Well I tried last year but I used the Raised bed potting soil from Home Depot with horrible success with new seedlings, What is a recommended soil I can get at Home Depot? I want to grow in 5 gallon pots this year.
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most potting soils sold at the stores are more for like flowers and stuff, they hold water lots.
This is good if you're lazy and the plant doesn't care. but peppers need good drainage.
so any potting soil you get i would advise adding maybe 20% perlite or pine bark fines by volume.
This will increase your drainage, lighten the mix, and prevent compacting.
This is good if you're lazy and the plant doesn't care. but peppers need good drainage.
so any potting soil you get i would advise adding maybe 20% perlite or pine bark fines by volume.
This will increase your drainage, lighten the mix, and prevent compacting.
I found that Miracle Grow Organic Choice is very close to the recommended 5-1-1 mix. It is probably closer to 3-1 though. You need to add 1 part perlite to make it 3-1-1. According to the ingredients it has 65% pine bark fines and unknown quantities of sphagnum peat moss and compost.
Scuba_Steve said:
It's crap, mega crap. loaded with pests, stunts plant growth. Just crap. I started my seeds in it and promptly transplanted out of it. I had fungus gnats before seedlings even emerged.
Here's a side by side from last week. The two on the left was moved out of the MG organic a week prior. Note the big difference in growth. All seedlings still in MG organic are pretty much stalled and still barely have their first sets of leaves.
I'll go downstairs and take a few more comparison pics between MG organic and Promix.
all was started in the same crappy MG organic. Ones on left were transplanted to Promix roughly two weeks ago.
Paper lantern hab
Fildaga roxa
Bhut Orange Copenhagen
White bullet habanero
You get the idea. I also had a few that were planted in regular MG potting mix and they are just as miserable looking as all the others in MG
Paper lantern hab
Fildaga roxa
Bhut Orange Copenhagen
White bullet habanero
You get the idea. I also had a few that were planted in regular MG potting mix and they are just as miserable looking as all the others in MG
Check local gardening nurseries. They may sell their own soil mixes which can be inexpensive or you can find out where they get their soil from and buy direct. Here's what I found from a local vendor who got it from a local company that makes it for local nurseries. The cost was $7.95 a bag. Lot less buying direct from the company.
Here's some starts at 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 weeks. Photo taken (1-8-2015)
Same ones Photo taken 1-25-2015)
Checking local suppliers can be very cost effective route compared to buying from big brand names with better results IMHO.
Here's some starts at 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 weeks. Photo taken (1-8-2015)
Same ones Photo taken 1-25-2015)
Checking local suppliers can be very cost effective route compared to buying from big brand names with better results IMHO.
I use fox farm "cut" with pro mix bx to make it go further because dirt is EXPENSIVE.
Good god man that's quite a comparison. Good thing I just got a nice new job, I'm gonna need some quality shit before long.D3monic said:all was started in the same crappy MG organic. Ones on left were transplanted to Promix roughly two weeks ago.
Paper lantern hab
Fildaga roxa
Bhut Orange Copenhagen
White bullet habanero
You get the idea. I also had a few that were planted in regular MG potting mix and they are just as miserable looking as all the others in MG
My advice, if you have the money, buy fox farm or pro mix, you can find local dealers in both their websites. If you don't want to spend that much, try to create your own mix. It'll save you money in the long run, but upfront costs are only slightly less. If you have no other choice, get whatever you can and supplement until it's good.
Runescape said:
If you think that's the only reason those MG-grown seedlings are stunted, you're a pretty inexperienced grower, imho.
I was wondering if this would be any good, all the local nurseries carry it. Its good all by itself?Chewi said:this stuff kicks ass and its not as expensive as FF. spicy_echo turned me on to this. Good shit!
m.g. sucks ! farfard little expensive at 25 dollars for 2.8 cu.ft. fox farm , dr. earth . anything but MIRACLE GROW ! been there done that , no good ! 