Blue_Walker
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That’s the abbreviation for fox farms ocean forest soil that people use. I clicked on it but it wouldn’t open. I’ll try to watch on the pc when I jump on.
White Widow 6 weeks into flower showing issues again
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Lockedin
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I'm still VERY new, but I'm growing in FFOF as well.
5 gal fabric / no nutes, teas or anything added - I'm new enough that I didn't even add any perlite....
I have read over and over that FFOF is a highly amended - "hot" - soil, and needs little, if any additional help.
As such, I started in FFOF with nothing added, top dressed with FFOF at week 3.5, and will be top dressing with FFOF again in a week or so.
Maaaaaaybe 1/4 strength bloom booster in 1 or 2 pots to see if it makes a noticeable difference.
Point being that FFOF growers need to be aware of how many nutes came in the bag before adding more.
My girls are all flowering nicely and I can't find a reason to screw with that.
This is a great thread on using FFOF:
5 gal fabric / no nutes, teas or anything added - I'm new enough that I didn't even add any perlite....
I have read over and over that FFOF is a highly amended - "hot" - soil, and needs little, if any additional help.
As such, I started in FFOF with nothing added, top dressed with FFOF at week 3.5, and will be top dressing with FFOF again in a week or so.
Maaaaaaybe 1/4 strength bloom booster in 1 or 2 pots to see if it makes a noticeable difference.
Point being that FFOF growers need to be aware of how many nutes came in the bag before adding more.
My girls are all flowering nicely and I can't find a reason to screw with that.
This is a great thread on using FFOF:
FFOF ( Fox Farms Ocean Forest ) made Simple - Autoflower
This thread was created to help those who seem to overthink the ease of use of this highly ammended bag soil. I see many growers both new and experienced seem to post “ issues “ when trying to run this medium. I am merely showing a simple no frills method of container / bag grows for autos...
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Blue_Walker
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That’s awesome. As I said I didn’t add anything for about 5 weeks and looking at what you’ve said I should have waited even longer. Next grow I’ll have to figure that out!
Lockedin
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That's why I'm reading every 4x4 / FFOF journal I can find!
The FFOF thread by @Budzbuddha suggests using some nutes, and I'll probably follow that formula next grow; but I'm in week 3 flowering with just a 1/2" ish top dress at week 3.5 and they look amazing. **edit** - not because of this rookie grower!
That said - I'm concerned about soil depletion before the end of flowering. So I have another top dress scheduled in a week or so.
I want to do a FFOF only grow as a baseline for what the base soil can do - otherwise I can't really determine what effect nutes will have.
That said, I'm considering adding 1/4-1/2 strength Dr. Earth Flower Girl to 4 of my 7 on my top dress - I figure that way I will still have a FFOF / water baseline to work from before I get hooked on the bottle or start buying baggies of powder lol!
The FFOF thread by @Budzbuddha suggests using some nutes, and I'll probably follow that formula next grow; but I'm in week 3 flowering with just a 1/2" ish top dress at week 3.5 and they look amazing. **edit** - not because of this rookie grower!
That said - I'm concerned about soil depletion before the end of flowering. So I have another top dress scheduled in a week or so.
I want to do a FFOF only grow as a baseline for what the base soil can do - otherwise I can't really determine what effect nutes will have.
That said, I'm considering adding 1/4-1/2 strength Dr. Earth Flower Girl to 4 of my 7 on my top dress - I figure that way I will still have a FFOF / water baseline to work from before I get hooked on the bottle or start buying baggies of powder lol!
Blue_Walker
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I’m liking your thought process. Maybe next grow will be completely organic and I’ll ditch the Jacks bloom and see how she grows. I pondered tip dressing with FFOF because I’ve noticed I have lost some soil but I decided to let it be.
Oh the flip side I’ve read a lot of things saying Jacks is a great fert. I’m using the 20-20-20 for my peppers outside right now and they seem to like it. But....I didn’t basically burn them to death lmao.
Gastheblast
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I used nutes with it and got nutelockout just as i switched to 12/12 there doing okay now but are a bit behind. Good news is i dont have to feed nutes anymore!
Lockedin
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One of my friends suggested FFOF / top dressing 2X with FFOF only and just letting them grow with one topping.
I'm terrible at following instructions - so I quadlined / LST'd them.
But I have not added anything to the base FFOF except for more FFOF.
Really happy with how the soil / nute aspect of my grow is going - I have more time to drive my Wife crazy researching lights upgrades and drawing up plans to convert the office...
I'm terrible at following instructions - so I quadlined / LST'd them.
But I have not added anything to the base FFOF except for more FFOF.
Really happy with how the soil / nute aspect of my grow is going - I have more time to drive my Wife crazy researching lights upgrades and drawing up plans to convert the office...
Blue_Walker
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That’s awesome! I’m glad it’s going well. I should grab another bag of it. I’ve been researching lights and stuff also. I like my space bucket because it’s small. But it’s hard to work on the plant so I’ve pondered building a box or getting a smaller tent. I was eyeing the HLG 96 v2.One of my friends suggested FFOF / top dressing 2X with FFOF only and just letting them grow with one topping.
I'm terrible at following instructions - so I quadlined / LST'd them.
But I have not added anything to the base FFOF except for more FFOF.
Really happy with how the soil / nute aspect of my grow is going - I have more time to drive my Wife crazy researching lights upgrades and drawing up plans to convert the office...
Kevanthony
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5 gallon thats big....how big is your tent and how many plants are there?
Lockedin
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4'X4'X7' --- 7 hybrid & hybrid indica. You can see the individuals in the pic above if you look carefully.
Not crowded yet, but they're still stretching abit. Good canopy management lesson for me!
I took off LST hooks and let them start going vertical, re: I need to add more lights (will be fully addressed next grow). Vertical height is not a problem on this round.
I had debated between 3 or 5 gal - and settled on 5 for the additional soil/"fuel" capacity.
The extra diameter helped with top dressing and plant spacing --- until they overgrew the sides, now they're a few inches apart.
Not crowded yet, but they're still stretching abit. Good canopy management lesson for me!
I took off LST hooks and let them start going vertical, re: I need to add more lights (will be fully addressed next grow). Vertical height is not a problem on this round.
I had debated between 3 or 5 gal - and settled on 5 for the additional soil/"fuel" capacity.
The extra diameter helped with top dressing and plant spacing --- until they overgrew the sides, now they're a few inches apart.
Kevanthony
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I got a 5x5x7 and ordered more lights but there taking for ever to come in. I am using Terpinator for the tricome boost.
Blue_Walker
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What’d you end up ordering?
Blue_Walker
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Buds as of today 
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Blue_Walker
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Thanks! This is my first grow all together and decided to try it out in a space bucket. Yours are looking good. Makes me want to build a bigger space for my next grow. I’m at 57 days of flower right now.
Pictures are deceiving. I'm still working at it.
Blue_Walker
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Oh it’s always a Work in progress just based off of my new learning experience here haha.
Blue_Walker
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Blue_Walker
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Thank you!They look tasty!
I’m thinking I’m going to harvest at some point this week. I’m pretty excited.