Which Soil or Potting Mix is best for a beginner ?

dauwd

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with so many to choose from the question is which is best, from personal experience and opinion. I know many of the vets in here make their own but lets just stick to what a newbie would buy prepackaged...

black gold
fox farm
Espoma
Miracle Grow
 
I know I'm gonna catch some comments for this, but I used MG potting soil for my first grow, since I already had gotten some for some peppers and tomatos, and it is working fine.
It's cheap, easy to find, and simple for a newb.
 
Wats up guys I have a question that I hope u can answer for me. If i planted my seed on regular soil and it already sprouted can i switch it to some miracle growth potting mix ?? Its because im on my 3rd week since it sprouted and i feel like its not growing right because it's bearly growing the second set of real leafs.
 
Fox Farm Happy Frog!!!! Please please please please please listen to me! You don't want to use Miracle Grow, anybody that tells you that using chemicals is okay, do yourself a favor and ignore them. Chemical nutrients you want to keep away from your ladies!! Think about it, YOU WILL BE INHALING THESE FLOWERS!!! Happy Frog by Fox Farm is the perfect ph, and is a great ready-to-go soil. Get you some fish/seaweed emulsion and some earth salts and you will have all you need for the cleanest, finest medicine around!
 
Go with Fox Farm Ocean Forrest. Start your seedlings in some regular soil in a cup like Miracle Grow. Then transplant to 5 Gallon pots of FFOF with 2inches from the bottom in Perlite. So 10% from bottom with perlite and 90% FFOF. If you use this there is no need for nutes until Flowering... Just straight Ph'd Water
 
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