Great advice doobie! I've managed to get my hands on some great soil amendments that were outdated or damaged.
Don't get me wrong Bad at user names, I'm on a budget and cheap as hell. I used miracle grow organic soil on my first grow and it was a fucking nightmare. I had splinters in my hands every time I tended to the plants and the soil has nothing but nitrogen in it the last time I checked the labels. For the same price range or a tad more I'd go with the black gold organics mix. They use peat instead of bark fines and come packed with worm castings already. It's actually a great bargain base soil to start with, but you have to add everything else yourself.
Here's the trick, invest heavy in the beginning with a superior potting soil and amendments. That way you already have a diverse supply of goodies in your soil when you go to re-use it, and I do highly suggest re-using it. That way you don't have to buy more soil and have a banging mix off the bat. You can do things on a budget, but don't half ass it.
:, Kelp Meal, Greensand, Blood & Bone Meal, Crab Shells. I'm growing one girl at a time so I'm mixing in a 5 gallon bucket, I went 50/50 on the potting mix & manure, is that a good mixture? Then added one and a half handfuls (I have small hands) of the rest of the amendments. All the stores here sell Dolomite in 40 lb bags only, waaaay more than I need. I found garden lime in smaller bags but didnt buy it til I checked in here. I havent found any guanos here I guess that'll be on the internet. How do u pronounce "guano" anyway
? On a limited budget is there a guano u would recommend I buy 1st & 2nd? Thanks for the help folks much good karma to all:karma Cloud:
