urmom
Well-Known Member
I have a question about not growing IN soil but growing THE soil.
I have been an outdoor grower in the past and relied on the wonderful old farmers soils of the early 20th century to feed my girls. I lived in an area that had an old sustainable farm (before the term organic became synonymous with cannabis or grocery stores) and just planted straight into the soil and added some Alaska Fish 5-1-1 and budswell (guano) 0-15-0 to my planting site as soon as the frost broke in late February/March, dug it all up real good and let it sit for 2 months before transplanting my 12" girls into the old fields. My brother and I used the same sites for about 5 years with just those simple additions. I give all the credit of our quality medicine to the superior soil we grew in.
I live in the south now and do not have the same access to land I used to.
My question is this, can I use the same methods from my outdoor grows inside and expect the containers to create a similar "live" medium for me? I have my seedlings in 6" pots with organic soil cut with perlite and vermiculite (about 3/1/1 mix) to help with root production and soil composition. I have 4 gal containers with the same soil mix. I watered the soil with 1/2 gal water, waited 2 days then I added 1/2 cup dry budswell to the top 4" and watered it in with 1 gal spiked with 4 tablespoons of the Alaska Fish. I did all this on 13-15 September and I have another 12 days before transplanting to the big pots. I also have my own compost I have started this summer that I plan on making some tea with about 2 weeks into flower (starting 12/12 on 01 October) if needed or recommended.
Any suggestions?
I have been an outdoor grower in the past and relied on the wonderful old farmers soils of the early 20th century to feed my girls. I lived in an area that had an old sustainable farm (before the term organic became synonymous with cannabis or grocery stores) and just planted straight into the soil and added some Alaska Fish 5-1-1 and budswell (guano) 0-15-0 to my planting site as soon as the frost broke in late February/March, dug it all up real good and let it sit for 2 months before transplanting my 12" girls into the old fields. My brother and I used the same sites for about 5 years with just those simple additions. I give all the credit of our quality medicine to the superior soil we grew in.
I live in the south now and do not have the same access to land I used to.
My question is this, can I use the same methods from my outdoor grows inside and expect the containers to create a similar "live" medium for me? I have my seedlings in 6" pots with organic soil cut with perlite and vermiculite (about 3/1/1 mix) to help with root production and soil composition. I have 4 gal containers with the same soil mix. I watered the soil with 1/2 gal water, waited 2 days then I added 1/2 cup dry budswell to the top 4" and watered it in with 1 gal spiked with 4 tablespoons of the Alaska Fish. I did all this on 13-15 September and I have another 12 days before transplanting to the big pots. I also have my own compost I have started this summer that I plan on making some tea with about 2 weeks into flower (starting 12/12 on 01 October) if needed or recommended.
Any suggestions?
