im planning on doing a fully organic run , just wondering what compost folks are using now ????????

also feeds ????? is biobizz still the going organic nutes ??

what others are out there that you guys use

cabnt belive im considering bringing dirt into my growroom

hi jiff, i'm using west+ mixed with top soil and bio bizz grow and bloom.

i used bio caanna a few years back, it seemed good to me but it was very thick (would have been good if i had a paint shaker lying around)

¿Where'd you get your top soil from - garden centre bagged stuff?

Just on my first go with organics using West + for some plants and B&Q multipurpose for others, fed on Bio Bizz, Grow Bloom, Fish Mix, Maxicrop and Molasses, also Plant Magic granules and Canna Trichoderma at potting up.

Only problem so far is MG Def on my (GHSC) Cheese, which i am trying to resolve with epsom salts, as seen in Bish's posts.

im looking for an organic compost too really , gonna be a snob about it lmao

Ive had fungus gnat's leaf roller caterpiller ever since I introduce JAB with John innes and syncroboost, it could have been bad storage but another grower (on here) has had the same problem's as me and he was from a diff location so this year I'd give jab a miss (J Arthur Brown) and the gnat's filled a yellow stick trap in two day's both sides it's been a fun grow

nah i got it from a local enviro friendly wood chip, solid fuel & copost place near me... looks like it needs a seive tho, but i think its their own

i havent got any from garden centres before so i cant compare

is garden center top soil usually shite or infested or sumthing?

Not to my knowledge - I was just wondering if yours was pre-packaged or something you'd come up with yourself.

Have a look at Fertile Fibres they are Organic, i was going to try them myself but couldnt find it locally and didnt want to wait for delivery.

They are doing an offer at the moment

12 Mixed Bags of Fertile Fibre
4 X 60 Litre Bags Seed
4 X 60 Litre Bags Multipurpose
4 X 60 Litre Bag Potting.
FREE DELIVERY
£100

I will try them next time tho.

I've used John Aurthur Bowers +JI for this and my last grow with excellent results so far,i mix in a small amount of perlite and vermiculite.And i use Bio grow/Bloom and fishmix for nutrients with Epsom salts around week 3 of flowering.

I have also had a load of ( Flying Bugs) in the last couple of bags i have bought..From the same place i have bought all my JAB and all the others were fine.

Just bought a couple of different ones..Vital Earth MP compost..( A bit woody/barky)
and Westlands JI no2..( Say's potting up compost on the bag but on the back says enough food for 6/7 weeks)..Seemed really wet in the bag.. Like river bank mud..

Seeds have germed ok so ill give it a bash.

I bought my first bag of J Arthur Bowers the other week, and got infested with fungus gnats too. It was like concrete too after a watering, and 3 of my plants suffered Sudden Death Syndrome in it - first time that's happened to me in 5 years! I won't be buying it again, I'm back on the West+

Good grief, the man wants ORGANIC compost peeps, not a load of nute infested multi-purpose!


I dont think there's more than one ORGANIC thing mentioned in this thread asking abotu ORGANIC compost in the ORGANIC forum

Fertiel Fibres.
Nature's Own Multi Purpose Potting Compost.

Those two are ones I know. Both work well, I believe. I've made good use of the Nature's Own offering, it is a superb compost for cannabis but does need careful watering, or a slight addition of Coco fibre to assist drainage, perhaps.

if im going to have dirt in my room its needs to be as clean as poss

come on arnie i been waiting for you to show which of those do you say is the most organic

and best to use

and any pointers on where to buy it from

dont want much huh

Composana here,but cant really rate it as i never relly used another one

My plants are nice and green mostly,roots look nice only thing i dont like is if i dont water it for more than 4/5 days it get rock hard and its problem to get him run off if you now what i mean .It gets compacted to much

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I've never used Fertile Fibres so can't say which is best.
The most Organic? Natures own! Its from 'ere up North, has to be better.

ok thanks arnie , ill defo try and source that


how that dog of yours coming on mate ?

I'm trying out a bag of plagron lightmix at the moment and it seems pretty good. It claims to be organic, but as it contains peat I guess that is questionable.

Also picked up a few bags of New Horizon organic peat free MP. Wilkos sell it in 10L bags and is "...based on composted timber and recycled composted green matter". It says it has bonemeal, hoof and horn, vinasse and rock phosphate added that's good for 4-6 weeks feed. Lots of wood in it, but fine and crumbly when sieved out.

