Living Soil Smackdown | Testing The 6 Best Indoor Gardening Soils!

[@HappyHydro]

What do you think about the results?

[@kevinbrooke2245]

Like the shout out for the dream beans ! 🙌 been extremely happy with bioflower since I switched

[@HappyHydro]

Haha for sure! Awesome to hear

[@cj-pz2kk]

love your hair broski!! buisnes in the front. party in the back!!

[@HappyHydro]

@@cj-pz2kk haha thanks my dude!

[@dominikr3404]

nice video :) can you try out "Sonnenerde - Bio Hanferde" ?

[@lizardlizardliz]

I must say! Coast of Maine Stonington blend soil is seriously AMAZING!!!! Used it both on Regular & Autoflower. Unbelievable results

[@HappyHydro]

Great to hear!

[@poeticartist2nv]

Local store quoted me $48 for that bag! I noped right out but now u got me thinking

[@HappyHydro]

@@poeticartist2nv Glad to help!

[@MeesterBoop]

I just started a couple plants 6 weeks into veg, did you find yourself needing to add nutrients during certain cycles or did you just use the soil itself?

[@HappyHydro]

@@MeesterBoop The main cycle that I kept an eye on is bloom. Typicaslly there are plenty of nutrients for thew plants early stages of life in these soils but some plants are just big growers and for that Ill supplement with some bloom nutirents

[@TheGrowBros]

I came for the info...I stayed for that beautiful mullet 🫡

[@HappyHydro]

Hahah my dude! Much appreciated

[@SOLDGREEN]

Thisidiot has the same haircut I had in eighth grade I’m 49 and used to cut my own hair😂

[@bobroberts9306]

Within the last year, I tried Roots Organic formula 707 (4), Roots Organic Greenfields (5), Build-A-Soil light (2), Coast of Maine Stonington blend (3), and Build-A-Soil 3.0 (1) and rated each in parentheses. I also wanted to try Bio365, but haven't been able to find it. Honestly, I'm so impressed with both Build-A-Soil blends that I stopped trying new bagged soils. I now use Build-A-Soil 3.0 exclusively. After each grow, I just re-amend the BAS soil with Craftblend, worm castings, and a good compost. I'm sure many beginners will benefit from your video.Thanks for the video, I found it very educational.

[@thereelguy8558]

Love BAS products

[@jhonwayne1003]

BAS is to damn expensive.

[@TerpCrazy]

Been using build a soil since I started its hard to try other stuff because it’s that good, solid solid stuff never had an issue

[@jhonwayne1003]

@@TerpCrazy Seems complicated. I need a step by step guide. Also promix organic for 14.99 for 2 cubic feet is absolutely hard to beat.

[@TerpCrazy]

@@jhonwayne1003 complicated noooo not even lol but also nothing is easy at first. But yeah promix was one of the ones I wanted to try but like I said BAS never let me down

[@gregp3002]

I use Build a Soil, amazing. Literally water ONLY and am growing the dankest flower I have ever experienced. Buy it!

[@HappyHydro]

Heck yea!

[@NoNoGSP]

Same here the best soil and plants I’ve ever had..ever

[@joemendel3873]

B-A-S is my one and only for the past two years.

[@HappyHydro]

@@joemendel3873 sounds like it’s doing the job!

[@HankTheStank710]

Do you sow directly into 3.0 or is it too hot for seeds? I've heard others using a 50:50 blend of the Light Mix and 3.0

[@learnmore3714]

My understanding on the BAS 3.0 is that they added the mustard seed meal, in part, to make it a little less desirable to fungus gnats. So far I have not experienced issues with this recipe, so maybe it helped 😁

[@HappyHydro]

Whoa that is cool! haha fingers crossed!

