Getting A Soil Grow Ready...

[prof1ganja]

I am a former commercial hydroponics grower that is considering an indoor soil grow... for a variety of reasons. I am a fan of Fox Farms and have used the Ocean Forest Potting Soil, but am looking at the Salamander Soil Mix for its additional water retention.

• I live in Southern Arizona and have two grow rooms; one for veg/cloning/rooting and one for flowering.
• I have a 10 x 10 flowing room.
• I have scrogged a few times and will have easy access to the pots for watering and amendments. I like to bring pots forward and LST/HST the plants back to fill the bottom screen.
• I will be using multiple Mars Hydro 500w LED lights, and have the capacity to add a few T-5s shooting up through the canopy.
• I plan to use 10 gal fabric pots and I dispose of wasted soil in my outdoor garden.
• I will be scrogging Sour Diesel, Banana Kush, and Bruce Banner in my first run, 3 plants each.

I like soil for its buffering capacity, but I have never grown in such a dry environment before.... hence the question about Salamander Soil. In the past my problems have always revolved around too much humidity or moisture. I am eschewing hydroponics because I want to focus on thermal environmental control and do not want to deal with hot water and hydro... a bad combination.

Thoughts, advice, and comments are appreciated.

 

[Grapefruitroop]

GoodLuck Man!!
I grow on rockwool moms, clones and flower them in soil....a mix that i made 30%peat30%coco30%perlite 10%ewc
To deal with dry environment, and given the fact you using LEDs... you may think about sealing the room, so 100%control on whatever RH u feel confy about it and aim for a soil mix that has more oxigen retention and less water retention....

Also a coco grow its very productive like hydro but solves the problem of water temps
Im recycling my soil now from 5 rounds and im getting pleased by results but opposite as you im really looking to go either rockwool or coco for the flower room ... cant decide! Coco has also the benefit to be able to incorporate beneficials !