Is it to late to switch my seedlings potting soil from MG to something organic

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SunShine Mix #4 is the growers choice for a professional light weight growing medium. This high drainage mix is known for consistent performance. It is an ideal choice for indoor and outdoor gardening.

  1. Recommended where high air capacity and fast drainage needed
  2. Use for perennials, foliage plants, hanging baskets and bedding plants
  3. Contains Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss, Coarse Perlite, Dolomitic Limestone, Long Lasting Wetting Agent, Resilience
 
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i just got two 5 gallon pots and flora series grow\micro\bloom how much should i put in of those when i transplant them in sunshine #4?
 
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The website feed chart says 2ml for every 3.79L is it 2ml for how many Litres your pot is or 2ml of how many Litres of water you give should I do 1 or 2 gallons of ph water then a gallon or 2 of nutrient added water ?
 
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And that's for drain to waiste and do I out all 3 bottles in or the bloom I add when flowering starts right or do I put all 3 in
 
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ComfortCreator said:
Transplant tip -
Usually you water 1 or 2 days before transplanting so that it isnt a wet mess but is still a nice solid mass that can he moved easily all in one piece.

Take your time. Search this site for sunshine promix #4 and read up on it and how it has been used successfully.

You will be rightfully proud when these girls take off in their new soil!
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Should I do 1 or 2 gallons of ph water and do 1 or 2 gallons of nutrient added water?
 
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Lots of ppl use miracle grow with mediocre results u wanna switch dirt before you go to flower ...soak you put in a bigger trash can if u will and shake the dirt off the root ball and plantinto something like fox farm strawberry field or happy frog both flower friendly living dirt make sure u use water conditioner and de chlorinated wheather u use to water or you fill a cat and let it sit till it tints green and algae started to grow means the chlorine chloramines and ammonium have volitilized and the waters clean for the plants if your using GH nutrients or some other synthetic nutrient then your putting carridgebonfront if the horse because to have organic soil to keep it organic or "alive is to feed the microbes sugars molasses recharge microbe life products and no chlorine or synthetic nutrients all the no no s will nuke your micro hard and you and your organic will be sterilized and you will have good dirt but no microbe activity
 
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Also any soil that has a mychrozae content and bacillus which is all organic soils pretty much and they greatly help plant reduce transplant shock your plant will look like its happier then it's ever been I promise do it asap
 
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Fano_man said:
Also any soil that has a mychrozae content and bacillus which is all organic soils pretty much and they greatly help plant reduce transplant shock your plant will look like its happier then it's ever been I promise do it asap
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I got sunshine #4 aggregate plus professional growing mix , so when transplant out of mg shake or get most the mg soil off and plant into the sunshine #4 I have ? I ph tested my water it's a 7.0 gonna get it down to 6.0 should I put 1 or 2 gallons of ph water then 1 gallon or 2 of nutrient added water?
 
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No actually soak your pot in a bigger vat of water and massage your roots out of the pot as a whole and keep dunking to knock off remain MG
 
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And mix your nutes as a whole unless your a well oiled machine most don't water properly when learning so best to nute all your water and water to 20% run off.... I don't measure run off but that's general rule of thumb to make sure all dirt gets soaked ....I use sealed pots now ... 5 gallon buckets with 0 holes and I just know when to water now it becomes a feel thing you can read your plant when its thirst hungry over watered deficient or toxic it's the trial and error and attention to detail I make just enough and I don't get a drop of run off and I just finishing out a 5x7 area for about 2 lbs of Sog plants fought spidermites all through flower was a shame but hey not a loss note all the water you intend to use i like to keep an air line and and air stone in my vat while i mix my nutes micros go first then your cal mag and what ever your base is ....don't do so treatments on feed days it's an off day product use on water only days it's a high oh product must be PhD. Down it's always over 8.2 by its self
 
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Fano_man said:
And mix your nutes as a whole unless your a well oiled machine most don't water properly when learning so best to nute all your water and water to 20% run off.... I don't measure run off but that's general rule of thumb to make sure all dirt gets soaked ....I use sealed pots now ... 5 gallon buckets with 0 holes and I just know when to water now it becomes a feel thing you can read your plant when its thirst hungry over watered deficient or toxic it's the trial and error and attention to detail I make just enough and I don't get a drop of run off and I just finishing out a 5x7 area for about 2 lbs of Sog plants fought spidermites all through flower was a shame but hey not a loss note all the water you intend to use i like to keep an air line and and air stone in my vat while i mix my nutes micros go first then your cal mag and what ever your base is ....don't do so treatments on feed days it's an off day product use on water only days it's a high oh product must be PhD. Down it's always over 8.2 by its self
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Ok so don't do 1-2 gallons of ph water and 1-2 gallons of nutrient added water just add nutrient added water then ?
 
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Keep it simple if u plan to use silica use silica on off feeding days because you won't use full nute strength every watering sometimes u will use just ph water that's when u use a silica product.... plants are 70% silica it makes them resistant to heat buds mold and disease as well
 
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Silica is non mobile element when absorbed by the plant where ever its deposited in the plant it stays there for ever so every time u add silica ghe plant will put it where it needs it ....strengthens stems cell walls u won't get branches breaking easy and if they do they stay alive even in flower as long as it's still attached its amazing what they can endure
 
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Fano_man said:
Silica is non mobile element when absorbed by the plant where ever its deposited in the plant it stays there for ever so every time u add silica ghe plant will put it where it needs it ....strengthens stems cell walls u won't get branches breaking easy and if they do they stay alive even in flower as long as it's still attached its amazing what they can endure
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Ok sweet do I feed once a week or like everytime the the soil is dry ? And with flora series do I use all 3 gro micro and bloom or just use bloom when it starts flowering the feed chart says seedlings gro 2ml, micro 1ml bloom 1ml per gallon
 
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It's a judgment call if your plant is all clawed up and the tips are burnt ....u might need to ease them into an aggressive feed depending on synthetic or organic will very greatly in your schedule and method of operations .... but usually I feed week 1 2x in that week 1 silica and usually a lil ph water here and there as they need it ...
 
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