Need Some Advice on Happy Frog

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The3rdMan

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I am in the flowering phase now and have a couple of plants in 10 gallon pots with Happy Frog Soil. Some questions:

1. When to add nutrients. These plants are small, about 12 inches. I have Dr. Earth's Flower Girl I'll use for P&K.

2. Do you find you have to add Calcium & Magnesium ?

3. What about micronutrients: Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Copper, Boron, Cobalt. I have Big 6 which does not contain Iron and TM-7 which does have Iron.

4. Anything else I should know?

Any helpful advice would be appreciated.
 
Zephyrs

Zephyrs

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The3rdMan said:
I am in the flowering phase now and have a couple of plants in 10 gallon pots with Happy Frog Soil. Some questions:

1. When to add nutrients. These plants are small, about 12 inches. I have Dr. Earth's Flower Girl I'll use for P&K.

2. Do you find you have to add Calcium & Magnesium ?

3. What about micronutrients: Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Copper, Boron, Cobalt. I have Big 6 which does not contain Iron and TM-7 which does have Iron.

4. Anything else I should know?

Any helpful advice would be appreciated.
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1. Add nutes around week 5-6.

2. Yes.

3. Yes, all the trace and macro nutrients. Earth Wormcasting contains alot of those as well as beneficial microbes.

4. Yes. There is a shit load to know about growing organic. It seems there's a Mountain of knowledge to know! :eyesmoke: bongsmilie
 
Cboat38

Cboat38

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I usually add after 3 waterings or if I see signs before that some plants need more some don’t and some batches are different
 
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The3rdMan

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Zephyrs said:
1. Add nutes around week 5-6.

2. Yes.

3. Yes, all the trace and macro nutrients. Earth Wormcasting contains alot of those as well as beneficial microbes.

4. Yes. There is a shit load to know about growing organic. It seems there's a Mountain of knowledge to know! :eyesmoke: bongsmilie
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Zephyrs said:
1. Add nutes around week 5-6.

2. Yes.

3. Yes, all the trace and macro nutrients. Earth Wormcasting contains alot of those as well as beneficial microbes.

4. Yes. There is a shit load to know about growing organic. It seems there's a Mountain of knowledge to know! :eyesmoke: bongsmilie
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Crustacean meal has Phosphorus, Calcium, Magnesium Plus some Dr. Earth Flower Girl.
 
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The3rdMan

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Zephyrs said:
1. Add nutes around week 5-6.

2. Yes.

3. Yes, all the trace and macro nutrients. Earth Wormcasting contains alot of those as well as beneficial microbes.

4. Yes. There is a shit load to know about growing organic. It seems there's a Mountain of knowledge to know! :eyesmoke: bongsmilie
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The3rdMan

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Anybody use Buildaflower from Buildasoil as a top dress on Happy Frog? It is rich in micros since it contains 3 types of compost And EWC but have to be careful not To use too much.
 
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The3rdMan

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Zephyrs said:
1. Add nutes around week 5-6.

2. Yes.

3. Yes, all the trace and macro nutrients. Earth Wormcasting contains alot of those as well as beneficial microbes.

4. Yes. There is a shit load to know about growing organic. It seems there's a Mountain of knowledge to know! :eyesmoke: bongsmilie
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I have read on the Foxfarm site that Ocean forest is good for 21-40 days but Happy frog is a lighter mix And that you should start adding nutes after a couple weeks. There isn’t any discussion about pot size. You say Do not add nutes until week 5-6. Can you elaborate? Thanks.
 
meangreengrowinmachine

meangreengrowinmachine

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The3rdMan said:
I was thinking of adding some organic amendments after week 2 but Zephyrs got me thinking that is too early.
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as long as they are organic and ACTUAL organic not bottled organic I think you should be ok. If you watch the Build a soil videos dude just top dressed with it right before going in to flower.
 
Zephyrs

Zephyrs

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The3rdMan said:
I was thinking of adding some organic amendments after week 2 but Zephyrs got me thinking that is too early.
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Yes Do add dry organic nutrients after week 2. Because it takes at least 7-10 days before a top dressing of nutrients will soak down. Also it takes a week or more for top dressing to break down, and become available for nute transfer and uptake by the root system.
 
meangreengrowinmachine

meangreengrowinmachine

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Zephyrs said:
Yes Do add dry organic nutrients after week 2. Because it takes at least 7-10 days before a top dressing of nutrients will soak down. Also it takes a week or more for top dressing to break down, and become available for nute transfer and uptake by the root system.
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Personally I like to add it like the day before I go to flower but many ways to skin a cat as they say!
 
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The3rdMan

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meangreengrowinmachine said:
as long as they are organic and ACTUAL organic not bottled organic I think you should be ok. If you watch the Build a soil videos dude just top dressed with it right before going in to flower.
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I repotted near end of week 3 of flower So the Frog soil is just a few days old. In the BAS example you give, I Assume they are using the same soil as they transition to flower. In that respect, it makes sense that dude is adding some nutrients at this point.
 
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The3rdMan

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Zephyrs said:
Yes Do add dry organic nutrients after week 2. Because it takes at least 7-10 days before a top dressing of nutrients will soak down. Also it takes a week or more for top dressing to break down, and become available for nute transfer and uptake by the root system.
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Okay, sounds good. As I said earlier, these plants are small and do not have as much greenery as I would like, so I rather not wait for the plant to tell me when to add nutes because deficiencies can cause a lot of damage quickly before they are resolved. On the other hand, I do not want to overdo it.
 
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