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We’re here to help you find the best fertilizer for growing weed. Just like animals plants need food to grow. Marijuana is no different. But what constitutes a marijuana fertilizer and what are the best nutrients for cannabis for growing weed? We’ll get to that. But first let’s start with the basics.
A fertilizer is a chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility. Plants require three main food groups or macro nutrients. These three elements make up the bulk of plant fertilizer—including a cannabis fertilizer . You maybe have noticed the letters NPK on a bag of weed fertilizer. They stand for nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (kalium in other languages, hence the chemical symbol K).
Just like people need a good balance of carbohydrates, protein and fat, plants need a good balance of NPK to grow up big and strong. That means those nutrients need to be available to the plant in the right ratio at the right times. You can add them as you go along or you can create a fortified soil and just add water. We recommend the later and we’ll get to that in a minute. But…
What is the best fertilizer for weed? Well because fertilizer is basically plant food we can tell you that the best fertilizer for a weed plant is just like the best food for people. Fresh, organic and devoid of chemicals and pesticides. People who eat a well balanced, wholesome, organic diet with plenty of fresh food and vegetables are healthy in general. They don’t need extra protein shakes, vitamin pills or supplements to reach their full potential. A good marijuana fertilizer will do the same thing for your plant.
So the best fertilizer for you cannabis would be from a living, healthy soil. That means soil with lots of organic matter, teeming with worm poop and beneficial microorganisms. Why not use organic nutrients for cannabis if you can swing it? One of the best read we’ve encountered about growing all-natural marijuana grown in organic soil is written by the Rev from Canada’s Skunk Magazine. It’s called True Living Organics
You may be into hydroponics and think the best best cannabis nutrients are all chemical-based. That’s cool, man, because shit like best fertilizer or best of anything is usually subjective anyhow. But at least we can all agree on one thing, to get huge and healthy buds you should use a good marijuana fertilizer.
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Composting is nature’s process of recycling decomposed organic materials into a rich soil known as compost. Anything that was once living will decompose. Compositing is basically accelerating this rotting process. By composting your organic kitchen waste and your cannabis leaves and stems you can return nutrients back into the soil in order for the cycle of life to continue. Plus composing reduces waste while generating awesome marijuana fertilizer.
There are two main types of composting:
Backyard composting
If you have a yard and a balance of browns (fallen leaves or straw) and greens (grass clippings and food scraps) you have all you need to make compost. You can purchase a compost bin
Worm composting (vermicomposting)
If you have a tiny yard or live in an apartment or have an abundance of food scraps, this type of composting is for you. Using a worm bin to create marijuana fertilizer is quick, easy and doesn’t require much space. Plus you can also get rid of all your old newspapers and junk mail. Who wouldn’t like to turn trash into the best fertilizer for cannabis? We use a Worm Factory 360
Anyhow finished compost looks like soil–dark brown, crumbly and smells like a forest floor. We us homemade compost in our marijuana soil. It’s based on Subcool’s Super Soil recipe and we think it’s absolutely the best soil for cannabis. It’s got evertying you need from bat guano fertilizer to bloom fertilizer all you need to do is add water. We’ll sometimes make a nutrient tea, but if you’re into organic marijuana this recipe is definitely the best soil for weed and the base can be made from your very own compost!
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If we haven’t yet convinced you that compost is the best fertilizer for growing weed here are 10 good reasons why you should compost in general not just for growing weed:
Have experience creating compost using a composting bin or maybe even a worm bin? Actually what do you think is the best marijuana fertilizer? Let us know in the comments below…
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