Angel413
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If I start my grow with Fox farm ocean forest soil do I still have to add nutrients during vegetative growth and especially during the 12/12 flowering
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Many variables to consider, but first question is inside or out? Also, size of pot?If I start my grow with Fox farm ocean forest soil do I still have to add nutrients during vegetative growth and especially during the 12/12 flowering
As mentioned above me. There are many variables to take into consideration with your questions. Autoflower or photo? Pot size? Do you plan to up-pot them as they grow in veg? How long do you plan to veg them if they aren't auto's? And another important factor is what is the size of your grow room and what lights exactly and how many of those lights?If I start my grow with Fox farm ocean forest soil do I still have to add nutrients during vegetative growth and especially during the 12/12 flowering
As mentioned above me. There are many variables to take into consideration with your questions. Autoflower or photo? Pot size? Do you plan to up-pot them as they grow in veg? How long do you plan to veg them if they aren't auto's? And another important factor is what is the size of your grow room and what lights exactly and how many of those lights?
If you can answer those questions the best you can we can give you a much better idea.
If running autos under strong lights with high par coverage in say 5 gallon pots you proba ly wouldnt need to add anything but good water until somewhere around week 3 of flower. If running those same autos in 3 gallon pots you will be adding somewhere around the beginning of flower. Do you see where I'm going here?
If running photo plants in the same environment in 5 gallon pots with a 8 week veg you will be adding to the soil well before flower time. If in 10 gallon pots it would be much much later...
There are still other variables but if you can tell us more, we can tell you more.
Grow skill level and watering properly will have a huge impact on all of this as well.
In FFOF which is great soil, my guess is that like myself, when a new grower uses this soil and doesn't water properly that is where you will have big problems. FFOF can get out of whack quick with improper watering habits. It can be a great soil for certain but only if treated properly.
I’m growing indoorMany variables to consider, but first question is inside or out? Also, size of pot?
As mentioned above me. There are many variables to take into consideration with your questions. Autoflower or photo? Pot size? Do you plan to up-pot them as they grow in veg? How long do you plan to veg them if they aren't auto's? And another important factor is what is the size of your grow room and what lights exactly and how many of those lights?
If you can answer those questions the best you can we can give you a much better idea.
If running autos under strong lights with high par coverage in say 5 gallon pots you proba ly wouldnt need to add anything but good water until somewhere around week 3 of flower. If running those same autos in 3 gallon pots you will be adding somewhere around the beginning of flower. Do you see where I'm going here?
If running photo plants in the same environment in 5 gallon pots with a 8 week veg you will be adding to the soil well before flower time. If in 10 gallon pots it would be much much later...
There are still other variables but if you can tell us more, we can tell you more.
Grow skill level and watering properly will have a huge impact on all of this as well.
In FFOF which is great soil, my guess is that like myself, when a new grower uses this soil and doesn't water properly that is where you will have big problems. FFOF can get out of whack quick with improper watering habits. It can be a great soil for certain but only if treated properly.
As mentioned above me. There are many variables to take into consideration with your questions. Autoflower or photo? Pot size? Do you plan to up-pot them as they grow in veg? How long do you plan to veg them if they aren't auto's? And another important factor is what is the size of your grow room and what lights exactly and how many of those lights?
If you can answer those questions the best you can we can give you a much better idea.
If running autos under strong lights with high par coverage in say 5 gallon pots you proba ly wouldnt need to add anything but good water until somewhere around week 3 of flower. If running those same autos in 3 gallon pots you will be adding somewhere around the beginning of flower. Do you see where I'm going here?
If running photo plants in the same environment in 5 gallon pots with a 8 week veg you will be adding to the soil well before flower time. If in 10 gallon pots it would be much much later...
There are still other variables but if you can tell us more, we can tell you more.
Grow skill level and watering properly will have a huge impact on all of this as well.
In FFOF which is great soil, my guess is that like myself, when a new grower uses this soil and doesn't water properly that is where you will have big problems. FFOF can get out of whack quick with improper watering habits. It can be a great soil for certain but only if treated properly.
It's a pretty hot product. Even after cutting it to fill your container - the usual mix is 25% perlite to 75% FFOF, sometimes 33% perlite to 66% soil, etc. - you won't need any additional nutrients initially. One thing that a lot of growers who use the product do is, before using the soil, they'll open the bag, dump it out into something... Those cheap little "kiddie pools" work great for mixing stuff like this - far better than spreading newspaper on the garage floor and trying not to make a mess - and, if you are in an area that experiences Winter, you can probably find them at a deeply discounted price this time of year (try stores like Big Lots, Ollie's, whatever you have in your region that sells stuff that they couldn't sell in other stores at the regular price, overstocks, "seconds," et cetera). Anyway, folks like to dump the entire bag into something so that they can mix in some additional lime. Not everyone, but a lot of people. See post #7 in this thread:
Using Fox Farm's Ocean Forest Soil
hey guys so i have 4 PPP clones ready to be transplanted from my aero-cloner to new homes in soil. I just went to the store and picked up a 12qt bag of fox farm ocean forest soil. Now i have always used store bought (home depot) potting soil that have time released nutrients in them. now that i...www.420magazine.com
...post #2 in this thread:
Ocean Forest soil: What nutes best to use?
hello, please help me with some experienced growers out there that use fox farm ocean forest soil. i would like to know what nutrients are best to use? i just harvested my very first grow, and with much struggle overall was very happy with the end result of the buds. i used miricle grow...www.420magazine.com
...et cetera.
I see that you are a new member, and am guessing that your cannabis growing experience is slight. I could offer some suggestions, but might end up making incorrect assumptions that you might not know enough to correct me on. So let me do something a little different, lol. I'm going to try "paging" three members who have a fair bit of experience growing cannabis in Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil.
@elbrandone , @Chris Scorpio , and @Marzbadrock : Would you guys please offer some tips to a new grower who is going to be using FFOF soil? See his post (#1, above) for initial information. Also, it might be helpful to post links to (your) grow journals. And if one or more of you have the time and inclination to sort of act as a mentor, that would be awesome, lol.
Angel413: Hopefully, they'll see the "page" and respond. In the meantime, you can have a read through elbrandone's first journal to get you started:
1st Timer Indoor Tent Grow
Hi fellow cannabis enthusiast! This is my first grow and it is going amazing. My jorunal is kinda weak but i have tons of pictures throughout my journey. First off my setup. 1 8'x8' grow tent. 1 600W dual ballast (MH/HPS). 2 Inline 400 CFM fans. 1 carbon filter. 1 fan. Intake fan is hooked up...www.420magazine.com
And good luck on your grow!
Dont be afraid to start your seedlings right in fresh 100% FFOF soil. While it is a rich soil our plants know what do do with it.Strain: Northern light Fem seeds. not auto flower