[@lizardlizardliz]

The legal cannabis industry is Maine developed Coast of Maine Stonington blend Pacific for cannabis plants. It's Amazing

[@HappyHydro]

It is pretty great

[@eQui253]

this year for the first time I mixed my own soil with ingredients that are available in my area as best as I can. Used home made compost from the garden, produced with comfrey, straw , horse manure from the year before. I tried a coco based living soil without peat(really wanted to ditch the peat because of environmental reasons) , but in all other aspects pretty much like the build a soil - clackamas coot-style recipe. Started outdoors automatics as a test and I am so happy with the results, that I will continue to mix my own soil. Had no Issues with any nutrients. No burns, no deficits, no calmag related issues. Only thing I propably got to admit is that peat based soil would retain water a bit better. Coco on the other hand doesn't get hydrophobic once dry. shout out to Jeremy from Buildasoil for the education and information he gives out for free. Check out his podcasts and homepage!

[@HappyHydro]

Sounds awesome! Yea Jeremy is incredible

[@rayjay8322]

The last two years I have been using Coast of Maine Stonington Blend as my base. I like a nice diversity in my garden media. I do use some BAS ingredients to basically make my own version of their 3.0. I'm a very big fan of Craft Blend! Two other ingredients that go into my base are the Montana Grow Volcanic silica and the pumice that they sell. I always cook my media before use. I add all my amending ingredients, with some intended to feed the microbes and fungi. When I pot up a bag or an Earthbox, that media is highly active microbially and fungally. This last batch that I made, in addition to my normal compost T to inoculate everything, I added BAS product called RootWise and brewed it for the last four hours of the compost tea brewing. It definitely made a difference in the root intrusion into the nutrient mound of my Earthboxes. I have a set amount of ingredients that forms the nutrient mound. Same strain same tent same light, the root intrusion into the nutrient bound occurred far quicker than it has before. The root intrusion is how I gage the timing when a second top dressing to the nutrient mound is needed. I definitely hand to change my schedule. Naturally, with bigger roots, you're going to have a bigger plant and that's what occurred. I also had to flip sooner than anticipated.

[@HappyHydro]

Whoa some heavy duty first hand knowledge! I appreciate the info and input!

[@HoRRiiBLe1313]

Tried and true. Start all my plants is straight happy frog. Then transplant into 50/50 Happy frog/Ocean forest. Gets me 4 weeks of veg. But thanks for saying HF only gets you a few weeks. People hate on it because they try to go 4-6 weeks in it and they are stunted.

[@HappyHydro]

You sound well seasoned! Glad to help

[@banappeal_8121]

Outdoors in 30 gal happy frog do you think they will be able to go all the way through flower in the next month or two over a week or two into flower at least no bud quite yet but they’re massive like 45 feet tall and at least 34 feet wide Mega massive trees. They’re doing better than another 30 go. I have that’s a different strain that’s got ocean Forest mixed in, but that one started out like a 10 gallon Coco core was indoor for months before she transitioned outdoors so she didn’t have a smooth lift off I’m wondering if she’ll produce nicer flowers because she has a lot more nutrients to get into as her dig down deeper through the weeks of flower And tips would be greatly appreciated. I really have worm castings and Coke meal for amendments at the moment. Researching curious about other options and things to add as well cause I had some yellowing leaves and stuff that looked like deficiencies earlier on my other plants with the ocean forest, mostly the first few weeks after she got transplanted into that big pot wasn’t sure if the soil was too hot or if it was just generally too hot outdoors, but now seem to lot more adapted to it she’s very green, but her leaves are not nearly as enormous as the monster that on the other side of my housenot sure if it’s just a location or if it’s the fact that they transition smoother or they’re just better genetics because they are some pretty quality beans from the dispensary so they should be true

[@HappyHydro]

@@banappeal_8121 Oh man it could be a couple different things. Transplanting in general is quite the event for plants so it could have been a little stresed plus if you went from coco to a heartier soil it could have been a little shock for the plants. Also for the happy frog plants, you may want to introduce some gaia green power bloom to help carry those though. ITs a easy to use organic dry amendment that takes around 2 weeks to break down but adds a lot of beneficial amendments to the soil. Check out our video on that and let me know if you have anymore questions!

