Soil question

[Árboles verdes]

Hey guys, I bought the Fox farm soil the one with the fish and shells on the cover and the one with the frog because I thought that that’s all I needed, it said one for veg and one for bloom but I’ve been reading that people add a lot more stuff, can anyone help. I know that one is perlite but i thought these bags had that already. Thanks in Advace

 

[MidMoMedicinalGrow]

You can if you want. I used a root riot pod after I germinated the seed. After the roots started coming out of the root riot pod. I put the pod into a 50/50 mix of the two soils you have, happy frog and ocean forest. Then from there I transplanted one more time to a 5 gallon pot of all ocean forest. The ocean forest had enough nutrients in it to last about the fitst 3-4 weeks. I did not use any nutrients until my first week of bloom. Here is a puc of my plants when they were in veg.

 

[Árboles verdes]

Awesome man, I’m gona do that. Thanks

 

[MidMoMedicinalGrow]

Just be careful watering. In soil its very easy to over water. Its much easier to resolve under watering issues than it is over watering issues.

 

[Igotsuperskunk]

I'd listen to midmo because wow!!! Look at that pretty pretty pretty growth. Congrats mid that's awesome. My 2cents as a novice may only be worth 2 cents lol but depending on pot size you could try and go with a "water only living super soil" type deal. With those 2 ff mixes and a couple added amendments you could layer soil mixes and plant in the final pot as well as only having mostly regular waterings with some additional topdressing or mycos & molasses tea feeding here and there. Even something like one shot or recharge which is even easier might be something to check out if you want to go from start to finish with less nutrient upkeep and no transplants etc.Just a thought as that's what I'm looking into for my next round. But like I said midmo obviously knows what he or she is doing so I'd go with their advice over mine for sure. I'm hoping that even though what I'm talking about is a bit more intricate to set up, if done right it should be less work throughout... Or at least that's the idea. I've also seen over and over that it wouldn't hurt to add some pumice or a lil aeration of your choice to the ff ocean forest. Best of luck ,may the odds be forever in your favor & sorry for the rant.

 

[Árboles verdes]

I'd listen to midmo because wow!!! Look at that pretty pretty pretty growth. Congrats mid that's awesome. My 2cents as a novice may only be worth 2 cents lol but depending on pot size you could try and go with a "water only living super soil" type deal. With those 2 ff mixes and a couple added amendments you could layer soil mixes and plant in the final pot as well as only having mostly regular waterings with some additional topdressing or mycos & molasses tea feeding here and there. Even something like one shot or recharge which is even easier might be something to check out if you want to go from start to finish with less nutrient upkeep and no transplants etc.Just a thought as that's what I'm looking into for my next round. But like I said midmo obviously knows what he or she is doing so I'd go with their advice over mine for sure. I'm hoping that even though what I'm talking about is a bit more intricate to set up, if done right it should be less work throughout... Or at least that's the idea. I've also seen over and over that it wouldn't hurt to add some pumice or a lil aeration of your choice to the ff ocean forest. Best of luck ,may the odds be forever in your favor & sorry for the rant.

Everyone’s advice is appreciated, I’m going to look into what you said but I’m gona go with midmo suggested. Thanks guys

 

[Árboles verdes]

Just be careful watering. In soil its very easy to over water. Its much easier to resolve under watering issues than it is over watering issues.

Thanks a lot, I’m gona lower watering but I’m doing every 3 days maybe 4 on a 5 gal smart pot

 

[peperonia]

i thought it was bit hot, i like motherland performance coco but they stopped selling at my local store. started using basement mix, not too bad. definitely lift pot to make sure it is dry before watering

 

[MidMoMedicinalGrow]

Where did you get your seeds from? I went with an over seas company Nirvana! Great prices and they only sell their seeds. So you know you are not getting some other seeds repackaged.they also have a very descreet shipping. They run $25-$40 for a pack of fems. Plus it seems to me that there seed characteristicsare not over stated like some breeders. I just ordered some from attitude that seem to be stuck in Chicago although thats probably more my fault since I did not click on discreet shipping.

 

[MidMoMedicinalGrow]

i thought it was bit hot, i like motherland performance coco but they stopped selling at my local store. started using basement mix, not too bad. definitely lift pot to make sure it is dry before watering

From what I have read ocean forest can definitely be a hot mix. Also I have read that Fox Farms soil can be pretty inconsistent. So maybe I got lucky with the batch I recieved. But definitely do a 50/50 mix with the two types of soil... another thing I did, seemed to help was at the bottom of the pot I put a layer of pumice/volcano rock about an inch to an inch to inch and half deep to help with drainage. Also as far as living super soils are concerned.. they definitely seem to be the way to go. I decided to go with a basic soil grow and get some grows under me before I try to undertake such a thing. But definitely sounds interesting!

 

[peperonia]

ya the living soil im curious to try aswell

 

[Árboles verdes]

Where did you get your seeds from? I went with an over seas company Nirvana! Great prices and they only sell their seeds. So you know you are not getting some other seeds repackaged.they also have a very descreet shipping. They run $25-$40 for a pack of fems. Plus it seems to me that there seed characteristicsare not over stated like some breeders. I just ordered some from attitude that seem to be stuck in Chicago although thats probably more my fault since I did not click on discreet shipping.

Me seeds were a gift

 

[MidMoMedicinalGrow]

Can't go wrong there.. hopefully you get a decent amount of females out of them!

 

[Árboles verdes]

From what I have read ocean forest can definitely be a hot mix. Also I have read that Fox Farms soil can be pretty inconsistent. So maybe I got lucky with the batch I recieved. But definitely do a 50/50 mix with the two types of soil... another thing I did, seemed to help was at the bottom of the pot I put a layer of pumice/volcano rock about an inch to an inch to inch and half deep to help with drainage. Also as far as living super soils are concerned.. they definitely seem to be the way to go. I decided to go with a basic soil grow and get some grows under me before I try to undertake such a thing. But definitely sounds interesting!

Thanks man, the volcano rock sounds about right, I’m doing that when I transplant my clones

 

[Árboles verdes]

 

[Árboles verdes]

Is this the end?

 

[ryuyugo2989]

I just use the ocean forest. I do add nutrient's now as i have become more comfortable with growing.

 

[Árboles verdes]

I had under watered but she’s good, gave her water yesterday and now she looks like this, to me I think she looks thirsty or am I wrong?

 

[mudballs]

Kudos for being among the handful of people on here that know how to resize pics before posting.

 

[abyss13]

You can if you want. I used a root riot pod after I germinated the seed. After the roots started coming out of the root riot pod. I put the pod into a 50/50 mix of the two soils you have, happy frog and ocean forest. Then from there I transplanted one more time to a 5 gallon pot of all ocean forest. The ocean forest had enough nutrients in it to last about the fitst 3-4 weeks. I did not use any nutrients until my first week of bloom. Here is a puc of my plants when they were in veg.View attachment 4887725

Right on the money, nice...
(a commercial grow lab co. I read an article on does exactly what u do, molasses & Nuits after 30 or so days)