for a month.

Leave it where it is with your level of experience and you’ll be back. This is easy. Keep it simple. Small container always to start. Much easier to water.
 
hotrodharley said:
Transplant that into something like Black Gold Seedling Mix. Cheap and available everywhere in small bags. Put it in a 1 quart container. Then buy some soil that doesn’t claim it gives you bigger yadda yadda or you don’t have to fertilize. Miracle Gro Organic Potting soil and a bag of perlite. You can’t cut it with too much perlite. That’s impossible. Don’t use any fertilizer for a month.

Leave it where it is with your level of experience and you’ll be back. This is easy. Keep it simple. Small container always to start. Much easier to water.
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Thanks for the information, I will put it in something smaller and keep an eye on it. I just got a couple AK widow 47 beans and I want to watch some of the process before I germinate those.
 
Good luck and here's some reading material for you.

I found a great spot to download FREE POT BOOKS . I downloaded a grow bible first and got lots more. Books look great and complete like the real ones I have here. No web site but just a page of links. Just right click on what you want and then "Save Link As" to download so they don't open first as many are 50+ megs. They got lots. Enjoy.

:peace:
 
hotrodharley said:
Transplant that into something like Black Gold Seedling Mix. Cheap and available everywhere in small bags. Put it in a 1 quart container. Then buy some soil that doesn’t claim it gives you bigger yadda yadda or you don’t have to fertilize. Miracle Gro Organic Potting soil and a bag of perlite. You can’t cut it with too much perlite. That’s impossible. Don’t use any fertilizer for a month.

Leave it where it is with your level of experience and you’ll be back. This is easy. Keep it simple. Small container always to start. Much easier to water.
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I really like Black Gold! Great soil for half the price!
 
hotrodharley said:
Really? That sucks. This stuff is really good for seedlings and cuttings.
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I don't really use any real soil for anything so I'm sure they have stuff similar to it.

cindysid said:
Do they have the Miracle Gro seedling soil? It works just as well.
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Miracle Gro is part of the Monsanto/Hawthorne/Scotts/Bayer group so I wouldn't use it if it was the only product on the market which it very well could be someday if they reach their goal of world seed and food domination.

Damned if I'm going to hand my assassin the ammo to kill me with. ;)

:peace:
 
OldMedUser said:
I don't really use any real soil for anything so I'm sure they have stuff similar to it.



Miracle Gro is part of the Monsanto/Hawthorne/Scotts/Bayer group so I wouldn't use it if it was the only product on the market which it very well could be someday if they reach their goal of world seed and food domination.

Damned if I'm going to hand my assassin the ammo to kill me with. ;)

:peace:
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You're right, and I probably deserve to burn in hell for mentioning it. I just thought a newbie might have an easier time than mixing up some peat and perlite themselves. I stand corrected.
 
cindysid said:
You're right, and I probably deserve to burn in hell for mentioning it. I just thought a newbie might have an easier time than mixing up some peat and perlite themselves. I stand corrected.
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If you want a good peat/perlite mix then get some ProMix HP if it's available. I've been using it since it showed up here about 10 years ago. You can use it straight out of the bag and just start feeding from day 1. I do everything with it. Start seeds and cuttings in it after putting it thru a 1mm mesh screen then grow them to the end in it.

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Doing a semi-organic grow this round with sheep and steer manure and earth worm castings using Mega Crop nutes instead of the AN 3-part and really like them. So do the plants and that's the important part. :)

:peace:
 
Papa_Bear_Blunt78 said:
started this on the 5th of July, it is in regular potting soil. This is my first time attempting to grow, and this is a bag seed. I am just trying to familiarize myself with the process before I start my good seeds.
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Good plan, and you're getting a lot of good advice. If you don't want to go the peat/perlite route, and want to use soil, I'd recommend promix herb and vegetable soil. I've used it for hot peppers (their roots burn if there's too much nitrogen), and for a couple of indoor grows. It's a bit high in nitrogen for more sensitive sativa strains, but they'll grow through it. Indica strains do well in it.
If you're worried you can add extra perlite, though it already has some in it.
It's also organic, if that matters to you.
 
JSB99 said:
That's a pretty big pot for her. Doing that can cause problems with watering. If you decide to keep her in there, make sure you water right around the plant.
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I normally start in the middle and work my way out, and these pots have a slot at the bottom that can hold water it says for a couple of weeks but I won’t be trying that! When I turn the lights on I spray the top layer of dirt also.
 
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