How often to feed?

[powerisknowlege]

How often would you recommend me feeding my plants with nutes if i'm using the regular soil from the ground at my location. I plan on watering once a week.

 

[beginningbotanist420]

I would say once a week then...

 

[powerisknowlege]

I'll be using the fox farm three set. Should i use the recommend dose on the back of half power or 1/4th power

 

[KushKing949]

Start with a 1/4 dose first then as they get bigger you can use the recommended dose

 

[panhead]

What an odd situation,you have the 2nd most expensive fertilizers made & your using regular soil with no amendments

If i were in your shoes at the very least i would amend the soil with some manure,vermiculite & lime,the reason being is that every time ive ever tried growing outdoors in just the soil in the area i selected i had shit loads of problems with the plants from the crappy soil.

 

[powerisknowlege]

I can't carry in any soil. If i could I would. Sucks to hear you had shitty results. Are there any others who have had better results with regular soil? I hope so, because I really want my alaskan ice and white widow to thrive.

 

[powerisknowlege]

If I feed it with nutes, it wont make up for the shitty soil. Also is all soil in the wild shitty. What should I look for to make sure the soil is ok or good?

 

[panhead]

If I feed it with nutes, it wont make up for the shitty soil. Also is all soil in the wild shitty. What should I look for to make sure the soil is ok or good?

Soil quality from outdoors is questionable,you might get real lucky & pick a spot that has very rich black soil,these types soil are usually found in old growth forest type areas that have very dense vegatation,the soil gets very rich after decades of vegatation rots,the bad part is the closer your spot is to an urban location the less chances you have for finding excellent soil,these rich soil forest areas are also too dense with vegatation to grow in from lack of sunlight,i live in Michigan & this is what ive found to be true in the lower half of my state,other guys in other states may have different experiences.

At the very least you are going to need to back pack in a few light weight soil amendments,i understand that you cant carry in huge heavy bags of manure but you can cary in other things that are very light weight,things like masons sand,perlite & vermiculite can be back packed in easily,a single 20lb bag of masons sand will go along way in amending the soil & helping the plants.

Same goes for perlite & vermiculite,being that your taking on a hidden outdoor grow i wouldnt use too much perlite because it sheds water & your going to want your soil to retain water, but at the same time still be loose for the roots to breath & grow,this is where masons sand & vermiculite come into play.

If you can mix in a few quarts of vermiculite to aid water retention in the soil,then mix in a few quarts of masons sand to keep the soil from getting compacted your plants will grow much faster & healthier than without amending the soil at all.

 

[powerisknowlege]

Soil quality from outdoors is questionable,you might get real lucky & pick a spot that has very rich black soil,these types soil are usually found in old growth forest type areas that have very dense vegatation,the soil gets very rich after decades of vegatation rots,the bad part is the closer your spot is to an urban location the less chances you have for finding excellent soil,these rich soil forest areas are also too dense with vegatation to grow in from lack of sunlight,i live in Michigan & this is what ive found to be true in the lower half of my state,other guys in other states may have different experiences.

At the very least you are going to need to back pack in a few light weight soil amendments,i understand that you cant carry in huge heavy bags of manure but you can cary in other things that are very light weight,things like masons sand,perlite & vermiculite can be back packed in easily,a single 20lb bag of masons sand will go along way in amending the soil & helping the plants.

Same goes for perlite & vermiculite,being that your taking on a hidden outdoor grow i wouldnt use too much perlite because it sheds water & your going to want your soil to retain water, but at the same time still be loose for the roots to breath & grow,this is where masons sand & vermiculite come into play.

If you can mix in a few quarts of vermiculite to aid water retention in the soil,then mix in a few quarts of masons sand to keep the soil from getting compacted your plants will grow much faster & healthier than without amending the soil at all.

HOw can I send you a private message? You seem to have knowlege

 

[South Texas]

Yep, what Panhead said. I would also carry in some molasses, liquid seaweed, Epsom salt & compost tea.