How to make your own soil for indoor cannabis grow?

Why Should You Compost Organic Super Soil for Growing Cannabis?
Why do cannabis growers compost their soil to create organic “super soil” instead of just using “regular” soil from the store? Why is super soil better than other types of soil for growing cannabis?

“Super soil” is a term that started being used widely after a famous cannabis grower known as Subcool released a specific set of instructions for creating composted soil that delivers everything your cannabis plant needs, at exactly the right time, without needing to manage your pH or add extra nutrients.

Best Soil pH for Cannabis
pH (yes, the ‘p’ should be lowercase) stands for potential of hydrogen. It’s a chemical scale used to specify the acidity or basicity (alkalinity) of a substance (usually a liquid).

For example, liquid drain cleaner and bleach (14 and 13.5 respectively) are both very basic. Battery acid and hydrochloric acid (both 0 pH) are both very acidic. Between those two extremes lie more common items, like:

  • Baking soda (9.5)
  • Sea water (8)
  • Pure water (7) (this is considered neutral on the scale)
  • Coffee (5)
  • Lemon juice (2)

Making your own soil from scratch
To make your own soil, you are going to need to collect some ingredients. The point is that your soil should be full of “food-healthy” things that will promote soil that retains water and is also well aerated. Cannabis requires these qualities because root growth is imperative to a healthy plant. You also do not want it to contain nasty chemicals because these will eventually end up in your body.

  • 1 part pre-soaked Coco Coir Peat
  • 2 parts compost
  • ½ cup or 1 cup of Worm Castings (or humus)

Keep in mind that there are many ways to amend a super soil, including various methods to concocting the aforementioned recipe. Building a successful organic soil is, in many cases, a trial and error endeavor for the home grower.

Are you ready to grow marijuana? We suggest you to choose a marijuana grow kit, a complete indoor grow package will contain marijuana grow tents, cannabis grow lights, inline fans for cannabis, carbon filters and some other necessary tool you will need. It can save your time for choosing growing equipments and it is really cheaper than buying separately, the most important thing is the grow package is professional for a beginner.

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