Indoor First grow question-Lowryder Dwarf Mix, Tent, 400W HPS/MH, Scrubber

[phunkyou]

Hey guys, this forum is awesome. It's nice to not have to dig through all the information on the other larger sights. I just ordered all of my equipment and am now starting to worry about what type of water, soil, and nutes I should use. I understand that Auto's should get no nutes until they sex, then a bloom nute during flower, then flush. Is this correct? I am really wanting to know what soil and nutes I can get from Home-Depot or Lowes. i would prefer a pre mixed soil. Any help would be great. I am here to stay, planning on doing a grow journal starting in the next week or two. Comments and questions will be appreciated.

 

[phunkyou]

What does that mean?

 

[agito]

Really sorry mate wrong thread ill delete the post Im non us but there is some results when you google lowes and cannabis compost

 

[AndyBotwin]

For the soil you want something that doesn't have time-release fertilizers, which rules out most of what the big box stores have. Just plain potting soil with some perlite (also found at HD/Lowes)mixed in would be fine for you to start with. If at all possible, find a local hydro shop as they'll have good soils like FoxFarm and Pro-Mix which take a lot of the guesswork out of things. Lowe's sells Better-Gro Orchid Plus and Bloom Booster nutes which are supposed to work well when used at half strength.

 

[phunkyou]

Thanks for your reply. i thought fox farms had nutes already in it? I wasn't sure if that was acceptable for Auto's. I would still rather use Lowes or Home depot. If i got fox farms, what nutes and when? Which soil should I get? Im on a limited budget after buying my equipment (I didn't want to skimp on cheap equipment I would have to replace.)

 

[phunkyou]

I decided on Ocean forest and fox farm nutes. Anyone have a good feeding schedule for fox farms?

---------- Post added 10-24-2011 at 07:07 PM ----------

How necessary are nutes for autoflowers? They aren't cheap

 

[beenjammin]

i didnt get my nutes from HD but i did get my soil that muddy recommended me its real simple 3 parts pro mix and 1 part perlite and if you can add one part bat guano or worm castings hope that helps