Gaia green and ffof

[Herb potman]

Has anyone used Gaia green with ffof. I was told this Wud B easy for begginers tryna help my 65 year old mom grow Lol. And I will try myself. I was told to use only ffof for first 4 weeks approx and then top dress with there 4-4-4 What about there other powder for bloom I will be doing autos and photos in this mix. If anyone has same set up please give me a few pointers to help out. Thanks

 

[Wattzzup]

Has anyone used Gaia green with ffof. I was told this Wud B easy for begginers tryna help my 65 year old mom grow Lol. And I will try myself. I was told to use only ffof for first 4 weeks approx and then top dress with there 4-4-4 What about there other powder for bloom I will be doing autos and photos in this mix. If anyone has same set up please give me a few pointers to help out. Thanks

Top dress about 21 days or 3 weeks. You want it working by 4 weeks. Plan ahead.

 

[Herb potman]

Top dress about 21 days or 3 weeks. You want it working by 4 weeks. Plan ahead.

Do I follow dosage on the container the same for autos or photos or do u have secrets to share lol. ANd only use 4-4-4 or shud I get the bloom aswell

 

[Green_Alchemist]

Do I follow dosage on the container the same for autos or photos or do u have secrets to share lol. ANd only use 4-4-4 or shud I get the bloom aswell

yes I would recommend 2-8-4 Bloom as well for the flowering phase

edit: personally I topdress 2 Tbsp per Gallon of medium used every 3 weeks, and scratch that into the surface with a cup of worm castings and water in slowly.

 

[Herb potman]

yes I would recommend 2-8-4 Bloom as well for the flowering phase

Have u used Gaia green products with fox farm or a super soil like fox farm and ifso autos or photos ?
Thanks

 

[Herb potman]

Top dress about 21 days or 3 weeks. You want it working by 4 weeks. Plan ahead.

Have u used this recipe ? Do I need the bloom aswell or 4-4-4 is all purpose meaning it’s all I need for autoflower grow in super soil ?

 

[Green_Alchemist]

Have u used Gaia green products with fox farm or a super soil like fox farm and ifso autos or photos ?
Thanks

Currently just Gaia Green products with Coco coir, though my next run will be with super soil.
they were all autoflowering strains in 3 gallon fabric pots, I had to amend my soil at first with a few different amendments because it was just buffered coco/perlite.

 

[Herb potman]

Currently just Gaia Green products with Coco coir, though my next run will be with super soil.
they were all autoflowering strains in 3 gallon fabric pots, I had to amend my soil at first with a few different amendments because it was just buffered coco/perlite.

If u growing in coco u must have a few grows under your belt. Gaia and coco sounds cool too Guna try coco next year (how often u water ) this year guna try and get good at soil. Can u share your plan on what u plan on doing with Gaia green in supersoil ? Please

 

[Wattzzup]

Have u used this recipe ? Do I need the bloom aswell or 4-4-4 is all purpose meaning it’s all I need for autoflower grow in super soil ?

I have not but I used a 4-4-4 until flower and switched to bloom. The next feeding I had to go back to 4-4-4. I’m assuming that’s a week 5 and up thing. I’m still working through this myself.

 

[Herb potman]

I have not but I used a 4-4-4 until flower and switched to bloom. The next feeding I had to go back to 4-4-4. I’m assuming that’s a week 5 and up thing. I’m still working through this myself.

I planned on using as a top feed are u not doing the same. If U going back to the veg How ? And what were the signs that made u realize it was to early for them bloom ?

 

[Herb potman]

I meant top dressing

 

[Wattzzup]

I planned on using as a top feed are u not doing the same. If U going back to the veg How ? And what were the signs that made u realize it was to early for them bloom ?

Yellow leaves right away. 4-4-4 isn’t a veg. It’s an all purpose. Others have suggested using it all the way through.

 

[Wattzzup]

I meant top dressing

Same thing

 

[Herb potman]

Yellow leaves right away. 4-4-4 isn’t a veg. It’s an all purpose. Others have suggested using it all the way through.

That’s what I was wondering if I cud do with 4-4-4. How do u feed Gaia to plants

 

[Wattzzup]

That’s what I was wondering if I cud do with 4-4-4. How do u feed Gaia to plants

Top dress. Again I don’t use Gaia but I know there’s some people on here that do. Do a search and see what you come up with.

 

[Green_Alchemist]

If u growing in coco u must have a few grows under your belt. Gaia and coco sounds cool too Guna try coco next year (how often u water ) this year guna try and get good at soil. Can u share your plan on what u plan on doing with Gaia green in supersoil ? Please

Of course, My next plan is to go with Gaia green Living soil, and amend with:
-All purpose 444
-Power Bloom 284
-Worm castings
-Myco fungi

I plan on amending my soil and every 3 weeks, top dressing 2tbsp per gallon of dry amendments in and scratching it in before watering it in slowly (so the nutrients don’t float to the top and take longer to soak in)

I’ll be going with a 50-50% mix of 444 / 284 when I hit the start of flower,
and then 3 weeks later do a 30-70% ratio of 444-284. My last topdress I do 100% 284 bloom

I found most of my knowledge from a YouTuber called “Mr. Canucks Grow”
He only uses Gaia green dry amendments and recently switched from coco to living soil, I’d recommend looking up his last 4 videos on his autoflower grow in living soil only using Gaia green. He’s got some monsters with that method! And explains well his soil mixing / top dressing methods.
(I know I’m gonna get some hate for mentioning him but still, I found it worked well for me!)
Hope this helps some!

