little help please :)

I'm about to do my second grow. I will be using seven gallon airpots. Last time I used fox farm soil only. I was considering doing my next grow with coco and fox farm. 50/50 blend. Has anyone tried this? Any feedback is appreciated. Would this be better than using soil or alone or am i open to a lot more issues. I've never used coco before Happy Thanksgiving to all

MV,
Just a few comments. Not sure why such a big pot. Things can go wrong in any grow and even more likely with a new grower. I say keep things manageable.

Coco has it's own set of problems related to either cation retention or excess release (especiallu K+). I've never ammended soil with coco but I think you should just use the FF with some perlite like most folks do. I just feel the approach to coco being so different then soil may create issues. But opinion only.
Good luck,
JD

I’ve read multiple times on this forum that mixing the two is a bad idea.

I have no experience doing it myself.

I say stick with the soil, mix strawberry fields with happy frog, very good combo.

Start in small pots and keep potting up as they get root bound.

What they said.

Second grow....keep it simple.

My recommendation is to use a "pro-mix" potting soil.

Good luck

I'd recommend doing one or the other, but not mixing the two. With that being said, I experimented with a 50/50 mix of soil and coco and did pull off a successful harvest, albeit it was not my best.

I would use one or the other. I have a friend that mixes FoxFarm Ocean Forest and Happy Frog 50/50 with some added perlite and does great with that.

people will tell you that they grow awesome weed mixing soil and coco, and maybe they do, but they're the rare exception.
they have different ph ranges, and different strengths and weaknesses. those strengths don't seem to complement each other. coco or peat tend to make soil stay wet for too long, and soil impairs the oxygen retention abilities of coco, and the "airyness" of peat....
i think you'd be miles better off using perlite instead of coco or peat in soil.

Myvirtue said:

I'm about to do my second grow. I will be using seven gallon airpots. Last time I used fox farm soil only. I was considering doing my next grow with coco and fox farm. 50/50 blend. Has anyone tried this? Any feedback is appreciated. Would this be better than using soil or alone or am i open to a lot more issues. I've never used coco before Happy Thanksgiving to all

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My last outdoor grow I did a 50/50 of roots organics Greenfield and FFHP. RO on bottom half FFHF top half. Purely as an experiment, in 5 gallon buckets btw. Put clones in the first week of June harvested 1st week of oct. Gas mask strain, and it came out satisfying for me.

Zephyrs said:

My last outdoor grow I did a 50/50 of roots organics Greenfield and FFHP. RO on bottom half FFHF top half. Purely as an experiment, in 5 gallon buckets btw. Put clones in the first week of June harvested 1st week of oct. Gas mask strain, and it came out satisfying for me. View attachment 4237971 View attachment 4237973 View attachment 4237975 View attachment 4237976

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That is beautiful! I don’t think I’d leave the yard, needs hammock.

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That is beautiful! I don’t think I’d leave the yard, needs hammock.

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Lol yeah thanks, I spent many a hot afternoon in my backyard with my girls. It helps to have a 110 lb guard dog, who thinks dad's plants are his also, for when I have to go anywhere. A good extra sense of security