What is the Best Soil To Grow Cannabis?
What is the Best Soil To Grow Cannabis?
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What Is the Best Soil to Grow Cannabis?
Healthy cannabis soil is the foundation for a successful garden and yield. Whether you buy pre-made soil mix or make your own at home, it’s essential to understand how soil structure affects plant growth and what components are necessary to feed your cannabis plants.
What Is the Best Soil for Cannabis?
On a recent trip to Humboldt County, we spoke with Nate Swenson, certified professional soil scientist for Royal Gold, about the importance of good soil and the best soil for cannabis growth.
When asked about the best soil to grow cannabis, Nate said, “the best soil to grow cannabis is the one that fits your needs and the plant’s needs.” Everyone grows cannabis differently, and there are many factors to consider before selecting the suitable soil for you.
One person may not have the time or patience to frequently water and feed their plants, while another may feed their plants multiple times per day. The definition of “good soil” varies for each of these growers.
Different Soil Types
If you plan to buy pre-made potting soil for cannabis, it will likely already have the right soil consistency and texture. However, if you’re using natural soil, you may need to determine if it’s the right fit for your garden. Here are the main types of natural soil:
Sandy
Sandy soil has poor water retention but good drainage and does not retain nutrients well.
Silty
Silty soils are rich in organic matter and have decent drainage and water retention.
Loamy
Loamy soil is a blend of sandy, silty, and clay soil. This is a great choice for cannabis growers since it offers great drainage and water retention. It’s also rich in nutrients.
Clay
Clay soil can be too compact for growing cannabis and have poor drainage but decent water retention.
Properties of the Best Soil for Cannabis
Good cannabis soil varies based on your individual needs and preferences. However, there are some properties that all cannabis soil must have for plants to thrive.
Soil Texture
When it comes to cannabis soil texture, go with loamy soil, a blend of silty, sandy, and clay soil. Loamy soil has proper drainage, water retention, and nutrients.
Water Retention
Water or moisture retention refers to the soil’s ability to hold water. Good water retention allows plants to absorb the necessary moisture.
Drainage
Proper drainage ensures your plants do not sit in a pool of water for too long. Poor drainage can lead to mold formation.
Soil Nutrients
Good cannabis soil should contain a wide range of organic matter, essential minerals, and beneficial microbes to promote healthy growth. Popular sources of nutrients include peat moss, earthworm castings, coco coir, and bat guano.
Soil pH
Good cannabis soil should have a slightly acidic pH to thrive. Ideally, go for soil with a pH between 5.5 and 6.5. An optimal pH improves nutrient uptake.
Factors to Consider Before Buying Cannabis Soil
Since the best cannabis soil varies between growers, it’s up to you to consider a few factors before choosing the right one for your needs.
Garden Size
Determine the number of cannabis plants you plan to grow. Once you have a number, it’s easier to buy the right amount of soil, so you don’t need to go out and buy more or are left with an abundance of soil mix you need to store.
Organic vs. Inorganic
Should you go with inorganic or organic soil? Growing organic cannabis with organic potting soil can improve your plant’s hardiness and reduce the need for pesticides. However, if you’re short on cash, you may go with the more affordable inorganic potting soil option.
Supplements vs. No Supplements
For beginners, we recommend stand-alone potting soil over supplement-based soil mixes. With stand-alone potting soil, you can add amendments if needed based on your needs. Supplement-based soils can lead to nutrient burn if you’re not careful.
Living Soil vs. Non-Living Soil
A diverse ecosystem in your soil can help break down nutrients and improve nutrient uptake. While living soil can be pricier than non-living soil, it’s worth it.
Photoperiod vs. Autoflowering
If growing autoflowering cannabis plants, we recommend a cannabis soil mix with a light nutrient concentration to avoid nutrient burn. When growing photoperiod cannabis plants, you may need to start them with a soil mix designed for young cannabis plants and transplant them to a potting soil mix with higher nutrient levels once they mature.
Best Cannabis Soil Ingredients
If you want to buy pre-made soil mixes or make living soil at home, there are many ingredients you can use to improve your plant’s nutrition and the soil’s structure.
