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Thanks. Sorry for so many questions, but I was just offered a tiller at a very good price. Now that I have the option, would I be better off, both for this season, and future seasons, to just leave the compost as is and top dress with more each year, or to go ahead and till it in this year, and...

Got a yard spread out on my plot today. It's pretty thick and soft. Should I pack it down a bit by walking around on it or something? Mainly thinking about erosion from rain, and the plants having a firm footing. I was thinking about placing 5 gallon buckets in the spots where my transplants...

Well, I was about to leave to pick up a yard of the compost, and the rototiller I had lined up fell through. So far I haven't been able to find another. If I still got a yard and just laid it on top of the ground, would that be good, or is that too much compost without being tilled in?

Sounds like a plan. Now would I mix the 4-4-4 in when I till in the compost, and top dress later on with the 2-8-4, or just top dress with both?

Soil here is fairly soft and loamy under the surface. I planted direct in the ground last year to see how it would do. The plants got to 5-6ft, but they just didn't really beef up, and the buds didn't really stack and swell all that much. Got about 2oz of airy buds per plant.

Ok thanks. Now if I'm tilling the compost in with grass, leaves, and perlite, do I need to use topsoil as well, or am I good without it?

Yes. They said that they process it at 135f to kill everything. Don't know if that only kills the seeds and pathogens, or if it would harm anything beneficial though.

Here's the cow manure, leaf, hay compost that I'm looking to get. The company says that it's fully composted, and processed to kill weed seeds and pathogens.

That was my plan as well. I have an abundance of leaves from the fall, and I was going to throw those, some grass clippings, the compost, perlite, and topsoil down, and till it all in, but everyone was telling me not to till the plot. My thought was to till it in, and get everything mixed well...

Thanks. How much compost/topsoil would you recommend for an 8×16ft area? I'm not sure if the places I found only sell by the yard, or if they'll sell 1/2 yards. A yard of each would be 5" deep.

A little much for what I'm looking to do this year, but I took a screenshot and saved it. Beteween electric, gas, and insurance, I just dropped $1100+, and I still have to pay mortgage, phones, and internet, so I'm looking to do this on the cheap, and I can get a full yard of compost for $40...

I'm gonna go with the cow manure, leaf, and hay compost, but I still don't know what else to add. Any suggestions?

Unfortunately there's no retailer near me, and I'm sure shipping would be a premium.

Couldn't edit my original post, but I should have mentioned that I'm looking to transplant into this mix for this year's grow. For that reason I'm thinking of striking all the options from my list other than options 2 and 3. That way I don't end up using compost that's not ready yet, and too...

So my soil and direct sunlight here are not the best. I can't change the light, but I'd like to do something about the soil. My area is 8ftx16ft, and I'd like to bring in a half yard, or full yard of both compost and topsoil, but am lost on what type of compost would be good for a water only...

I ended up having to harvest a couple weeks early do to the weather. Missed out on the swell, and lost a decent amount to rot and mold that came out of nowhere. I checked the plants one day, and everything looked good, got home from work the next day and found the rot/mold on the same tops I had...

I bought some Fungicide 3, Captain Jack's Dead Bug, Bonide Insecticidal Soap, and I hung a Hot Shot No Pest Strip in the tent. All 3 sprays have a different active ingredient. I used the Captain Jack's on Sunday, the Fungicide 3 on Wednesday, and will use the Insecticidal soap on Saturday. I've...

So far I'm thinking about using either a isopropyl alcohol or peroxide dilution as a initial treatment, followed by alternating spraying Fungicide 3, Captain Jacks, and the iso/peroxide every 4-5 days, using some of the Diatomaceous Earth around the plants, and hanging a Hot Shot No Pest strip...

Thanks. I had thought about that. I've had to use it in the past to keep weevils at bay when I heated my home with corn. I wasn't sure if it would work in this situation with the mites being on the leaves, but I'll grab some. I'd still like 2-3 different types of sprays to switch up with as well.

Been sick for the past week and unable to monitor my grow. I was able to make it down to my tent today, and discovered some spotted leaves. After inspecting them with a loupe, I found mites. Done some reading, but most suggestions are to order this product or that. Problem is for some reason I...