By Cannabis Clubhouse
Hopefully, by this time your seeds have been germinated and or your clones have rooted. You’re ready to plant outdoors. Here are some tips for growing in soil. The soil has many advantages over other methods. It takes less labor and time to prepare the planting area. Adjusting the soil’s fertility with nutrients and amending it with additives such as compost, mulch, or fertilizer takes relatively little time and energy as compared to replacing a container’s soil.
An outdoor garden also has an advantage in that it is easier to meet the plant’s needs as compared to using containers or hydroponic systems. Roots can stretch out and obtain water and nutrients from a larger area supporting the needs of larger plants.
Since there is no perfect soil for growing cannabis: different strains each grow within a range of soil condition parameters. The soil must be well-drained, nutrient-rich, and have Ph between 5.8 and 6.5.
Always test the soil to find out its requirements before preparing your garden for planting. The Ph and fertility of soils vary so there are a few generalizations that can be made about preparing them. Only after soil qualities and nutrient values are determined can correct adjustments be made to optimize the soil’s fertility. For marijuana plants the soil should test high in three macro-nutrients: nitrogen <N>, phosphorous <P> and potassium <K>. The most important quality of any soil is its texture, which is determined by the size of the soil particles. Marijuana prefers soil that drains well but that also holds moderate to large quantities of water. Depending on the type of soil composition, add materials and nutrients to improve the texture.
With grow bags or pots, I’ve had good success with Fox Farm or Happy Frog, or similar commercial brands. Add 20% perlite and 20% vermiculite, which is good for oxygenation and water retention. Also, add mycorrhizal to your transplanting hole. This will start some good microbial and bacterial activity in your medium. If you’re using composts and worm castings, you should start your soil preparation in the summer and fall of the previous year. It takes that long for the bacteria to digest the elements and allow them to be available to and absorbed by your plants. Organic elements are the same as you get in any good nutrients solutions where the salts are immediately available to the plant for absorption without that kind of bacterial activity. Plants thrive in a happy home!
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Whatever you do, Get Growing!