Edit: here’s a topdress info pic I used for reference starting out.
also, if you’re using FFOF, then you shouldn’t have to amend, or even topdress until week 3-4, FF has a lot of nutrients all ready to go

 

[Herb potman]

Of course, My next plan is to go with Gaia green Living soil, and amend with:
-All purpose 444
-Power Bloom 284
-Worm castings
-Myco fungi

I plan on amending my soil and every 3 weeks, top dressing 2tbsp per gallon of dry amendments in and scratching it in before watering it in slowly (so the nutrients don’t float to the top and take longer to soak in)

I’ll be going with a 50-50% mix of 444 / 284 when I hit the start of flower,
and then 3 weeks later do a 30-70% ratio of 444-284. My last topdress I do 100% 284 bloom

I found most of my knowledge from a YouTuber called “Mr. Canucks Grow”
He only uses Gaia green dry amendments and recently switched from coco to living soil, I’d recommend looking up his last 4 videos on his autoflower grow in living soil only using Gaia green. He’s got some monsters with that method! And explains well his soil mixing / top dressing methods.
(I know I’m gonna get some hate for mentioning him but still, I found it worked well for me!)
Hope this helps some!

Edit: here’s a topdress info pic I used for reference starting out.
also, if you’re using FFOF, then you shouldn’t have to amend, or even topdress until week 3-4, FF has a lot of nutrients all ready to go

Thanks a bunch.

 

[OrganicMartian]

I am using gaia green and FFOF with terrific results. I add EWC to jump start the microbial life that is necessary to break down the granular organic amendments. Day 10 of flower so I cannot speak for the final result yet. Absolutely use the power Bloom during flower.

I start in small container straight ffof. Repot to a 1 gallon with 6 part ffof 1 part ewc 1 part perlite, with gaia all purpose 3 tbs per gallon. And then repot into 5 gallon final homes 6 part ffof, 1 part ewc, 1 part perlite, with 50/50 split power bloom and all purpose, because I flip to flower a week after repotting.

I imagine your mother wants to skip the transplanting as it can be a lot of work. IMO starting in the final pot size is fine as long as you are watering appropriately, applying water only as far as the leaves reach. She could amend the soil 3 tbs per gallon 70/30 all-purpose/powerbloom to start, with a large handful on non amended soil we're the seedling will start. And start top dressing 2 months later. Top dress every 3 weeks after that at 1 tbs per gallon of a mixture of all purpose and power bloom, the ratio is depending on if you're flowering or plant to veg longer

I water 5- 10 percent volume of the pot size everyday. So for my 5 gallon fabric pot I water 1/2 gallon everyday. But the plant is large, so for your mother she would water less at the beginning and gradually increase the amount.
these girls are day 10 of flower, I germinated the seeds January 1st. They seem extremely healthy. Use EWC to Jumpstart the microbial life

 

[OrganicMartian]

Perhaps tone down the initial ammendment to 2 tbs per gallon, if you choose to start at final pot size. FFOF is pre amended slightly

 

[Herb potman]

I am using gaia green and FFOF with terrific results. I add EWC to jump start the microbial life that is necessary to break down the granular organic amendments. Day 10 of flower so I cannot speak for the final result yet. Absolutely use the power Bloom during flower.

I start in small container straight ffof. Repot to a 1 gallon with 6 part ffof 1 part ewc 1 part perlite, with gaia all purpose 3 tbs per gallon. And then repot into 5 gallon final homes 6 part ffof, 1 part ewc, 1 part perlite, with 50/50 split power bloom and all purpose, because I flip to flower a week after repotting.

I imagine your mother wants to skip the transplanting as it can be a lot of work. IMO starting in the final pot size is fine as long as you are watering appropriately, applying water only as far as the leaves reach. She could amend the soil 3 tbs per gallon 70/30 all-purpose/powerbloom to start, with a large handful on non amended soil we're the seedling will start. And start top dressing 2 months later. Top dress every 3 weeks after that at 1 tbs per gallon of a mixture of all purpose and power bloom, the ratio is depending on if you're flowering or plant to veg longer

I water 5- 10 percent volume of the pot size everyday. So for my 5 gallon fabric pot I water 1/2 gallon everyday. But the plant is large, so for your mother she would water less at the beginning and gradually increase the amount.
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SO I was told to only top amend Gaia green products after ffof soil nutrients have depleted approx 4 weeks worth in ffof so I Wud top Amend at week 3 to give time to release before soil is depleted. But sounds like you amend in full strength (out the bag ) ffof. I Wud like to hear more if u can help me out with more detail cuz you’re way sounds goodbye aswell. Maybe I try both ways. Please help a rookie out with it all.