[@lizardlizardliz]

I started them in Pete plugs! Planted directly into Coast of Maine Stonington blend. No problem! They exploded in growth

[@HappyHydro]

Nice!

[@justinwood2881]

Coast of Maine been using coast of Maine since I started growing with no problem 💯 🎉😮🎉😊🎉

[@HappyHydro]

Good to hear!

[@dmo848]

I really do like these tests. Like that 1 guy that tests all our other stuff

[@HappyHydro]

Thanks!

[@bobbydeleon1111]

I started with bioall 365 full grow mix some mykhos and Gaia green 4-4-4 and my results have been great. Fed after about 5 weeks after going in soil and about once they were established in veg then again during flip. They are doing great.

[@HappyHydro]

Great to hear!

[@banappeal_8121]

Really love the video as a new grower, but as a blind viewer, if you could just audio, describe some of the stuff going on in the video, I’m sure there was very good cinematography to capture what you were doing and didn’t need much words for your viewers that are visual But you could do that for people like myself or even those that may not want over the phone or in the moment would be appreciated but nonetheless your work is tremendously respected thank you for what you do open my soil last without needing to amend too much and I have a nice harvest outdoors this year for the first time Happy growing and smoking to everybody nothing but love

[@HappyHydro]

Hey I appreciate the feedback and thanks for watching and your support!

[@hiroyopoetker]

Now a 3week seedling test would round this test out greatly! Then a long term side by side test would be stupendous!

[@HappyHydro]

Oh man I was working towards it! I am trying to get my hands on some clones but may resort to seeds if I have to

[@618NoRRiS024]

​@@HappyHydro tiki cuts . Fast and easy amazing genetics and a awesome price

[@hiroyopoetker]

@@HappyHydro Okay Greatness! Thank you for the fun content! Yaaaaa

[@hiroyopoetker]

@@HappyHydro seedlings are good because it test how well the younglings do in slightly hot soil mixes!

[@HappyHydro]

@@618NoRRiS024thanks for the heads up!

[@PoohNoah]

Coast of maine kicks ass

[@HappyHydro]

It’s a heavy hitter for sure!

[@PoohNoah]

@@HappyHydro I've never seen the first 2. But I'm in East tenn

[@brianmadison2977]

I use foop during flower with my indicanja and it's FIREEEEEE Absolute thriving plants

[@ericsicard7893]

During the slurry test you mentioned Build a soil having not nearly the amount of perlite… well that’s because there is no perlite in it. They use pumice which is way better and doesn’t float to the top when used on multiple runs like perlite does. People that mention the price of Build a soil and that’s one of the differences, pumice is much heavier than perlite but acts similar as far as drainage but way better for no till. Not to mention all the rest of the premium organic materials not just a bunch of bone meal or feather meal from gmo fed animals. Build a Soil is by far the best and the only soil I use.

[@HappyHydro]

Yea I totally misspoke! Good info

[@easygoindood]

It does float. Even some pieces were in the video. Just not nearly as bad as perlite. Theyve moved away from too much rice hulls as well. Something heavy metal something

[@HappyHydro]

@@easygoindood Good spot and info!

[@cvgodd1432]

Yea when I first got it I opened it and saw white stuff. Immediately assumed it was mold because I left it in my attic for a month before I used it. It was dry when I opened it but just have to moisten it up a few days before you put your plant in. I mix mines with a lot of coco, then my top layer is coco worm casting mix! It drains right out when watered. No way you can over water!

[@richfiryn]

I had a 1000 lb tote of the Build A Soil 3.0 mix delivered on a pallet from Colorado to Virginia and I can say unequivocally that it is the best growing medium I have used. Incredible results with average yields of 2 1/2 lbs of dried flower per 4'x4' space. I'm currently on my 2nd run in the same soil. Side note: The Big Rootz soil blend from the SoilKing is an equally great product if you can get it in your area.

