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pic will get you more help friendHi my name is Brooklyn and i just started getting into planting and my friend gave me his plant but its in a really super homemade container. All i know is that the plant is in veg and that it does grow and its still growing. Help on the type of pot and transferring and nutes info would b a huge help since im trying to keep the plant alive. Can also provide pictures for better feedback pls help me
Hi my name is Brooklyn and i just started getting into planting and my friend gave me his plant but its in a really super homemade container. All i know is that the plant is in veg and that it does grow and its still growing. Help on the type of pot and transferring and nutes info would b a huge help since im trying to keep the plant alive. Can also provide pictures for better feedback pls help me
I just got back from a local gardening store in town and the just happened to have 2 cu. ft of Foxfarm happy frog soil for $13. i figured it be a nice deal and i had got a clay pot for now 3 gallon to use with saucer and gonna try to transfer tonight. The dirt its in is backyard dirt because i can see other sprouts and blades of grass but they just started coming out recently and at a fast pace. Also the homemade pot its in never had drain holes at the bottom but the plant looks healthy and still growing.Need photos.
If I were you I wouldn't get too deeply into the nutrient topic. Cannabis grows fine without complicated multi-bottle "lineups." Eventually you might want to get into that. But, right now all you need is MiracleGro "Tomato" (or any fertilizer product that says something on the label like 12-12-12 or 16-16-16. I.e., those three numbers balanced like that. Not 4-12-8. The best way to think of this as a ratio. The first two are ratio 1-1-1. The last one is 1-3-2.). I've used "Tomato" to grow a plant. 5/8tsp per gallon of water.
But, it also depends on your soil. If the plant is in soil that already has nutrients, it may be complicated to know if/when to feed more. (If you transplant, maybe you can get the same soil. Otherwise, you need to be careful buying typical potting mixes at retail stores. MiracleGro Organic potting mix is lower in nutrients. Some people grow in that. Black Gold Organic is even lower. I think more people use that. Either way, you should mix perlite into those. I would mix 50/50. But, it may depend on the soil the plant's already in. If it's dense/heavy soil, then I don't think it would be good to make the outer layer of soil too light or you'll have a problem keeping the outer layer wet while the inner layer stays too wet. (Cannabis doesn't like to stay wet. It likes complete wet/dry cycles.).
I just got back from a local gardening store in town and the just happened to have 2 cu. ft of Foxfarm happy frog soil for $13. i figured it be a nice deal and i had got a clay pot for now 3 gallon to use with saucer and gonna try to transfer tonight.
I can upload a few photos now if you have the chanceI would mix perlite into that Happy Frog. You said the soil it's currently in is real soil from the backyard. That might complicate making the HF lighter with perlite. But, HF can be slow drying without it.
Put some crushed stones in the pot for drainage.I just got back from a local gardening store in town and the just happened to have 2 cu. ft of Foxfarm happy frog soil for $13. i figured it be a nice deal and i had got a clay pot for now 3 gallon to use with saucer and gonna try to transfer tonight. The dirt its in is backyard dirt because i can see other sprouts and blades of grass but they just started coming out recently and at a fast pace. Also the homemade pot its in never had drain holes at the bottom but the plant looks healthy and still growing.
You mean before i fill the pot with HF?Put some crushed stones in the pot for drainage.
I can upload a few photos now if you have the chance
Yeah, a layer of stone in the bottom for drainage. I cover that with weed cloth too. You don’t want wet roots.You mean before i fill the pot with HF?
thanks ill go out and get a bag of stones tomorrow, wash and set and whats a weed cloth?Yeah, a layer of stone in the bottom for drainage. I cover that with weed cloth too. You don’t want wet roots.
Yeah, in this case it prevents the soil from settling into the rocks to improve drainage. Any synthetic cloth will work.Hey, congrats on the plant. It's alright, needs some love. Take it out of the container it is in and put it in the new soil ASAP. With no drainage, it could get sick. Might be able to put it right into the new soil if the roots are growing out of the old soil. I would try cutting the bottle off cause otherwise it will make a mess, lol.
I think weed cloth being referred to is landscape cloth , the black tarp like cover used in gardens to prevent seeds from penetrating the soil.
Is this indoor or outdoor?
the plant has been outdoor from the previous owner so i figured i'd keep tradition going on it and keep it outdoor and keep in the attic in the dark at night and i had bought a clay 3 gallon pot and some happy frog for the pot im willing to transfer tomorrow but would appreciate a step by step if anyone is willing to attach linkIs this indoor or outdoor?
Thanks @Jimster ill take that advise heavilyPlease don't feed it for a while and keep your eyes open for symptoms of overfeeding (or deficiencies). FF can sometimes cause problems with nutrients when transplanting into it from a less nutrient dense growing medium. I answer a lot of questions that folks seem to have when using it, especially if nutes/fertilizer is also used. It can be too much.
The medium I use is a little different than dirt (Its called Promix. It is mostly vermiculite and perlite) and wouldn't work too well with the FF soil, unless it is mixed in at about 20%. Promix does't have much nutrients in it, while FF has most of what you will need already in it. I feel that sometimes there is too much nutrients in it for some plants/strains. Newer growers notoriously tend to overfeed their plants, and adding FF potency causes a lot of problems sometimes. This is my only reason that I don't use it myself. A combination of Promix and FF (80/20) would actually be pretty good for newer growers, since it doesn't hold too much water and wouldn't need feeding as quickly.Thanks @Jimster ill take that advise heavily
Any advice on transplanting?
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