Soil Advice

200 miles have you called every nursery around town.Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.Marical grow it is!Put your bag in a tote and give it a good mixing by hand.This should do it.

Originally Posted by valhalla88

I am about to germinate some store bought beans.
And I do not want to take chances or cut corners but then again I don't want to go crazy and order every gimmick and doo dad out there....so I have been researching and seams most agree Miracle Grow is a no no!
The closest store to sell Fox Farm(which is what I want)
is like 200 miles, so should I rinse the miracle grow or is ordering pricey....
please advise...

If you can't get FF soils you can go with MG moisture control and some perlite. It works pretty good for growing if you can't find anything else. Don't worry about rinsing the ferts out or anything. Just don't give any nutes for a few weeks and watch out for deficiencies. Best of luck my friend.

dont take the easy way out if u can't get fox farms look for roots organic or mix your own soil. if u absolutly must use mirical grow get there organic products and i suggest extra week of end flushing

Yeah nobody has Fox Farm except that one store....sucks bad ...
could you elaborate on that tote mixing?

Originally Posted by valhalla88

Yeah nobody has Fox Farm except that one store....sucks bad ...
could you elaborate on that tote mixing?

Just mix in some perlite in a big tote. It's that simple. The more perlite you use the better aeration you'll get but you will have to water more frequently.

Thanks everyone I guess I will give it a go!
My first grow(bagseed) turned out a male and I hope I didn't cause that in anyway...(thats why I'm so reluctant)
these bought beans I don't wanna waste!
Thanks for the advise.

Originally Posted by valhalla88

Thanks everyone I guess I will give it a go!
My first grow(bagseed) turned out a male and I hope I didn't cause that in anyway...(thats why I'm so reluctant)
these bought beans I don't wanna waste!
Thanks for the advise.

Do you own Jorge Cervantes: marijuana Horticulture-aka the Cannabible? There is a section on growing more females from seed. I don't remember all the tips or even if they really work. I follow the tips and they seem to work for me. Use more blue light for more females. Higher humidity, higher N in the growing medium, and keep stress to a minimum during the 3rd and 4th week of growth.

No I do not own the book...but I am starting to get discouraged.
I guess things are getting more and more complicated and maybe I should do more studying...
I wanted to keep things as simple as possible
400 watt hps throughout...
proper light cycle...
water... sits overnight as it is from a well...
food& nutes when appropriate....
temps between 75 and 85 with a ten degree drop at night
humid for vegging and dry for flowering
18/6...veg
12/12 flower
dont overwater but dont let dry out ...keep soil moist
keep grow area clean to avoid mold fungus mildew pests or mites
I bought feminized seeds so I don't have another male
I need to burn one and change my attitude