[@HappyHydro]

Thanks for sharing!

[@benvmiller]

This was such a great video, thank you!!! Can you make a part 2 with Roots Organics, ProMix and Mother Earth plz? 😁 These are other soils I’ve seen in one of my local grow shops

[@HappyHydro]

Great suggestion! I would like to do another round sometime soon

[@lizardlizardliz]

I've used Coast of Maine Stonington blend in pots outdoors for 2 years.

[@cathybroadus4411]

Outstanding testing methodology but I have no idea what the results mean and how do they translate to a superior media. And I always add perlite to any bag media.

[@HappyHydro]

Haha thanks!

[@Fernando_Woolybooger]

Rocking the "Achy Breaky Heart" hairdo. Billy Ray Cyrus is blushing.

[@HappyHydro]

Hahahaha I appreciate that

[@654rickybobby]

I use bioflower in no till containers. 3rd grow going and i love it.

[@HappyHydro]

Oh nice!

[@ChagaThunder]

Great work on this 💪, I feel you rated these correctly.

[@HappyHydro]

Hey thanks! I appreciate it

[@tylersaupe1612]

Thanks for the great video, this was very informative and helpful! Also, I'm diggin the mullet!

[@HappyHydro]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks, I grew it myself lol

[@dabbyhaze1502]

I tried ocean forest for the first time this summer and have never had such a bad fungus gnat infestation. The rumors are true.

[@HappyHydro]

Good to know!

[@mperkins37]

Happy frog and Ocean Forest are my go to

[@HappyHydro]

Are you my father?

[@richciccone76]

Mine too. I add manure

[@lizardlizardliz]

Plus when you use Coast of Maine Stonington blend dirt. You don't have to feed them for 30 days " just water

[@HappyHydro]

That is pretty clutch

[@dmo848]

Mother Earth dirt here. 2 seasons going on 3. Coco dirt mix. 70coco to 30dirt seems to be the best blend so far. 50/50 works good also but tend to bring fungus gnats with more dirt

[@HappyHydro]

Nice! Sounds like a well maintained combo

[@HappyHydro]

@notme1345 Nice tip! Ill have to try that

[@machinegunhippy]

Build a soil is incredible

[@b4djslyde]

Dream Beans are by far the best out there.

[@HappyHydro]

Heck yea! They are awesome!

[@jasonwood8472]

Livin' the Dream

[@Art-zs6sl]

Great info. Going to have to mullet over

[@HappyHydro]

GOT EM!! 😝

[@NoNoGSP]

I’ve taken build a soil 3.0 nutrient mix and added to fox farm happy frog. Some of the biggest plants I’ve had outdoors

[@HappyHydro]

Whoa! Like a mad scientist! What kind of ratios you working with?

[@bugoutfozzy]

That mullet is on point, bud! 😂💪🏻

[@HappyHydro]

hahah right on!

[@dbeau716]

Bio365:is an excellent line. I suggest using the bioALL instead of flower as it s a bit lighter than the flower. But it's water only for first month

[@HappyHydro]

Yea that are all solid soils!

[@Darko1324]

I re use bio soil Gypsum and Gaia green and build a soil inputs. Never ever touched fox or anything else. Frankly I prefer to mix everything my hand... Hate perlite

[@HappyHydro]

Now thats dedication!

[@WaltDuffney]

Learn what your soil needs. Your not feeding the plant but more like feeding the soil each soil is great in it own right. Just depends on how you choose to use it Great Vid

[@HappyHydro]

That's very good insight

[@lizardlizardliz]

Yes Coast of Maine Stonington blend seams $ pricey. But the results speak for themselves. No fertilizer for 30days just water

[@HappyHydro]

Its jam packed with good stuff!

