Go go n chill
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I love FFOF, you’ve seen my grows..... that soil grows nice plants.... definitely beginner friendly
Organic Growing Made Easy & Fox Farms Ocean Forest!
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CoB_nUt
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Yup,I saw you in a few organic threads during my research.I run soiless,a few different mixes.Coco Loco.Perlite×Turface all 3 etc. I've been bitten and want to try organics and creating a water only soil.
I'll be grabbing a worm bin pretty soon.
CoB_nUt
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Yes,I have.You put in some nice work with it.The beginner friendliness is what drew me to it.
Go go n chill
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FFOF harvest day 
CaseyQuinn
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I plan on doi f this with also a little neem seed & maybe a little extra oyster shell. It will be my 1st mix. & I want to use the rest of Ocean Forrest I have. So I'm curious to how this mix worked for you. No, I have not scrolled yet to read all replies. I will do so shortly. Thanks for the advice. It will be my qst all organic grow. & I have all the ingredients you mentioned, plus some.Hi All,
Happy 11/7/12 to those of you in Washington St. and Colorado!
I'm somewhat of a newbie, but not totally as I've done my fair part of lurking on these forums without an account, and reading different books, and online articles..Mainly all the different forums..
Anyhow I decided to post here as I found it to be quite informative in comparison to a lot of the other forums..
So anyhow, just a brief hello to all of you, as well as a THANK YOU for any future and/or prior advice
So.....
I'm starting with a thread regarding Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil. I'd like to discuss/share the different way that you guys have used, or are using Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil, with or without success.
And I'll be starting with my own recipe, which begins with Fox Farm Ocean Forest, but is slightly amended, and will be allowed to cycle or "cook/compost/whatever" for a month, prior to using it.
If you've used Fox Farm Ocean Forest, or are planning on using it, I welcome you to comment.
It's all love and wealth of knowledge here.
BUT! Enough of the intro.
I have mixed in a 5 gallon grow bag the following parts, of which we be the final home for my Feminized White Widow Seeds:
-4 gallons* Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil
-2 1/2 quarts* Chunky Perlite (soil already has a good bit of perlite in it)
-1 tablespoon* Hi-Cal lime (figured it would be a bit of a PH buffer in addition the FFOF Oyster Shells, but didn't want to go overboard)
-2 quarts* Earth Worm Castings (Provide bacteria and help supplement Nitrogen production for the plants)
-1/4cup* Espoma Tomato Tone 3-4-6 (mainly to provide a little extra N-P-K across the board)
-1/2cup* Algamin Kelp Meal 1-0-2 (mainly for trace elements)
-1/4cup*Espoma Greensand (mainly for water retention as I added extra perlite).
This^^soil mix I currently have sitting in a 5 gallon grow bag, but I've yet to moisten it, until I can add:
-1 quart Gia Green Glacial Rock Dust.
After adding the rock dust to the soil, I'll water it down, let it sit for a month and then consider it a job!
Given this soil mix of very slight amended Fox Farm Ocean Forest, what do you guy think!
Amazon tracking says my rock dust should be here tomorrow, so I'll mix it in then..but what do you guys think.
See anything I'm missing in this soil? Anything I need more of?
#IpreferKingSizedSlims
CaseyQuinn
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There's 2 books under that title. Is this the one Sir? I'm going to get it. I'm doing my 1st ALL Organic grow. So thx.Appreciates BrownEs!
I am indeed using this mix without any nutes from seed to flowering!
I do however use AACT(actively aerated compost teas) which are made from the amendments that I have left over from the soil mix.
Get ahold of a book called Teaming With Microbes if you can.
Also...The following is one of the BEST READS THAT I'VE EVER COME ACROSS regarding building a good soil..
-> http://forum.grasscity.com/organic-growing/1116550-easy-organic-soil-mix-beginners.html
Take your time and get to know what you're doing before you add anything if you choose to do so.
