Best Basic Soil

Hey I was wondering what is the best soil I could get from walmart or homedepot thats got the right PH and stuff like that.

Well if those are your only sources find a plain ole potting soil that doesn't have time released nutes added it'll say so on the bag.

I didn't know any better when i started so I found so miracle grow slow release in my garage sounded fancy anyhow people face palm when they here that. Any soils in the 6-7 range i could get at any store like Walmart home depot ect.

Use kellogs soil if your going basic.



But i would suggest using a higher quality soil like Roots Organic or Fox Farm.

your plants will do good in the mg potting soil mix. straight water for the first few weeks, don't fertilize them until they need it. i cut it about 70/30 with perlite and i don't have any problems.

mikey0 said:

I didn't know any better when i started so I found so miracle grow slow release in my garage sounded fancy anyhow people face palm when they here that. Any soils in the 6-7 range i could get at any store like Walmart home depot ect.

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yeah me to im using the mg organic with perlite i did one bag of perlite to 3 bags of mg organic and it worked great.

When they were my only option I used to get:
1 -MG organic soil
2 -Espoma Plant tone 5-3-3 or Bio tone 4-3-3
3 -plain 40 lb. bag of potting soil
4 -Bone meal
5 -plain perlite; not the MG brand
6 -Espoma Garden Lime or Gypsum
I mixed the MG Organic soil with the plain ole potting, then add 45% perlite to mix.
Mix in one of the Tones and a cup of Bone meal and 1/2 - 3/4 cup lime or gypsum.
That's it!

Here's some results from that mix under some 100 watt flos I got from the Depot as well:

Norcal? I suggest Point Reyes Compost CO. Check Them out at www.PRCOMPOSTCO.com. They deliver! I LOVE Mary Jane's Blend. Saves me so much money and alot less work!

whats pertile?
and so either go with like a FF brand or just mix MG with regualr potting soil and some pertile. what does epsom salt do cause ive heard it mention before

perlite is the white bits you see in soil. it comes in different sizes i like the big popcorn size myself. it is great for drainage. FF is ok but hot plus if you have ever been to somoa (not the country) where they store/stir it you would not be too impressed. but grab a baga nd check it out. epsom salt is for magnesium. try to get the kind designed for plants near the plant section at home depot or wherever its cheap and has less sodium

Yea there facilities fukt up, I don't buy none of their soils because I got Root aphids in a couple bags of FF OF & HF last year, bar none the worst pest I've ever dealt with they almost took out my grows and my mothers, Fox Farm lucky I love their dry nutes so much or I would never buy anything from them again atfer that BS.

Kelogs patio plus(I think, patio somthing
Bale if peat and a bag of perlite
HD has coco coir now 3cf for 8bucks,(its not the best I ave used two bricks and found plastic strands in every one,)
Don't get the big bale of kelog garden soil, it 75% wood chips,

Cvs and osh sell black gold and perlite,