[@dero395]

Just curious on your thoughts on the Pro Mix Soil's Like Pro Mix HP High Porosity with Mycorise and Pro Mix BX biofungicide mycorrhizae

[@HappyHydro]

I hear a decent amount of growers using it. It’s a little harder to get in my area but I’ll see if I can get my hands on that and hit some more research about it

[@hiroyopoetker]

wow spectacular video! very fun! The last water test was super cool out of the bag but I would assume if you could water the soils then let them rest and do the test again once they are hydrated your results might change. In other words starting with a similar moisture content.

[@HappyHydro]

Hey thanks I really appreciate it. Yea I hear ya, I guess I tried to replicate what a consumer might have to deal with by just purchasing the soil and what they could expect out the gate. I would love to dive deeper into this though!

[@hiroyopoetker]

@@HappyHydro Yes100% I loved seeing the water go into the soil and saturate it! Very fun and haven't seen others do this. But one mistake we make is overwatering so, once the soils are moist another similar test would show which mix is loosing moisture the fasters or keeping it the longest. slight overwater and those gnats start coming! hahahaha

[@HappyHydro]

@@hiroyopoetker hahah right on there!

[@lizardlizardliz]

You won't be disappointed.

[@HappyHydro]

Heck yea!

[@doodoohead411]

(Paid promotion )There is nothing wrong with FF I have used it for years never a problem

[@bowandarrowindian3704]

FF for the win

[@kevinbrooke2245]

No body said anything’s “wrong” with it . I still use it for vegetables and flowers but there’s to many way better options now , just look at the texture compared to the others now it does depend alot on which bagging plant it comes from and you probably have a good one . But I can tell you here it’s not consistent and almost seems old and stale . Bioflower for the win

[@Chichón540]

Quality has went to shit

[@HappyHydro]

Haha I wish it was a paid promotion!

[@shawncrevda3494]

Not terrible no but I used it plants did okay then I transplanted into roots organic lush or 707 and my plants did far far better. To me the fox farms at least happy frog and ocean forest mix wasn't airy enough

[@grow4it657]

Great video, thanks for all the info

[@HappyHydro]

Any time!

[@Very_Okay]

absolutely powerful mullet sir

[@HappyHydro]

hahah thank you!!

[@sugabearchiraq5755]

That was a cool video!! I’ve been wanting to know more about Indicanja!

[@HappyHydro]

Yea it’s definitely an interesting soil for sure!

[@sugabearchiraq5755]

@@HappyHydro they have Indicanja at a Nursery about a hr. from my house 1 cu ft. Bags for $19.99!!! Unbelievable price!

[@HappyHydro]

@@sugabearchiraq5755 whoa not bad!

[@sugabearchiraq5755]

You have a New subscriber!! This was dope!!

[@HappyHydro]

Welcome aboard! Thanks, I appreciate you!

[@austinhughes8109]

Happy frog is one of the best to germinate straight into

[@HappyHydro]

I can agree with that

[@Balthsar]

Great vid..you should do more like it.

[@HappyHydro]

Thanks I appreciate it!

[@manVSgoldNorthToAlaska]

All these soilless mixes are fine but I wont even comment on the price. Plus, shipping soilless mixes all over the country is just plain stupid.

[@HappyHydro]

We have free shipping for any order over $49! Check out happyhydro.com

[@dipster14]

Coast of Maine was the best soil ive use by far! Its my preferred soil to use..ive learned to go more of a 50/50 mix. 50% Stonington blend and C.O.M Airation blend (coco and compost) and its bad ass.

[@HappyHydro]

Oh whoa that sounds awesome!

[@dipster14]

@@HappyHydro yea it is! Noticeably more drainage thus allows faster and more abundant growth because it's not at dense of a soil

[@HappyHydro]

@@dipster14 ahh makes sense!

[@jhonwayne1003]

How long do you go until you start feeding?

[@stangcobra592]

You absolutely need more drainage in the Coast of Maine, I used it a few runs but it was too muddy for me. Royal Gold Tupur coco blend is my go to or straight Floraflex loose fill coco with 20% perlite.

[@petergill4744]

I use Ecothrive (UK)👌

[@HappyHydro]

Right on!

