fox farm soils are a joke and I will never buy them again.. was about to transplant my clones into a 3 gal pot and noticed there was a lot of wood and bark I always noticed there was some but I had no idea there was so much. I decided to sift the soil I had in the 3 gal pot here is what I got. don't waste your money guys. btw this was ocean forest I have no complaints for happy frog or LW they seemd to bee good soils.
fox fam soils have been added to my shit list
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fir3dragon
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LOL my lowes soil doesn't even have that much bark
Jimdamick
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All I read about that soil is it gives a lot of people problems with nitrogen levels and ph. That's the first time I've seen it and it does seem to have an excessive amount of bark in it. I think that I would like that area filled with soil instead of wood, and if the reason they use it for aeration, it is just because cheaper than perlite, but not suitable for potting soil in my opinion.
ThorGanjason
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So is the bark/mulch the reason why you hate it? Have you used it before, or have any results to compare it to?
I noticed some of my perlite turning green after watering with it. It looked just like my organic Buddha grow formula when I pour it over my soil/perlite, so I was wondering if they added nutrients (other than what's composted).
My plants are doing fairly well in it so far, but I haven't had enough time to really see how it does.
I noticed some of my perlite turning green after watering with it. It looked just like my organic Buddha grow formula when I pour it over my soil/perlite, so I was wondering if they added nutrients (other than what's composted).
My plants are doing fairly well in it so far, but I haven't had enough time to really see how it does.
ive only used it my last grow because when I went to buy my promix they were sold out. so I picked up the FFOF to give it a try. I like my soils light and airy and this is far from that.
woody333333
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u got a bad bag.......take it back..... ive never seen ffof w that much wood in it
I thought the same thing maybe just a bad batch. so I looked at the other two bags I bought. and its the same im very disappointed.
woody333333
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i havent bought any in a couple months i hope they havent made a change like this.......... i gotta believe its a bad batch that stuff looks rough
silasraven
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so you got one bad batch, ive gotten 5 bags so far in my life and the stuff is the best I'v me used.
well good luck with your next purchase.
woody333333
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i plan on researching online to see if anybody else is having this problem.............might be that u just switched out a bag of mg so u could hate on ff
fir3dragon
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Mg doesn't look like that..
woody333333
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mg organic looks exactly like that
haha im not hating on ff ive used there LW and happy frog and it was fine but this is just my experience with ocen forest. alright do some research I planned on it to. ill email the company and will post there reply.
Thank you for contacting FoxFarm with your inquiry and concerns, I’d be glad to help. One of the main ingredients of Ocean Forest is composted forest humus, which has many benefits for your plants. The bark found throughout the composted humus is of the finest quality and aged considerably longer than any other products on the market. The acids and beneficial microbes that come from the bark being in the soil are one of the reasons our soils produce such fantastic results. The batch is not bad, I assure you, as our quality control procedures are incredibly thorough. We pull samples from the production lines 3 times per hour to check for consistency, ppm, pH, and contaminants of any kind. All ingredients are sifted and sourced from the highest quality sources available. I apologize if you feel the contents of your Ocean Forest did not meet your expectations, if you feel there has been an error and the contents are not as you expect, you can send in the manufacture code found at the top of the bag where it was sealed shut, and we can pull our retained sample to analyze for any problems. We can also send you a pre-paid shipping tag if you are interested in sending us a soil sample. We take great pride in our products, and if you feel you have received a product that is below our standards, we aim to make things right. I hope this helps