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Soil
Grow time: 4 to 6 months
items: 1 to 5 gallon pots
vegetable or crop
soil, must be rich and not too fine
metal halide and
high pressure sodium lamps
ballast for lights,
a Must!
fertilizer
reflective
heavy black plastic
vent fan
plastic crates,
they are free, ask your grocer
When seedlings are showing roots, plant in soil so pellet is flush with
the top of the soil. arrange crates in pyramid fashion( fig.420). install vent fan so you are venting air out of the house
i.e. furnace or dryer exhaust. fertilize according to label. water plants accordingly. let soil almost dry out, then
water again and repeat. keep in vegetation stage until plant starts to bud then move to budding stage. don't let the plants
grow for too long, the plant will weaken. but don't be hasty and not let your plant grow long enough, buds will be stringy
and take a long time to form. harvest when hairs on buds turn orange.
Fertilizers for soil growing contain items such as: bat guano, seabird
guano, fish emulsion, sea kelp, micronutrients and earthworm castings. also the soil should not be too fine because air will
not reach the roots. vermiculite and perlite mixed in with the soil lighten it up if its too heavy.
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