True Living Organics - The Ultimate Guide to Growing All-Natural Marijuana Indoors (2012)

1 tablespoon greensand
1 tablespoon kelp meal
1 tablespoon ground oyster shell
2 tablespoons granular rock phosphate
In a typical 2-gallon container, this layer would be at the bottom, about three inches deep.
However, I have made them both thinner and thicker, and they both work great, so figure out what
works best for you. Composted steer manure is my first choice here, but any good composted
farmyard manure should work fine. Steer manure, in my experience, seems to work phenomenally for
flowering cannabis plants, while cow and other farmyard animal manures also work fine but not as
amazingly.
Do not set the root ball of a transplant directly on this layer. Always have a nice little layer of
mellow soil mix right under the root ball; the steer manure layer will burn roots if they are put
directly on it. Allowing the roots to grow into it allows them time to adapt to feeding from the manure
layer. I use this manure layer in every container except the initial 3-inch containers. In flowering this
layer really makes a big difference to the final quality and size of the harvest.
These TLO clones have just been freshly planted and rooted. Look how happy they are!
TLO Soil Mix for Freshly Rooted Clones
You should always use a very mellow soil mix when planting freshly rooted clones. I have found that
freshly rooted clones need a mellower soil mix than sprouts do. It is a common mistake to put freshly
rooted clones into a soil mix that is too heavy with dry nutrients or to feed them with liquid nutrients