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How do i sterilize my soil?
    #110551 - 08/17/08 03:59 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

i totally dont want bugs so how do i ensure this?


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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: Coaster]
    #110552 - 08/17/08 04:10 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

what kind of soil it is

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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: bufo alvarius]
    #110554 - 08/17/08 04:12 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

jus normal soil i got at walmart =P


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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: bufo alvarius]
    #110555 - 08/17/08 04:15 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

woah i live there

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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: bufo alvarius]
    #110556 - 08/17/08 04:16 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

from ehow

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Things You’ll Need:

    * Potting Soil
    * Roasting pan
    * Aluminum foil
    * Meat thermometer
    * Oven

Step1
Turn your oven on to a low temperature to about 180 degrees.
Step2
Add peat moss, manure or compost to your soil before sterilizing it. Make sure the soil mixture is moist, but not wet. You should be able to make it into a ball with your fist and the ball should fall apart a little when you open your hand.
Step3
Place the soil into a metal baking pan or any container that isn't plastic. Spread the soil evenly out with your hands, making sure that it isn't deeper than four inches.
Step4
Cover the container very tightly with aluminum foil. Stick a meat thermometer through the foil in the middle of the container until it enters the middle of the soil.
Step5
Keep an eye on the thermometer by checking it occasionally until it reaches 180 degrees.
Step6
Keep the temperature at 180 degrees for about 30 minutes. Make sure it doesn't go over 200 degrees. Check the temperature often to see if regulating the temperature set on the oven is needed.
Step7
Remove the soil from the oven and allow it to cool a



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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: bufo alvarius]
    #110559 - 08/17/08 04:41 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

aight sweet


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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: Coaster]
    #110560 - 08/17/08 04:42 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

bake it nigga.

whatcha growin?


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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: just me]
    #110561 - 08/17/08 04:43 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

sour D


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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: Coaster]
    #110562 - 08/17/08 04:44 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

:drooling:

indoors yeah?

go get better soil

and u dont really need to sterilize it


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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: just me]
    #110563 - 08/17/08 04:45 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

wut is better soil
and y wouldnt i need 2


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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: Coaster]
    #110588 - 08/17/08 07:12 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

get some fox farm or happy frog.

i like the fixfarm with the fishes on the package, its like really light aqua color bag.

and add an almost equal amount of perlite to the soil.

like 60/40 soil/perlite :thumbup:

indoor or outdoor?


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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: Coaster]
    #110682 - 08/17/08 09:33 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

Yeah dude, you really don't want to be giving your plants that crappy soil. :wink:


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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: Sirius]
    #110701 - 08/17/08 10:36 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

its indoor
and my soil has perlite and peat moss alrdy in it
and it has 15% nitrogen :grin:


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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: Coaster]
    #110784 - 08/18/08 01:08 AM (15 years, 7 months ago)

WHOA...tough guy...

but its still shitty soil...

the foxfarm and a few others, are more like your nursery soil, or custom soils. mixed to perfection.

the walmart stuff will grow a plant, but not the same:shrug:


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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: just me]
    #111815 - 08/20/08 11:31 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

you can also add some diatomaceous earth (DE)  to the soil to prevent fungus gnats.  a thin layer on top usually does the trick.

DE is made of fossilized remains of diatoms, a tiny singe-celled algae that makes a shell of glass around itself for protection.  when the algae dies, the glass shell remains.  DE consists of these tiny shells, which is basically very fine ground up glass.  it cuts and slices up any little buggies that try to crawl through it, killing them right quick  :hellfire:


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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: Yrat]
    #111889 - 08/20/08 01:56 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

check ur pms


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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: just me]
    #113883 - 08/24/08 05:05 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

bake it

foxfarm = good soil

shultz pro mix is decent

miracle grow sucks.


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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: captain.koons]
    #113975 - 08/24/08 08:43 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

NeeeeeeeeeeeVVVVVVVeeeeeeeeeeeRRRRRRRR  sterilize your soil.

Sterilized soil isn't soil, it's dirt (saw dust, gravel, and clay). The word soil implies that there are active decomposers in said substrate. If your truly worried about creepy crawlies pasteurize it. I can't remember ATM, but I think there's a web site shroomery.org that has a shitload of folks (and teks) that can teach the why and how of pasteurization.


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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: Uns4ne]
    #114429 - 08/25/08 09:58 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Quote:

get some fox farm or happy frog.

i like the fixfarm with the fishes on the package, its like really light aqua color bag.





Happy frog is a fox farm line, the blue bag is ocean forest.  Coaster, you live in cali, go find a hydro shop and get your soil there.  If you're only growing a plant or two at a time a 20 dollar bag will last a few grows.


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Re: How do i sterilize my soil? [Re: coda]
    #114541 - 08/26/08 02:29 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Word to that foxfarm / good dutch soil and alike are "composted" under UV lights to kill bug eggs and shit.

Miracle grow is seriously like half the price but less than half as good.. even if miracle grow was a dollar think of your final product....


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