[@brianmadison2977]

Purple cow all the way no doubt or question

[@PharosiitePharocity]

Um.... Where's Sohum? Yall even did a video about how awesome it was lol?

[@HankTheStank710]

Sohum and KIS

[@HappyHydro]

We did, good catch! To my understanding, sohum soil is no longer in production.

[@IndoorHighs]

"Pro mix bx" best growing medium hands down!

[@HappyHydro]

I'll have to get into some next time!

[@TSR245]

Is in your tent 😊

[@HappyHydro]

haha nice!

[@bryanhorrigan7000]

Roots organic original soil is the best I've used

[@HappyHydro]

Good to know! What do you notice you like about them?

[@Art-zs6sl]

Good info. I’ll mullet over

[@HappyHydro]

Hahahaha I love that!

[@dwighthaynes6588]

Used tge coast of Maine soil, never again it put scale bugs iny indoor setup... Never had scale bug prior to that 15 seasons no issues till then

[@HappyHydro]

Thats good to hear!

[@jshow7314]

Roots Organic Lush is my #1 then Coast of Maine, and BIO 365 coco char

[@HappyHydro]

Lush is pretty solid too!

[@RobMyself]

All but the one I use and swear by.

[@HappyHydro]

What is it?!

[@monarchsmarttv]

Let’s go great 👍 video love ❤️ it would love to know if you have a good nutrients for growing in hydroponic wold love to know cheers 🥂

[@Crawdaddy1420]

Dominion blend from Duke diamond please

[@HappyHydro]

Ill have to check it out

[@WisconsinEric]

The dark color of the water in the slurry test of the Purple Cow Indicanja leads me to think in has the most Humic Acid. I have never used Indicanja but I have been using Purple Cow compost for 14yrs as it is made here in Madison Wi, and it does make for some very dark runoff. Brews great compost tea as well

[@HappyHydro]

That makes sense, and I bet it does!

[@lovemycity420]

I use fox farm when I can’t get 3.0 from build a soil! I can just add water to 3.0 and grow anything healthy

[@HappyHydro]

I hear ya!

[@matt-vi2du]

I'd put my own living soil mix against any these overly priced premixes and out perform.

[@HappyHydro]

Oh thats pretty cool not gonna lie! You gotta send me some!

[@paulmiller3065]

I have a problem with watering bio flower and Bioall it just seems like I’m always overwatering plus I use led and the top inch or 2 dry out and that’s supposed to be good for the microbes in the soil. Any feed back would be appreciated.

[@HappyHydro]

Water heavily when you transplant them wait 7 days or so, let it really dry out so the roots search for water, they will get big Down there and eliminate the over watering issue by just becoming huge and absorbing a lot of water

[@imothy]

Ammendments with Benefits! ;)

[@richciccone76]

You never gave results for Ocean Forest or Happy Frog? They that bad or what?

[@Mrjboomseedco]

Best soil is hand made soil I send you all off to the coots mix and branch off from it if you have ambition no other soil compares

[@HappyHydro]

I cant argue there!

[@The-Gaming-Gamer]

What happened to the sohum soil that happy hydro used to carry? Used that stuff back when i was learning to grow few years back before i went full buildasoil and that stuff was great!

[@HappyHydro]

Ah man, they've gone dark and halted production for almost a year now

[@The-Gaming-Gamer]

@HappyHydro ahhh that sucks, they were solid! Hopfully one day they make a return lol

[@HappyHydro]

@@The-Gaming-Gamer yea I hear ya!

[@FredricHensley]

Coast of maine is top shelf

[@HappyHydro]

Definitely high quality!

[@zootvmexico]

Will be interesing if any of this soils contain "pests", saw that some users complain about Ocean Forest by having bugs in their soil.

[@HappyHydro]

We didn’t notice any this time around but it happens. We store all of our soil inside and keep a clean warehouse so we rarely have issues.

