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nutrients, such as phosphorus (P), in the soil and bring them in an available state to the plant roots. P
is über-important to both root growth and size of flowers/yields, so you can see how important it is to
have these Myco fungi on the scene in your containers. I use all three; I have a soil mix from the
nursery with Myco fungus in it, and I have soluble and granular versions in the bottles as well.
Soluble applications of Myco fungus should be delivered using chlorine-free water only. I use
this version a week after sprouting or 10 days after any transplanting. I use the granular version in the
container just below where I set the root ball down, and I actually set the root ball down on a thin
sprinkling of this granular version. Whenever I transplant freshly rooted clones, I use a Myco
fungi-infused soil mix, and my favorite for this purpose is the Gardner & Bloome brand of Blue Rib-
bon Potting Soil. This is great soil, and it only needs to be aerated with a little additional perlite.
Blood meal, feather meal, and guanos
These are high-nitrogen, dry, all-natural fertilizers and I use all of them in TLO container growing. Can-
nabis likes a lot of nitrogen, and so does the living soil mix. The biggest and most notable difference in
those elements is the strength of release. The guanos (from either birds or bats) and the blood meal are
bothverystrongandsupplyalotofnitrogenfast.Thefeathermealhasaweakerreleaserate,butlastsvery
long in the soil mix. Why does this matter? First of all, you have to be very careful using blood meal and
guanos because these are so powerful; in fact, they can sizzle your poor plants into a burnt brown mess in
no time. The feather meal is a great fertilizer, and supplies slower nitrogen over a much longer time, along
with some calcium. Nitrogen and calcium is a much-loved combination by TLO growers, and you'll come
to see why.
Be very careful using bat guano as too much can quickly sizzle your plants
