wheres the fox farm comming from?

is it from the east coast or west coast i can tell a diff in the bags latley and def more perlight now compared to 3years ago
why i wonder is that this means 2 diff batches diff oceans ecosystems and poss the threat of supermite eggs form west coast
batches and who knows whats to come from the east coast batches mabey im just overthinking this one but i
would love to hear any input you guys have thanks

If I am correct Fox Farms main plant is just several miles from me. Now hubs going to destinations across the country could not tell you where they are at and if they have some quality control after it comes from the main plant.

......Arcata-

--they are cooking it too fast......demand

shits getting worse and worse....supply and demand

--switch to 'Black Gold'

...original old guys preffered base soil choice
...ammend

Make your own from scratch using Peat?

The Base - This is the core of the soil

1/3 Sphagnum Peat from Premier Peat or Alaska Peat
1/3 Aeration material (pumice and lava rock) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Normal-Pelle...item48573e3886
1/3 EWC (Much better to use your own worm compost, but you can do that later.)

Per Cubic Foot of the above Base Soil, (That’s 2.5 gallons of each of the above) add the following:

The Mineral Package: Very important. This provides years of slow mineral release.

3 cup Charcoal (activated) GET LOCALLY. Crush Bagged charcoal (not Kingsford)
4 cups Rock Powders (4X Glacial, 1X Bentonite Clay, 1X Pyrophyllite Clay, 1X Basalt)
Glacial- http://www.gaiagreen.com/rockdust.html
Bentonite Clay (Calcium)- http://www.groworganic.com/fertilize...ments.html?p=6
Pyrophyllite Clay- http://www.vitalityherbsandclay.com/...-products.html
Basalt- http://cascademineralsnw.com/consumer.html

1 Cup Sul-Po-Mag http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Wisdom...words=sulpomag

The Lime Package: 1/2 cup this 3 part lime mix:

1/8 Cup powdered dolomite lime http://www.sea-of-green.com/nutrient...mite-lime.html
1/8 Cup agricultural gypsum http://www.amazon.com/Espoma-Organic...ultural+gypsum
1/2 Cup powdered oyster shell http://www.amazon.com/Pacific-Pearl-...m/B007DL0AGI/2

The Nutrient Package: The microbes will get busy storing this stuff.

1/2 Cup Neem Meal (2 g / L) http://www.neemresource.com
1/2 Cup Crab Shell Meal www.OrganicGrowers.com
2 Cups Kelp Meal www.OrganicGrowers.com
2 Cups Fish Meal http://www.amazon.com/Down-to-Earth-...arth+fish+meal
2 Cups Fish Bone Meal http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Earth-722-3...ords=fish+meal
1/2 Cup Alfalfa- GET LOCALLY

1 cubic foot = 7.5 gallons.

Optional: Moisten with Fresh Aloe (2 Tbs Juice with 1 gallon water) and Accelerant Tea (Comfrey, Yarrow, Horsetail or Nettle)

I pre-inoculate with BTI http://www.thatpetplace.com/mosquito...FYxcMgodrQsA8A and Nematodes http://www.naturescontrol.com/thrip.html#pn

Let this rest for 4 weeks.

GOOD OVERALL SOURCE TO CHECK OUT: http://www.groworganic.com/fertilize...ments.html?p=6

It has been said by more than one person that Fox Farms is outsourcing some of its work with other companies on the east coast ? I really do not know the honest to gods truth as outsourcing is more common in the industry than most realize . I agree with Buck as they are just tossing this shit together in mass as its demand grows nation wide .

I havent had any problems with FF..

East coaster and never an issue with ffof..