Foxfarm soil growers - A few questions

[jay-toker]

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[Space Ghost]

ocean forest

 

[Blueshark]

Yeh, Ocean Forest for sure...good call SG.

**However, the bag says "no additional fertilizers required for up to 30 days"....
So, you will have to nute later on to gets top results.

 

[joejusttyped]

Ive heard of people mixing different kinds together. Is there some sort of added advantage to doing that?

 

[qbert]

Ive heard of people mixing different kinds together. Is there some sort of added advantage to doing that?

I like to mix Ocean Forrest almost 50%/50% with Light Warrior, and I add some more perlite, too.

I think the mixed soil takes water better and has better drainage. I felt like straight FFOF got too compacted after a few weeks.

Also, 30 days without nutes is a joke. I guess I use smaller pots, not 5 gals or anything, but a couple strains start showing hungry after a couple weeks if I don't start trickling in a little grow nutes.

 

[jay-toker]

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[skullznroses]

Personally I wouldn't ammend either of those mixs with perlite, since they are perfectly balanced for potted growing. I've used them both alone and together. I used to mix them like qbert, with nice results. Weed grows so well in that soil it can def use up the nutrients that are in the soil. You'll probably end up feeding it some liquid nutrients if all goes well. If I remember by mid-budset the plant was needing full strength liquid nutrients it/they was so big and bushy.

Add small amounts of the Foxfarm powder ferts to extend the water only growth period... maybe mix it in soil that is on the bottom half of a pot, with unammended FF soil on top for gentle early growth.


For example in a pot: (bottom up)
2" FF soil with FF powder fert
1/4" EW Castings/Guano (one tsp guano per 1-2 gallons pot...rest castings)
2" FF soil with FF powder fert
6-8" FF soil straight from bag
Handful EW castings in hole with transplant (or under seed if seeding directly into pot)

 

[CANNATOPIA]

I use Fox Farm Ocean Forest as well. I love the stuff.

 

[k4rts]

1 more vote for FFOF. It's the only soil I've used.

 

[kedja172]

asdf

 

[kedja172]

Anyone out there let the soil do the feeding and just water?

with my final and all my mixes i use, 50% fox farm planting mix with 50% advanced sun shine mix#4 (or promix), and add 1 cup blood meal, bone meal, and 1/2 cup Mexican bat guano all in a 5 gallon mix. mix well cause u don't want any hot spots . experiment with different products. but after my mix i use (LITTLE TO NONE!!! nutes when watering!)

 

[ItGrows]

I used to use ffof... switched to promix bx. never going back. I know lots of people have success with it. I didnt like it. Good luck

 

[AugustWest]

i like FFOF as well.. never had much of a problem from seed to bud.

definitely don't feed for a few weeks.. especially with clones and seeds.

.02

 

[HueJass]

They don't make it like they used to, but it does work well. I agree on the few weeks with no feed, definitely not 30 days though. I think their nute line is intended to be run with their soil cuz in pro mix you end up with tons of deficiencies, ie calcium and especially N. I run their veg nutes well into flower on some of my strains to keep up with the N demands.

 

[jay-toker]

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[SGS]

Someone bought all the damn foxfarm soil before i got their. -_- The good news is I bought a bail of promix that will be good enough.

Regular Promix Bx is nothing like Fox Farm Ocean Forest. Promix is much more peat based and contains vermiculite in it. add at least 15 % more large course perlite to that Promix and some composted fine-medium tree bark or just good compost that has a lot of organic plant material in it. NOT steer compost.

The problem with most Promix is it holds too much water in it and doesnt have enough airation. This slows down root growth and over all plant growth.

SGS

 

[skullznroses]

Regular Promix Bx is nothing like Fox Farm Ocean Forest. Promix is much more peat based and contains vermiculite in it. add at least 15 % more large course perlite to that Promix and some composted fine-medium tree bark or just good compost that has a lot of organic plant material in it. NOT steer compost.

The problem with most Promix is it holds too much water in it and doesnt have enough airation. This slows down root growth and over all plant growth.

SGS

Why not Cow manure friend? People round my parts been using it successfully for generations, myself included.

 

[SGS]

Why not Cow manure friend? People round my parts been using it successfully for generations, myself included.

Oh just for the reason bro FFOF has quite a bit of newts all ready in it and adding the cow compost might raise N to high and burn the little seedlings/clones. Well that and COW COMP STINKS indoors! I don't care how long it has been composting SHIT is shit and it stinks to me. The only crap I use is in my TEAs, seabird, bat. very little smell.

SGS

 

[CANNATOPIA]

FFOF has quite a bit of newts all ready in it and adding the cow compost might raise N to high and burn the little seedlings/clones. Well that and COW COMP STINKS indoors! SHIT is shit and it stinks to me. The only crap I use is in my TEAs, seabird, bat. very little smell.

SGS

Good Advice!

 

[indoor/outdoor]

I am using ROOTS ORGANICS soil mix, I like it just the same as foxfarms ocean forest. RIGHT OUT OF THE BAG