Consider these ingredients as your soil amendment:
Bone meal
Blood meal
Fish meal
Crab meal
Bat guano
Perlite
Coco coir
Earthworm castings
Peat moss
Dolomite lime
Vermiculite
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not the answer i was looking for lmao wtf
Nice. I like mixing my own soil
The best soil is actually 50% peat, 50% vermiculite/perlite.
thank me later
I use worm casting coco an perlite
Pakistan has some fire weed and they grow in sand
Vermiculite:peat 1:1
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U just refuse to suggest a soil its horrid. You dont want everyone to be good u want people to buy from u. Dicks
SubCools super mix
Oak Land is the best soil for Cannabis
I think blood meal dehydrates the plant
This is perfect for the springtime shifting some grows to the outdoors! Thank you so much for sharing!
Learned more about block holes and the multiverse from this clip. Then I did about what’s the best soil for growing cannabis 😂. Thumbs down. Don’t care. This was stupid
Coco is the best easy forgiving. There trying to over complicate it . 👍🏻😎🇬🇧
Humus, compost, sand
There was a massive scientific paper about humic acids and cannabis, showing that it decreases the amount of THC in the buds . It was good for growing CBD thou. I would read up about it. I believe it is important at the very beginning of the plants life for it to grow faster, so use very small amounts
That mound of soil, do use plastic for solarization right?
What a pos video!
I stick with HPCC promix with organic 4-4-4 fertilizer works great
Bruh
It’s called no-till living soil, best for all plants, especially cannabis.
Everyone tells me fox farm is best.
Shows how much i Kno. Never heard of them.
Best website for soil and nutrients need to grow ?
What soil is the best?
"The best one"
Basically what I got out of this
Love it, ya’ll are the best!
Tupur for sure is legit, one of the top soils in the game and hydro shop market of commercial shops (i asked around many and looked to see what sold the most heh). we all know the famous brand of peat, but for indoor, tupur is top tier up there with the best of all brands, easily. if you call any major shops with large soil sales for indoor they can confirm (in my experience)
Do I use the same soil as Northern California?
Ha, cheers boys
worthless video.
coco and worm casting to start a bed, rinse and repeat..
muh carbon footprint. lol you gullible hippies.
No help at all
my great question is what soil makes the best smelling weed. once you grow a pound of weed and only one of the methods and lighting produced a good smell, you know what i mean.
The best soil to grow cannabis is the best soil in general which is fungi generated compost.
Great response to what the best soil is. I’m a newbie and wish to begin with soil for my first indoor tent grow; therefore I’m ignorant as to what soil would be best and have been overwhelmed by the availability of so many and also what plants need at different growth stages. In the future, as I learn I’ll probably prefer to mix my own soil blend for my plants, but wish to begin with a ready made soil. I’m sure many of you have personal favorites, great results and opinions of the many soils available. One soil in particular that interest me is , "bio365" – I’d appreciate any input from anyone that has used it. I recently watched a video of their CEO discussing soils and their soil in particular and was very impressed by his knowledge of soil and detailed explanation of their soil mixes. Thanks
Work smart not hard. Royal Gold is good soil I’m sure. But different strains like different things like PH, nutrients, ect… Instead of going out and buying all this stuff to meet the plant your growing needs. Here is a better idea. Let the plant come to you by growing from seed and seeing which pheno works best with your soil. That’s why it’s important for growers to grow from seed instead growing the popular strains in clone form.
better taste with organic grows than using nutes
Where do you get a plastic sheet that big?
man down here in new zealand its all from the ocean…. fish guts… seaweed… smashed PiPi shells ground down for calcium….fish guts is a buffet of nutrients once composed…. amazing stuff and free also!
No Till✅✅✅
you say nothing
I met Micheal Beck at liftco a few years back,great knowledgeable people over there at Royal gold for sure
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I can’t express how much I appreciate how quick and simple and to the point this clip is vs an hour or longer dragging on
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I tried king’s mix once, and haven’t bought anything but royal gold since.