Miracle-Gro Grow - Soil and Nutes

[Schwaggy P]

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Thanks to some inspiration from @Dino Party, I wanted to do a Miracle-Gro run. I know the soil says it has 6 months worth of food already inside, but I got the fertilizer just in case I run out of gas. Will it work? Hell if I know but I guess we'll see. The bag clearly states that this soil grows plants twice as big, so legally it has to be successful.

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I'm still working out the particulars about running multiple plants, side-by-side with same cut in usual setup, etc. If you'd like to join in, feel free to post your MG grow. I'll work out a more fleshed out plan of attack and analyze the nutes to see how it compares to my usual stuff.

 

[Dino Party]

well shit i'd be a bufoon if i didnt participate.

 

[Schwaggy P]

well shit i'd be a bufoon if i didnt participate.

Break open a bag of the Stick and Rock Mix and grow along

 

[jpockets420]

I grew my first plants way back when with those exact miracle grow products. It was a very successful Mexican sativa bagseed grow. You'll do just fine. The only issues I had if I remember correctly were N toxicity and some ph issues. Buds were very good though.

Definitely pulling up a chair for this one.

 

[Schwaggy P]

I grew my first plants way back when with those exact miracle grow products.

I too used MG stuff in my first couple attempts. I don't remember how great the final product was but I was able to get through a couple grows with it before moving on.

 

[Dino Party]

I got 2 bags just in case

 

[thenotsoesoteric]

I used miracle grow soil when I first started growing back in 2002. I figured soil is soil and it was readily available. It worked well from what I remember.

 

[horribleherk]

Not a doubt in my mind this is gonna work I used to grow in their moisture control soil & was happy with the results

 

[Manidoo]

Many people knock it, but it was a miracle back in the day for me and the many who had not many other options. I used predominantly the cacti succulent blend due to the high porosity mixed withg the traditional potting MG soil . Expando Grow they offered around ten years back I tried too. I found with most of ther soils I didnt need feed unless growing larger plants. I know that most of the hate against them is due to their present ties with Monsanto being owned by the Scotts Group, but the truth is even the best little soil producers sooner or later get bought up by the corporate conglameration one way or another. Pretty hard to escape, even mixing your own due to the Peat Industy unless you build with local material and supplies.

SUBBED- Its been around 15 years since I have seen a MG soil grow and I want to see if it still has what it takes and more

 

[GthaEnigma]

I fried my first plant with miracle gro soil back in the day. If I remember correctly they had prilled nutes in that particular mix that dumped if the soil temps reached 70+°F.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

My experience with MG was that it worked great as long as you didn't over water, since that "time-release" fertilizer is actually moisture released. Watering too frequently often led to N toxicity or general nute burn.

Ill be happy to watch the grow but I can't participate on principal... the Scott's Corporation is on my bad side at the moment. This article on the CEO is a fascinating read though:

Cannabis Capitalist: Scotts Miracle-Gro CEO Bets Big On Pot Growers

Scotts Miracle-Gro' controversial CEO, Jim Hagedorn, is gambling $400 million to reach a burgeoning market of customers: pot growers.

www.forbes.com

Dude has a custom fighter jet for personal use with a specially designed back seat.... for his German Shepard!

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

know that most of the hate against them is due to their present ties with Monsanto being owned by the Scotts Group, but the truth is even the best little soil producers sooner or later get bought up by the corporate conglameration one way or another. Pretty hard to escape, even mixing your own due to the Peat Industy unless you build with local material and supplies.

Funny, I didn't read your whole comment first go through so I missed this tidbit, and then I brought that Scott's hate lol... but your 100% right. I've been trying to find bagged soil mixes without peat but it's basically impossible. And there's issues with coco coir manufacturing too... I've just inverted the old saying and decide to go with the devil I don't know vs the one that I do

 

[jaguarlax]

Lol this is awesome. I am actually pretty curious how this is gonna play out.

 

[Manidoo]

Funny, I didn't read your whole comment first go through so I missed this tidbit, and then I brought that Scott's hate lol... but your 100% right. I've been trying to find bagged soil mixes without peat but it's basically impossible. And there's issues with coco coir manufacturing too... I've just inverted the old saying and decide to go with the devil I don't know vs the one that I do

LoL Same sentiment shared, and I know that feeling all to well.. I don't know what else to do other than use nothing more than local resources including Michigan Peat. But even there the corporate playas aren't something I like to support let alone the destruction of the little remaining peat bogs this state holds in it's natural resources.

 

[OldG]

the 20 20 20 ?

Watch that stuff...nitrogen toxicity comes on early with that blue crap. MONSATO...

It hurts me a little inside but i might watch through my fingers to see how it goes.

 

[Dino Party]

I’ll do 4 plants, two clones 2x each, one set in miracle gro, and one set in sunshine #4. Whattya all think, should I bother trying to feed the same to both, or try to tend them all individually?

This will be a cool little experiment. I’ll whip up some “flyers” for this shindig

 

[Inferno Mike]

Now I want to do one like this out in the back yard, maybe grow it right in the bright yellow bag. I love this game. Also, fuck Scott's and all supply-side monopolists. Fuck 'em in the eye.

Over the last two years I've gone from being a Marxist to leaning heavily Anarchist. Anarchism, for the record, is probably not what you think it is. I don't mean anarchy like punk rock, I mean anarchy like Malatesta and Kropotkin...but why in the absolute living fuck would I bring that up?

Because Scott's Fertilizer, Monsanto, and custom fighter jets for dogs are all completely normal symptoms of late stage capitalism.

Yeah, baybeeeee, let's run some MG bitches. Seems like I should run a DP Chuck for this but I need to think about it.

 

[Dino Party]

Now I want to do one like this out in the back yard, maybe grow it right in the bright yellow bag. I love this game. Also, fuck Scott's and all supply-side monopolists. Fuck 'em in the eye.

Over the last two years I've gone from being a Marxist to leaning heavily Anarchist. Anarchism, for the record, is probably not what you think it is. I don't mean anarchy like punk rock, I mean anarchy like Malatesta and Kropotkin...but why in the absolute living fuck would I bring that up?

Because Scott's Fertilizer, Monsanto, and custom fighter jets for dogs are all completely normal symptoms of late stage capitalism.

Yeah, baybeeeee, let's run some MG bitches. Seems like I should run a DP Chuck for this but I need to think about it.

run whatever you feel like and I'll replace it for ya, so long as its not something i'm out of.

now run along and go draw some red A's on stuff while screaming Jello Biafra quotes at nice ol' ladies.

 

[Inferno Mike]

run whatever you feel like and I'll replace it for ya, so long as its not something i'm out of.

now run along and go draw some red A's on stuff while screaming Jello Biafra quotes at nice ol' ladies.

I already did that, in the late '80s!

Dude, you don't have to do that. In fact, I won't let you!
I'm going to buy some more beans at full price, from you and @Amos Otis, to punish you both for being too generous.

 

[Dino Party]

I already did that, in the late '80s!

Dude, you don't have to do that. In fact, I won't let you!
I'm going to buy some more beans at full price, from you and @Amos Otis, to punish you both for being too generous.

fuckin dickhead