Growing questions
The questions growers ask most, with an honest answer and the gear that goes with it. Can’t find yours? Ask below.
- Medium & pots How do I take cuttings and clone my plants? Cut a 10–15 cm shoot from a healthy mother plant just below a node, dip it in rooting gel, push it into a wet plug and keep it under a humidity dom... Read the answer →
- Medium & pots What is living soil, and is it worth the effort? Living soil is a mix full of compost, microbes and organic matter that feeds the plants over time, so you mostly water with plain water. It's worth... Read the answer →
- Medium & pots Can I reuse my soil after a harvest? Yes, if the last plants were healthy. Break out the roots, mix in fresh compost or amendments, and let it rest before planting again. Throw it out ... Read the answer →
- Medium & pots How often should I water in soil and in coco? Soil: water when the pot feels light and the top 2–3 cm are dry. Coco: water small amounts often, daily or every second day in bigger plants, with ... Read the answer →
- Medium & pots Do I have to flush coco or soil, and how do you do it? In coco, give a bit of run-off at every feed (roughly 15–30%) instead of big flushes. In soil you rarely need to flush, only when salts have built ... Read the answer →
- Medium & pots What's the best soil mix for growing indoors? Go for a light, airy, pre-fertilised mix with roughly 20–30% perlite so water drains and roots get air. Garden soil is a bad idea indoors: it compa... Read the answer →
- Medium & pots Are air pots better than normal pots? Air pots and fabric pots let roots air-prune at the edge, which gives a denser root ball, but you need to water more often. Read the answer →
- Medium & pots What size pot do I need? Autoflowering varieties usually do well in 7 to 15 L. Photoperiod plants are commonly grown in 11 to 20 L, depending on how big you let them get. Read the answer →
- Medium & pots Coco: plastic pots or fabric pots? Both work. Plastic holds moisture longer and is easier to manage. Fabric pots breathe and drain well, but dry out faster. Read the answer →
- Medium & pots Soil, coco or hydro: what should a beginner start with? Soil is the most forgiving. Coco grows faster but needs feeding and pH checks every watering. Hydro is the most demanding. Read the answer →
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