I really want to make my own mix though and have been collecting a few things for that.

i use biocanna soil mix, plants seem to love it, not the cheapest soil around at 14 quid a bag but it seems to have some good ingredients an does the job very well

Hi jiffa im using B and Q multi purpose now mixed with topsoil with sand for drainage and plants love it

thanks everyone but like i say im looking for an organic compost

im swinging towards nature's own atm

swinging mate haha. . . its the only thing thats been mention

i use bio bizz allmix but dont know if that is organic or not, i presume it would be seen as tho the nutes are organic to. I could be wrong tho

yeah seems either natures own , biobizz or maybe the canna organic hmmmmmm


il let you know which i go for

Jiffa - either Google, or go to "The Organic Gardening Catelogue".
Dogs great!

thanks arnie , will get on it

Last time I ordered it from the OGC, it took a few weeks to land. So be prepared for a little wait.
Woof!

ok thats arnie , dogs looking great

Hi Jiffa

I have used Fertile fibre and also the nutes that they recommend to go with it(Nugro),very good for vegging imo.I bought the coir block that makes up approx 60ltrs of compo when soaked in water.

This time around im using Westlands Organic Vegetable compo and it seems ok,the roots are showing at the bottom of the 3.5ltr pots after only being potted up at the start of the week and they are a nice bright white colour.Also the compo seems to hold water ok without setting really hard and although it needs sieving before use its a lovely dark sweet smelling compo imo.

I have no idea how they are going to be in flower but on the pack it says extra nutes for fine veggies sooo im hoping its going to be good,and last at least a couple of weeks into flower with no extra nutes needed.

Hope this helps

peace HH

ive used asda's multipurpose not great IMO al;so used west plus grow bag and also homebase multi purpose with decent results

Used a mix of B&Q John Inns No. 2 and Westlands West+ (peatfree) Multipurpose.

The B&Q seems like really nice quality compost but I wasn't sure about the westlands, it's some strange stuff in that bag and I'm not sure if I'd prefer to use something else all together next time. I can't say I noticed anything wrong with the Westlads but it was just strange looking and smelling stuff in the bag.

I think next time I'll go for a mix of B&Q John Inns No. 2 and Canna Coco, then enrich with Worm Castings and Rock Dust.

Agito, DrGT... the OP is wanting an Organic growing mudium, he has accordingly placed this in the "Organic Compost" Forum

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ehh sorry theres alot of info about fox farm organics like ocean floor but dont know if u can buy it here does get good reviews

Heya , jiffa and mud
Organic try Ot's mix good luck with the loam , there was a source of decent loan last year , but the company gone , peat free ? ime New Horizons Mp coir will get you up to flower cycle but a few extra doses of epsons i found were req , good luck mate .

Try the stuff on erm I know the rules about spam but come on! The natural Gardner jiff mate, I know the sites been posted before without being removed....please inform me if I'm pushing my luck mods. Big bags to jiff, so don't worry about your arms fitting in the bag !! :-)

The Natural Gardener's mix is purely 50/50 EWC/Coir, which is definitely too strong on the EWC for cannabis / most plants.

The coir is great stuff and their ewc production should mean its full of goodness - but my ewc was rather dry as others have reported.

I mixed mine with 30% loam from BnQ and 20% Allmix/New Horizon plus rockdust but the loam made it too heavy.

I wouldn't use the loam again as it was clayey and sandy (I'm guessing it may of been from turf farming) and encouraged caking.

If cut with more coir and with added minerals their mix would be good - but you could easily knock together something similar cheaper with coir (blocks maybe) + ewc + minerals / kelp / molasses / comfery pellets / other goodies for better drainage / microbe friendly mix yourself.

As others will also attest you should be aiming for 50-70% coir (if not using any peat) and upto 30% ewc/loam/ mirobe fodder

organic jiffa! fair play m8,im still using the bio bizz allmix with sum extra co co 10%,and the b bizz grow ,bloom and f/mix ,as said allready tho i dont no if allmix is 100%organic? good stuff tho but £

Ok jiffa mate
Ive had ok results from the New Horizon mp but found it rather heavy and not very good for water retention, actually thinking back it was a dirty medium if you get me, left my hands stinking!
Bio BIzz was good but too expensive imo and also a bit smelly!! It did give me good yields mind and I would use it again.
I have used a couple of other non-organic but Ill keep them to another thread ;-)

(ps Id use the NH with a mix of Westlands but you didn't hear that, right!)


Bert...

Bio Biz All Mix never let me down, now to save some money im trying out Westlands Organic Vegetable Compost and adding worm poo 15%, perlite 30% and Bio Bizz Pre Mix at around 3 - 5 %. So far so good

Im using Bio Bizz nutes aswell.