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Nestoryak

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I'm growing in 5 gallon buckets outside. What is the right dirt to use for starting the plants indoors and transferring them to buckets. Looking to by at Agway or home depot. If other options are good, let me know. Thanks again.
 
TurboTokes

TurboTokes

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Pro mix or Miracle Grow moisture control is about the best thing to come out of home depot.

Why not start them in 50 cent peat pellets also bought at home depot and transfer when ready
 
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Nestoryak

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TurboTokes said:
Pro mix or Miracle Grow moisture control is about the best thing to come out of home depot.

Why not start them in 50 cent peat pellets also bought at home depot and transfer when ready
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I'm starting them inside, but I read not to use miracle grow because of the high nitrogen content in it. Says it burns the plant. I grew last year for the first time in my garden. Even though I started late ( for lack of knowledge) I used epsom salt in dirt and as a spray. The flowers and small buds were heavy frosted, smooth and no cough.
 
Zephyrs

Zephyrs

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Nestoryak said:
I'm growing in 5 gallon buckets outside. What is the right dirt to use for starting the plants indoors and transferring them to buckets. Looking to by at Agway or home depot. If other options are good, let me know. Thanks again.
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THIS GRATEFUL EARTH. :blsmoke:
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Mike6326

Mike6326

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I started 10 years ago with hydro until I had a pump failure and ruined a whole crop. I decided then I needed a more simple way to grow, DIRT! I stay away from the box stores and have been using a formula for 9 years that will produce thru your complete grow period without having to add nutes. I buy Fox Farm products after trying others. They are consistent with their product and have always been super productive. I buy 1.5 cu.ft. Ocean Forrest and 2.0 cu.ft. Happy Frog. Mix with 2 cups of perlite and this will carry you from sprout to harvest. If you are using 5 gallon buckets be sure and aerate (drill holes in the sides near the bottom) and always put about an inch of gravel at the bottom. This will keep you from the deadly root rot. This mixture is good both inside and out. I did not come up with this, I found it one night while I was chasing a rabbit down a hole on the www and ran across an article about the mix. Enjoy the pics. Double Kola - Bubba Kush, Single Kola - Peyote Cookies
 

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Scottdevine

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Mike6326 said:
I started 10 years ago with hydro until I had a pump failure and ruined a whole crop. I decided then I needed a more simple way to grow, DIRT! I stay away from the box stores and have been using a formula for 9 years that will produce thru your complete grow period without having to add nutes. I buy Fox Farm products after trying others. They are consistent with their product and have always been super productive. I buy 1.5 cu.ft. Ocean Forrest and 2.0 cu.ft. Happy Frog. Mix with 2 cups of perlite and this will carry you from sprout to harvest. If you are using 5 gallon buckets be sure and aerate (drill holes in the sides near the bottom) and always put about an inch of gravel at the bottom. This will keep you from the deadly root rot. This mixture is good both inside and out. I did not come up with this, I found it one night while I was chasing a rabbit down a hole on the www and ran across an article about the mix. Enjoy the pics. Double Kola - Bubba Kush, Single Kola - Peyote Cookies
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I have been searching for simple nearly hands off approach and you my friend have nailed it for me! Thank you doesn’t seem like enough!
 
Vbz.420

Vbz.420

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See if any stores around have some Happy Frog. Its good for about a month depending. but you can still amend lightly depending if You're going organic or synthetics ?
 
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