[@lizardlizardliz]

You get what you put into your plants. Using Organic fertilizer. Week 4 you need to feed them Nitrogen fertilizer. Once a week feed them ( cold war organic Angels touch) potassium. For microbiology I used ( Fish shit)

[@HappyHydro]

You're spot on with that sentiment. Nice blend too!

[@kevinwater757]

if your growing tomatoes this is great if your growing weed use a lose potting soil and if its organic you dont need to ph because the life in the soil and the plant it self will regulate the ph around the root zone this has been scientifically proven to +or- 1 point of ph myco is great if you know if you need endo or ecto for the type of plant or tree your growing dont waste your money on these expensive soils that cost between 15-35$ for a cubic foot just go with the cheap it dose the same thing at 5-12$ and some worm castings or compost if your useing organic amendments you are going to have to have a living soil or added biology to your soil or the amendments will not get broke down and there for starve your plants i hope this helps because these vids where people act like they know what you should use and never propagated any plants and if you plant your seed strait in any of these they will 100% stunt your weed especially if you grow auto flower they are on a timer so you dont have time to fix the stunted growth like a photoperiod the only one up there that is actually good is the build a soil it literaly comes as a finished soil you have to add nothing its a water only soil the only one that is worth the money on this list they also have a lite version which is also a water only soil for lite feeding plants or auto flowers and for all of you who have used and organic soil its got bugs so how do i get rid of these bugs well its easy (mosquito bits) it is in fact just a bacteria that is safe for you pets and fish so this bacteria eats the chitin in the shell of the bugs and it also attacks the eggs of said bugs as well and it works fast a week at most and then your bugs are gone not your biology and you did not even have to hit it with some chems or other poison

[@LexBernal]

Bioflower 365 for the win🤙. Livin' the Dream over here 😎

[@HappyHydro]

Right on!

[@HappyHydro]

Right on!

[@davidscollard8662]

I use Bioflower and BioAll and my plants love it.

[@HappyHydro]

@@davidscollard8662 how do you like it?

[@jeepism67]

I dropped all that stuff permanently for aquasoil, I’ll never buy potting soil again since volcanic soil is the best growing medium all over the world.

[@HappyHydro]

Whoa, Ill have to check it out

[@DarkWoflShadow]

The bio365 flower is good to start autoflowers with? Because I've been looking around the internet and nothing says that can somebody clarify with me.

[@HappyHydro]

Use bio flower in the bottom 2/3 of the pot and seed starting in the top 1/3

[@gordonmcnaney1280]

Which one would you use

[@HappyHydro]

I’m a Bioflower person these days, but always on the lookout for new soils and combos

[@RetroBerner]

27:40 965ppm for happy frog can't be right, even 9.65 would be triple the rest

[@HappyHydro]

I measured it 3 times and that was the average I got, so I am not too sure

[@Ashley-sp9lh]

You should try Dr organic living soil

[@HappyHydro]

I will!

[@FoldyHold]

Build A Soil is the truth

[@HappyHydro]

It’s some pretty excellent stuff!

[@daSiew]

Dont go with Bro Science folks, follow real Science instead. Utah State University and De Bacco University already has an amazing Recipe you should check before random Guys in the Internet ;)

[@HappyHydro]

Hey thanks for the input! I always appreciate when folks bring info to the table and are able to share it so that we can all make the best decisions for ourselves and our plants! That's what I love about this community. I am no expert but just a guy that wants to help share whatever I can with the world. Happy growing!

[@darrenwalker2365]

Mothers earth soil is the best not mentioned

[@HappyHydro]

Ooh I'll have to get into that next time!

[@zehlersan]

BAS all day

[@HappyHydro]

Right on!

[@user-laynlow420]

What about the Gaia green line of soils?

[@HappyHydro]

I don’t believe they are available in the US yet

[@user-laynlow420]

It's available in the US. I ran it for my last 2 runs. I bought it from Amazon.$129 per bag Enough for 2 five gallon pots. I'm not impressed

[@jhonwayne1003]

@@user-laynlow420you got the living soil off Amazon? In the US? I need a link. The rep told me they can’t send to states because the soil doesn’t pass certain tests for the states.

