Promix

I just got some promix and perlite does anyone know if promix is any good? I got it for like 4 or 5 bucks at the store... I'm hoping it's alot better then the shit I had then growing in it got hard at the bottom and I didn't even realize it tell I changed it out early this shit is soft and kind fluffy I watered it and it retains water alot better then the other stuff! Crossing my fingers and hoping this helps then lol any advise would be great

I use Pro-mix container mix myself. Best cheap stuff I can find around here. It's like $6 a bag.

Pro Mix does not contain any nutrients so you'll have to either mix something into it or provide nutes.

I did bone and blood meal

Yea it's cheap and it seems okay I just mixed so hopefully it will get my babies growing good everything else seems perfect 75f to 80 f and my Humidity is alway at 40% to 50%

I use Pro-Mix BX. BX which the company calls Mycorise contains a bio additive called Glomus Intradices, a soil and root builder. Did some tests and all NPK levels were in normal ranges except nitrogen which was a little on the low end. PH was 6.8
Be very careful using additives with this soil, the only additive I used were 3:1 worm castings. I am now using Bat Guano at very low levels to avoid leaf burn.
Bought 3.0 cu $38.00 bundel, this is a great product, getting great results, highly satisfied.

juggalo666 said:

I did bone and blood meal

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Did you add any lime since you put in the bone an blood.With out the lime your lookin at ph issues.

Dankster4Life said:

Did you add any lime since you put in the bone an blood.With out the lime your lookin at ph issues.

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He is 100% right, but you wont see them until around 2 weeks into flowering. The best advice I can give about promix is ADD LIME or some other buffering agent.. Good luck dude, I have been researching problems with promix for almost 2 years and come to find out is when the lime the company puts in is depleted the peat causes it to become acidic ( real low) which in turn causes a magnesium lockout..

juggalo666 said:

I did bone and blood meal

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Blood and bone are fine for N&P, but you still lack K. You really need K, especially in flower.

Kelp meal will work just fine, or Greensand, or some sort of seaweed. But, kelp is the best.

And for sure, get the dolomite lime. It's essential.

Wet

Cool I'll check my ph how much lime do you guys put in? To even it out? Sorry I'm new to all of this... Is soluble potash bad for them? Cause I have a little of that also but I havnt put much in thinking it might be bad for them.

ProMix is a nice peat/perlite mix. Lots of fluff. No nutrient value. Great for starting seedlings!!!!
U gotta put some life into the mix. Look up subcools soil mix. It's the best shit (literally) around.
Don't gotta fret over ph. After the additions mentioned above u should still come up with about 6.8.
Soil is very forgiving. If I see one more thread where posters all say "it's the ph" I'm going to throw up.
Yeah I like ProMix. One caveat. The peat moss in ProMix is dehydrated. Best to work a little water into the mix before you plant.
Dehydrated peat sheds water at first.

juggalo666 said:

I just got some promix and perlite does anyone know if promix is any good? I got it for like 4 or 5 bucks at the store... I'm hoping it's alot better then the shit I had then growing in it got hard at the bottom and I didn't even realize it tell I changed it out early this shit is soft and kind fluffy I watered it and it retains water alot better then the other stuff! Crossing my fingers and hoping this helps then lol any advise would be great

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....promix is awesome. Check to see if you have microriser fungi and dolomite lime in that bag. Have you ever considered using compost teas?

It does have dolomite in it I didn't see it didn't say anything about the fungi in it who sells the compost tea and what kind would I need and particular kind?

juggalo666 said:

I did bone and blood meal

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Be cautious w/ the bloodmeal.....most bloodmeal containers will say right on the label "not intended for container gardening"


I used the recommended dosage for outdoor gardens in a batch of soil that I used in 3 gallon pots.....every plant that went into the bloodmeal soil was toast in under 24 hours. .........go very light if your using containers man.

juggalo666 said:

It does have dolomite in it I didn't see it didn't say anything about the fungi in it who sells the compost tea and what kind would I need and particular kind?

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...check it out >>> https://www.rollitup.org/organics/427826-soil-food-web-gardening-compost.html#post5647830

1 cup per cubic foot or 1 tablespoon per gallon of soil

My plants seem to be loving it for me. I changed out the soil on sat or sun day and the little ones true Leaves have doubled in size and the have grow about a half inch sence then

It;s gonna be hard for peeps to give good advice without knowing how much of what you put in what.

How much Pro mix did you start with and how much of the bone and blood did you add?

Like Wet mentioned you have to have a K source.I like the Kelp meal.You sound as if you picked your stuff up at home depot or lowes?I don't know about where your at but i can't get kelp unless i order or drive 50 miles to the ass raping hydro shop.

Pro mix.....you got
bone meal.....you got
blood meal.....you got
kelp meal......you should get
dolamite lime......a must in a mix like this.The lime that has already been put into the PM will not be enough to buffer PH.And the lime also adds calcium and magnesium.


With a mix like this with the correct ratios you pretty much have close to a water only mix.Meaning all your NPK (food)is in your pot.Without a few other things the mix isn't perfect, but if ya don't mess a plant up here an there ya ain't gonna learn.

If this is the route you would like to go i would suggest some reading on how you should feed the "mix",how to keep what you create happy and balanced.

i use pro mix and have awesome yields if you can get a big bag of peatmoss, shrimp compost, as well sheep manure mix 1/4 of peat,shrimp,sheep manure, to one bag of promix and you will have a awesome grow sheep manure is hot but plants went nuts over it heres a pic from a 3" clone with Advanced nutes and in 2 weeks they were like second pic added i would suggest ph up and ph down solutions and your set