I'm getting some nice, fast vegetative growth out of the Starberry Pie & GMO x Swayze; very pleased. I am running two different soil mixes for veg. You can tell which one they prefer.
The larger plants are in a mixture of FF CoCo Loco, worm castings, kelp, bone meal, vermiculite and a little Epsom salts. I fed them a very light feeding of a 4-1-1 fish emulsion mixed with water to add some additional available nitrogen + calcium.
I am vegging the other half in cheap, Wal-Mart special, Pro Mix, Premium moisture potting mix. As you can see in the last picture the growth has been much slower. I thought I was getting the deal of the century at $8 for a 2 cu ft bag of base soil. The ingredients looked great and I had excellent luck with BX in the past. I ammended the soil with the exact same ammendments as above minus the Epsom salts since it contains lime. I almost scrapped them due to the slow growth but they have shown some promise in the last few days. I think I may have overwatered them & caused some stunting issues after transplant, but regardless I will not be buying this mix again. Doesn't seem to hold moisture evenly, and you get the dusty top layer of soil with very wet soil below it. I end up having to squirt bottle top every few hours.
Robot or human?