New to growing

**Greengrass** · 06-12-16, 09:52 PM

Only started planting my own in April this year after buying weed for nearly 15 years ,bought 400 watt HP's and a grow tent that was way way to big so canabalised some panals from it and lined a 4ft by 4ft storage room first grow was not bad from someone going into it blind ,for the 2nd time I did get my soil from b and q but they had no perlite in stock or at home base so recycled some from my first biobizz allmix but the B and Q soil I got was terrible as soon as i put it under the heat the flies coming out of it was unreal and it just wouldn't dry out .if I could work out how to link a picture of 5inch/9 week W Widow you'd at least have a grin . this Sunday I popped in 3 mazar and a W W and allready nearly 4 inches in allmix

**Hogweed** · 08-12-16, 01:09 AM

Originally Posted by Innerself

Only started planting my own in April this year after buying weed for nearly 15 years ,bought 400 watt HP's and a grow tent that was way way to big so canabalised some panals from it and lined a 4ft by 4ft storage room first grow was not bad from someone going into it blind ,for the 2nd time I did get my soil from b and q but they had no perlite in stock or at home base so recycled some from my first biobizz allmix but the B and Q soil I got was terrible as soon as i put it under the heat the flies coming out of it was unreal and it just wouldn't dry out .if I could work out how to link a picture of 5inch/9 week W Widow you'd at least have a grin . this Sunday I popped in 3 mazar and a W W and allready nearly 4 inches in allmix

If they’re tiny black flies, they’re probably just sciarid bugs mate – harmless to you and your beloved plants, just a bit annoying. You're right that they like compost which is quite organic and a bit too wet.

Once it gets very sodden it is a bugger to dry out – the only thing, paradoxically, which really does it is a big thirsty plant!

**viveksharma** · 08-12-16, 01:06 PM

i want to a groth hacker.

**Dutchcourage** · 08-12-16, 02:00 PM

Welcome inner, some one on the forum posted bout collecting bags of soil from big stores recommended, getting bags from deep in the stack, less likely to have been wet for a while, any way looking forward to seeing your pics