Dr earth dry amendments with organic soil

The light coloring at the ends of the leaves are nutrient burns not a light burn.

Wizzlebiz said:

I wouldn't add nutes here yet. No offense meant here However these are very stunted. There will be a decent amount of nutes left in that soil still.

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No offense taken trust me i know. Haha its all good though im learning! They all stopped growing in between week 1 and 2 and didnt actually start taking off until like 4 days ago. No experience gardening or anything so im all the way fresh!

But it's slight. Nothing to worry about there.

Wizzlebiz said:

But it's slight. Nothing to worry about there.
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See learning more and more. Haha its good now though the new leaves dont have it. So dont feed yet what signs should i look for to feed?

Rootbound420 said:

See learning more and more. Haha its good now though the new leaves dont have it. So dont feed yet what signs should i look for to feed?

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How long have they been in there?

I also was told by quite a few people that they used black gold soil same as mine and didnt have to feed due to its slapped full of amendments already. I already dont like this soil its hard and clusters up when watered could be another reason they were stunted to hard for roots to move through. I have to squeeze the pot and loosen it up to water or itll stay at the top.

Wizzlebiz said:

How long have they been in there?

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4 weeks and 3 days since germination day. I germinated in soil.

Rootbound420 said:

I also was told by quite a few people that they used black gold soil same as mine and didnt have to feed due to its slapped full of amendments already. I already dont like this soil its hard and clusters up when watered could be another reason they were stunted to hard for roots to move through. I have to squeeze the pot and loosen it up to water or itll stay at the top.

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What soil are they in?

Wizzlebiz said:

What soil are they in?

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Black gold natural and organic potting soil. Black bag with orange label.

Rootbound420 said:

Black gold natural and organic potting soil. Black bag with orange label.

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It has perlite in it but not enough i think if i would have added some it would be good because the soil itself is fluffy besides the damn mulch in it. Another reason i dont like it has to much mulch.

All soils will run out of nutes. How fast will depend on size of plant and how hungry that plant runs.

There is no straight answer here.

Wizzlebiz said:

All soils will run out of nutes. How fast will depend on size of plant and how hungry that plant runs.

There is no straight answer here.

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Yes i gotcha man. Guess its a wait and see situation! Thanks for your advice very much appreciated!

Imo I wouldn’t water for a good bit.
Don’t add anything more for a while. Let it work it’s self out. Yes it’s good to be ahead of the game on soil but you are deep green, stalks are green and healthy.
I have 3 gal pot pros, I don’t water for 4-5 days some times, the plants are twice the size.
our girls doesn’t like wet roots.

Are you speaking on
Black Gold
Cow manure?
That stuff is so tightly compacted, and dense, it holds moisture for weeks. Got to loosen it up a bunch. I’ve used it for years, before changing up my blend

1 part BG
2.5 part soil mix
.5 part perlite/ rice hulls ect


I replaced the black gold with earth worm castings

Check out some info on drybacks, and crop steering. It’ll get you a basic knowledge of vegetive stages and Genertive stages all controlled by watering

MrX2017 said:

Imo I wouldn’t water for a good bit.
Don’t add anything more for a while. Let it work it’s self out. Yes it’s good to be ahead of the game on soil but you are deep green, stalks are green and healthy.
I have 3 gal pot pros, I don’t water for 4-5 days some times, the plants are twice the size.
our girls doesn’t like wet roots.

Are you speaking on
Black Gold
Cow manure?
That stuff is so tightly compacted, and dense, it holds moisture for weeks. Got to loosen it up a bunch. I’ve used it for years, before changing up my blend

1 part BG
2.5 part soil mix
.5 part perlite/ rice hulls ect


I replaced the black gold with earth worm castings

Check out some info on drybacks, and crop steering. It’ll get you a basic knowledge of vegetive stages and Genertive stages all controlled by watering

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The soil does get so hard i dont like it and i dont think my girls do either. I will read up thanks! Im researching about soils and what not going to build my own next run using the black gold but im sifting it first to get mulch and shit out and adding perlite and worm castings and some other stuff im not sure on yet. Lol i loke the flushiness of the soil its nice.

I use Fox farm ocean forest soil mixed along with some added perlite for better drainage. I use a kiddy swim pool when mixing my soil for outside plants. Indoors I mix in a 5 gallon bucket with a good secure lid. I follow Dr. Earths directions for containers and mix accordingly. When I'm ready to transplant and begin flowering I cut back to 30 percent Dr. Earth Veg (covers stretch) and then add 70 percent flower girl. Later on I will use FG to make a tea for quicker uptake. If the plants look like they are needing more nitrogen I'll add some Dr. Earth Veg to the tea as well. Good luck!

farmingfisherman said:

I use Fox farm ocean forest soil mixed along with some added perlite for better drainage. I use a kiddy swim pool when mixing my soil for outside plants. Indoors I mix in a 5 gallon bucket with a good secure lid. I follow Dr. Earths directions for containers and mix accordingly. When I'm ready to transplant and begin flowering I cut back to 30 percent Dr. Earth Veg (covers stretch) and then add 70 percent flower girl. Later on I will use FG to make a tea for quicker uptake. If the plants look like they are needing more nitrogen I'll add some Dr. Earth Veg to the tea as well. Good luck!

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Thanks!

Rootbound420 said:

The soil does get so hard i dont like it and i dont think my girls do either. I will read up thanks! Im researching about soils and what not going to build my own next run using the black gold but im sifting it first to get mulch and shit out and adding perlite and worm castings and some other stuff im not sure on yet. Lol i loke the flushiness of the soil its nice.

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It is meant to be an amendment not a soil. Adding Ewc and taking the mulch out is not beneficial, that helps and acts as natural aeration and does breakdown overtime and provide food. EWC is an amendment for soil as well.
If your getting black gold I’m assuming your shopping at Walmart or homedePot.
At Wally World grab. This


mix 1 bag of black gold to one bag of this. Add what ever you want in Terms of EWC, soil amendments ect


this is full of Coco and other a nerd medias that give you better air ration give you that loose Soil that our roots love

MrX2017 said:

It is meant to be an amendment not a soil. Adding Ewc and taking the mulch out is not beneficial, that helps and acts as natural aeration and does breakdown overtime and provide food. EWC is an amendment for soil as well.
If your getting black gold I’m assuming your shopping at Walmart or homedePot.
At Wally World grab. This
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mix 1 bag of black gold to one bag of this. Add what ever you want in Terms of EWC, soil amendments ect


this is full of Coco and other a nerd medias that give you better air ration give you that loose Soil that our roots love

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I tried to find that! I saw it online on amazon but its way to expensive. Didnt think to search walmart for it tbh. Lol thanks!

That same stuff at my walmart is $47.. Lol i am trying to find it somewhere with cheap shipping.

Rootbound420 said:

That same stuff at my walmart is $47.. Lol i am trying to find it somewhere with cheap shipping.

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Are you in the 48 states?