by Nebula Haze
GrowWeedEasy.com used to recommend Kind Super Soil for growing cannabis plants. To this day, I still think their soil is great and growers give it great reviews. However, something seems to have gone wrong with the Kind Soil company itself. Many growers have reported that they are taking weeks to ship out soil, or don’t ship it out at all. On top of that, their customer support doesn’t seem to be answering emails any more.
As a result, I highly recommend…
DON’T BUY KIND SOIL. Get one of the following alternatives!
Alternative 1: Nature’s Living Soil concentrate + Organic potting soil
Nature’s Living Soil concentrate –I have had an excellent experience so far with Nature’s Living Soil concentrate for growing cannabis. You need 1 pound of Nature’s Living Soil concentrate for every 5 gallons of pot size (a 5-pound bag of super soil concentrate makes 25 gallons of soil). I like that Nature’s Living Soil came with clear directions on how to use the soil, store any leftovers, and re-activate it for your next grow.
Don’t forget regular potting soil – In addition to the super soil concentrate, you need to fill your pots the rest of the way with regular (high-quality) potting soil. The bottom 1/3 of your pot will contain a mix of super soil amendment plus soil, which acts as a “nutrient reservoir” for hungry roots to dig into as needed. The top 2/3 of your pot will be filled with just regular soil so young plants don’t get overloaded with nutrients before they’re ready. Almost any high-quality organic potting soil mix is suitable. I really like Fox Farm Coco Loco. I’ve found seedlings and young plants tend to grow faster in soil mixes that use coco instead of peat moss, but any high-quality organic potting soil (like Roots Organics Original) works well, too. Just don’t use an inert grow medium such as plain coco because your seedlings need to get their nutrients from the soil.
Check out a grow journal featuring plants growing in Nature’s Living Soil concentrate (plants pictured below)
Here is a closeup from the plant in the middle. These super soil marijuana plants produced significantly higher THC and terpene/smells in lab tests than their clones grown in coco coir. Pretty impressive!
Alternative 2: Regular potting soil + soil nutrients (similar results but faster growth)
Another common method for growing marijuana in soil is to start with quality organic soil and pair it with a proven organic nutrient line. Fox Farm Nutrient trio is a great nutrient system that is mostly organic and works excellent for growing cannabis in soil. This is a great choice for growers who want more control over the exact nutrients and supplements delivered to the plants, or are worried about getting nutrient deficiencies later in the grow. I have had great results adding nutrients to the water with a high-quality soil like Fox Farm Ocean Forest. Although this is not fully organic, it’s mostly organic and will result in bigger yields and faster growth than using a “just add water” soil like Kind Soil or Nature’s Living Soil. I figured it couldn’t hurt to share a little about this grow method while you’re here.
The best cannabis soil usually looks like this: dark, rich, with little white rocks (perlite)
Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil plus their nutrient trio is a mostly organic combo that produces fast-growing healthy cannabis plants with excellent bud quality
Here’s a Pineapple Chunk cannabis plant I grew in Fox Farm soil + nutrients combo under a Spider Farmer SF1000 LED grow light and produced almost 5 ounces. The plant grew happy and healthy with excellent buds. I just wish I’d used a bigger pot as I think it would have yielded even more if the roots had room to spread out.
Pineapple Chunk buds at harvest. They came out beautiful! I really love the Spider Farmer LEDs plus Fox Farm soil/nutrients for growing weed so far.
I hope this page helped you find alternatives to Kind Soil for growing cannabis. Time to grow some buds!
