Fox Farms Soil - Ocean Forest or Happy Frog

stonekeeper7;2596227 said:

CocoJoe;956516 said:

Fox Farm is used by many soil growers on this site. If I was using soil, I would use the Ocean Forest mixed with 25 percent perliite.

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I also use Fox Farms ocean blend. I was amazed. I didn't know I should cut it with more perlite. That's good to know. Everything went great, except for the fungus gnats that hatched before I had the clone for a week(grown by someone else), which means the clones came with them. I diagnosed the white spots as spider mites and saw them under the leaves on my Maui/bubble/gift. I read every blog and used tobacco, soap, vodka,canola oil and baking soda with a pinch of borax. I added milk to the water. I used hydrogen peroxide for the gnats, along with yellow sticky cards. My spray killed the mites and no more gnats. I used a large amount of diatomaceous earth around everything, and on soil. I adjusted the ph with a couple teaspoons of white vinegar per 2 gallons od water, since the earth is a ph of 8. Everything was working great. Healthy green leaves. I was told that after a month I needed to add big bloom. I also read about kangaroot and thought it would help replace what the hydrogen peroxide killed . I added 1 tablespoon and one teaspoon in 2 gallons of water. The next day many leaves turned brown on the tips and curled. Flushed next day with straight water. Next watering I added kangaroot, as directed on the bottle. Very small amount. Next day have many fan leaves with black edges and circles on the bottom. Flushed again with straight water. Started cutting time back and put in the 2700K bulbs in my 8 bulb 24" T-5 fixture and 2 extra CFL 150 watt bulbs lower. I am scared to use FF Big Bloom. They don't say in the directions, how much each plat should get after you mix 2 teaspoons per gallon. If you put too much volume of the water it burns. If I use 3 gallon pots to grow, how many gallons or quarts should each plant get.? I water until the top is flooded and it runs out the bottom. Is a half gallon per plant too much? My Obama looks bad, although the new growth is perfect and the buds are starting to form. Train wreck is doing better. Help....anyone

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