It helps to know what it takes to make a good soil when you plan on it. FFOF out of the bag is a complete soil, I just don't know how long it'll last without amending it.
If you copy my mix and let it sit for 3weeks before you use it, you'll be good from start to finish. Water only.
But you should get to know these AACTs.
It'll help you understand Organic gardening in an easy to read fashion. It'll also help explain what AACTs are.
But if you make a good enough soil you plants will have a CONSTANT supply of nourishment for your plants.
You'll save a WHOLE LOT of headaches by planning ahead just a little bit.
Imagine how fast a baby would grow if it could eat whenever it wanted to.
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green_machine_two9er
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There’s 3 books in the series. Might as well get them all. Teaming with microbes, teaming with nutrients, teaming with fungi
CaseyQuinn
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Gotcha. & thx.
CaseyQuinn
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Anyone use similar recipes but used Fox Farms Strawberry Fields instead of Ocean Forrest? My girl is actually in 5 gallons of straight Ocean Forrest now. PPM is getting low (350ish) so I'm about ready to transplant up to a 7 gallon fabric pot. Getting her ready to flip to flower. Northern Lights 2 months old. So I'm actually about to mix my soil & amendments right now. & since I was not planning on shaking the roots loose too much, most the current soil will go in the middle of new bigger pot. I was thinking about using: a few (2 or 3) gallons of Stawberry Fields. I dont have perlite, although I do have a bag of clay hydration Pellets. So I can add 2.5 quarts of clay lava rocks. 2 Quarts Earth Worm Castings. 2 Tbsp. Per gallon of Gaia 4.4.4... & also 2 tbsp. Per gallon Of Gaia 2.8.4. .. & 1 Quart Gaia Glacial Rock Dust... 2 Tbsp.per gallon of soil of Mineralized Phosphate.. .5 cup of Kemp Meal... .5 cup of Green Sand. & I was going to add either a tbsp. Of Dolimite Lime OR Oyster Shell flour. ... or can I use a little of each? Sorry. It's all new to me. I'm studying. But want to put it in pot so I can use in 3 weeks. Also. I have Neem Seed Meal. & Fish Bone Meal. .. just not sure about using Neem in Flower stage? ANY & ALL feedback is appreciated. For I want to mix this now. Thanks again.
CaseyQuinn
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Guess I'm trying to figure out what not to use in flower. Although I'm starting a new grow as well. So I'll be doing similar recipe for new Veg. Cycle soon. So I need to learn what to substitute with. I understand more Nitrogen in Veg., like Seabird Guano, Bone Meal, etc. Then during flower use the higher Phosphorus & Potassium meals. I already made one Banana tea & my red girl in full flower right now LOVED IT! So I'll be learning how to make all the teas. Thanks again for feedback.
CaseyQuinn
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Okay. So I made more than I need. If I store the mix I mentioned above in a 20 gal. plastic tub. .. will it keep till needed next time?
CaseyQuinn
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Okay. I added a little humid acid. & 2 Tablespoons of Azomite. This might not be needed with the Gaia Rock Dust & also Green sand I added. But I through a little in there anyways. Here it is again. Thoughts? *3 to 4 Gallons Fox Farm Soil (I used Strawberry Fields, since this is for the start of Flower transplant to 7 gallon pot. But would use Ocean Forrest if in Veg. Still). **2.5 quarts of Clay Hydrationpellets (Lava Rocks) **2 quarts of Earth Worm Castings **1 Tablespoon of Oyster Shell Flour **1 Tablespoon of Dolomite Lime **3 Tablespoons Gaia Green Glacial Rock Dust **6 Tablespoons Gaia Green 4-4-4 All Purpose **6 Tablespoons Gaia Green Power Bloom **6 Tablespoons of Gaia Green Mineralized Phosphate **8 Tablespoons Kelp Meal **3 Tablespoons Humic Acid **4 tablespoons Green Sand **3 Tablespoons Wallace's Wow Mycorrhizal Inoculant