[@user-laynlow420]

@jhonwayne1003 I'm not sure how to send you the link. But it's easy to find. I actually purchased it 3 times. It is now currently unavailable

[@jmangames5562]

Roots Organic????

[@dr.doppeldecker3832]

Has anyone tried the Bio Terra Plus from Canna?

[@HappyHydro]

No, not yet but I am interested in trying it out

[@larrygriffin7024]

Put some plants in the soil not vegetables 🥗 and then rate them I know for sure that the 3.0 will kick 🦵 as really all of them soils are good it’s up to the grower to have some insight about what’s going on because every situation is different like temperature humidity and what part of the world 🌎 you live in and last but least the type of light 💡 your using LED or Hight pressure sodium I think you guys no what I’m saying

[@HappyHydro]

Spoken like a true expert!

[@Garage_Grower]

Build a soil 3.0 best soil

[@HappyHydro]

Yea its some top notch stuff!

[@BLKMNT1103]

Buildasoil is 20 bucks a bag @ the grow store I go to ,it’s a lot but it’s all I use.

[@HappyHydro]

Sounds like you really love your plants then!

[@stickygrowz]

Moo! lol

[@HappyHydro]

haha I couldn't cut that out in editing

[@stevebudowski1534]

Tilth isn’t even on the table, I guess it wouldn’t be much of a competition if it had been

[@HappyHydro]

I will have to check that out!

[@TheSturdy1]

Wish u had coco loco

[@HappyHydro]

It’s so heavy and expensive to ship

[@cadleo]

For less than $50 you can mix 50 gallons of the best super soil possible, yourself.

[@HappyHydro]

Post the recipe!

[@cadleo]

@@HappyHydro 4 cu.ft peat, 16 qt perlite, 4 cup dolomite lime, 2 cu.ft worm castings or compost, 8-12 cup Down To Earth All Purpose (or combine any Down To Earth fert for your NPK needs). Mix, water, mix again, then store one month. Only needs water after that. Gentle and nutrient rich. Mykos sprinkled directly on rootballs when you transplant.

[@HappyHydro]

You rock thank you for providing this!

[@nathanblaine2611]

This guy talking about dirt, also looks like joe dirt

[@HappyHydro]

haha gotta dress for the job you want!

[@nathanblaine2611]

@HappyHydro lol No Doubt Brother!

[@HappyHydro]

@@nathanblaine2611 haha appreciate you!

[@cody967]

Joe Dirté

[@HappyHydro]

@@cody967 YEYEYE!

[@nunyabizznizz7326]

i know the indicanja is trash........ocean forest amended with langbeinite

[@HappyHydro]

Oooh really? How come? Also that does sound like a winning combo

[@WisconsinEric]

I would like to hear more about the Purple Cow Indicanja as it is made here in my hometown of Madison. I have never used it as I started making my own soil after Fox Farm changed Ocean Forest back in '09-'10. The old Ocean Forest was much heavier than the current stuff, I'm thinking more castings/compost and less peat. I started using Purple Cow compost about 14yrs now.

[@nunyabizznizz7326]

@@WisconsinEric the bag i used had deficiencies in my plants during veg transition onwards...

[@WisconsinEric]

@@nunyabizznizz7326 What kind of deficiencies? What other bagged soils do you use? I have never used the stuff as I build soil with Purple Cow compost as I can buy their compost in bulk locally for $50/cu yd. That is $2/cu ft

[@TheMrStaubsauger]

27:30 im no expert but i tried to convert ppt to ppm, because im not familiar with ppt. so 3.6ppt = 0,0000036ppm. am i missing here something?

[@CameronMinor-q3j]

Parts per thousand not parts per trillion.

[@waynejones6215]

How about sohum come on now

[@HappyHydro]

I mentioned sohum in the credits 🥲