First grow. Need a little help with soil choices.

Hi all, this is going to be my first grow and im trying get a good soil mix for seedlings then veg and flowering. I want to do subcools but i mean i wont be able to let it sit for 30 days so im wondering if anybody has some good soil mixes. Easy and effective or it can be difficult. Im willing to get my hands dirty. And i would love some "just add water" mixes like that of subcools if thats at all possible. Otherwise theres no problem in getting nutrients. Any and all help appreciated.

...fox farm does very well...

Remember Subcools soil is only for flower. How long do you plant to spend in germination, and vegetation? Most likely more than 30 days. I use Foxfarm Ocean Forest and Light Warrior blended 2-1.

biobizz all mix is what i use
but ive heard good things about foxfarm products.

I use Humboldt Soil....nuteless and already has perlite mixed in....some great stuff .....

Hey so the foxfarm ocean forest and light warrior mixed 2-1 has a good ph and what is the npk balance? I kno i can just look but id like to ask also do you use that all the way through? And what nutes you use?

Roots organic is way better than fox farm

I've never used it myself, but I hear nothing but good things about Fox Farm Ocean Forest.

dhg734 said:

I've never used it myself, but I hear nothing but good things about Fox Farm Ocean Forest.

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It doesnt drain well. Add peralite

where are the Miracle-Gro people?? Hell, this is right in their sweet spot.

I use Ocean Forest because OC and Happy Frog are the only quality soil available locally. I use the Light Warrior and OC combo in Veg I do not add perialite to the mix and do not have any drainage problems. I do feed with a little kelp and fish emulsions. I don't know that this is necessary for veg (I have seen no visible sign of nutrient deficiency). I feed very light and am not concerned with a small amount of excess since I reuse this soil in flower. As for the nutrient break down you will have to figure it for yourself I've never done it. This is not an original it is one of the mixes listed by
My flower mix is bases in this reused soil. My soil mix is not unlike everyone else's out there. I do like the 3 birds soil thread. This would be the bases for my flower. The only premixed supplement I use is Espoma. I do use Bi0-Tone lightly at each transplant. And Flower-Tone in my flower mix. They are much cheaper than any other organic supplement that is widely available. You can find it in walmart or any where.
Read 3LB's, Three Little Birds and OhSoGreen for good soil mix info.
Good luck.
Snew

Roots organic is good im currently useing it but i kinda dont like it beacuse its Ph is 5.5-6.0 very low and acidic you can fix t by addding dolomite lime but im switching to sum new soil that i found its made by sunshine mix #4 its called Sunshine mix#4 Advanced i head its really good close to subcools stuff but i hope that helps good luck

HungryMan420 said:

Roots organic is good im currently useing it but i kinda dont like it beacuse its Ph is 5.5-6.0 very low and acidic you can fix t by addding dolomite lime but im switching to sum new soil that i found its made by sunshine mix #4 its called Sunshine mix#4 Advanced i head its really good close to subcools stuff but i hope that helps good luck

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yeah you can tell by looking at the plants about week 3 to 4 in flowering that the ph is low. but the buds look way fat.