Soil question?

roll it up smoke it up

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• Oct 17, 2013

• #1

My biggest expense this grow will be soil. So I was wondering if I could do a mixture of my regular FFOF, but add some coco? If I can do a 75% FF to 25% coco I could save decent $ lol. Has anybody tried this, or know if it would work? +Rep for good helpfull answers, thanks.

 

stvitusdance

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• Oct 17, 2013

• #2

you can do straight FFOF, adding coco will be just fine. it all depends on what you're growing. don't sweat it. i have 4' plant in FFOF and it's doing fine.

 

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Jbone77

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• Oct 17, 2013

• #3

Coco affects ph and absorbs nutes, people do it but I dont know why. If I were trying to stretch it id add a little more perlite to it and water a little more often, wont affect ph or nute levels at all .

 

stvitusdance

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• Oct 17, 2013

• #4

you're going to get a lot of opinions, all valid (mostly,) but remember it's just a plant and dirt is dirt. FFOF is nice soil. good luck!

 

budbro18

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• Oct 17, 2013

• #5

Try mixin 25-50% promix.

 

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new2420grow

Active Member

• Oct 17, 2013

• #6

I grew my last plants in a mix of Dollar General seedling soil and Perlite, with a little MG potting mix tossed in. It worked great for me and it doesn't get much cheaper than that....unless you go dig up some dirt from your yard lol

 

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bigsteve

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• Oct 17, 2013

• #7

Forget the over-priced boutique dirt. I've been using MiracleGro Potting Mix exclusively for years. I fill 4 3-gallon pots for less than $10. Works 4 me, BigSteve.