Foxfarm soils

[McBudz]

I'm not so stubborn that I can't be convinced that there are better ways of doing things.I just would like to know why you guys feel the way you do about these pricey soils.

They are pricey. I like the consistency of it and how well it drains. If I could find the raw materials like the ground up bark mulch its mostly made of I would make my own for sure. I had some trouble making my own soil the first time and decided I wanted to go for a sure thing so I went to FFOF and have been happy with it. I'm still learning so I wanted fewer variables in my second grow. As I progress and learn how to listen to the plants better I will venture out and make my own soil if it is cost effective. Til then I'll blow 40-60 bucks on dirt for my grows and worry about one less thing.

 

[oks226]

I like that some of the soils, like Roots Organic, or FoxFarm have everything you need, you can add a little here or there, but you don't need too, I agree with McBudz, they drain well also, and I only pay about 10 bucks for a 1.5 cubic foot bag, If I were to make my own soil I don't think I could make it for as cheap. Plus it cuts out hours of "playing in the mud".

Years ago I was using Black Gold, it was only about 4 bucks for a 1.5 cu.ft. bag and it did just fine, I've never done the side by side comparison, but I truly believe that spending a couple extra bucks on soil makes enough of a difference in final quality and yield that it is well worth the price.

Try picking up a bag for yourself and compare some plants side by side, who knows action1, you may blow this "expensive soil" thing out of the water and enlighten us all.

 

[Cherma]

My preference would be for FF Ocean Forest as your question asks,> My preference is to mix it with 3cu ft of Pro Mix adding nothing in the initial stages except " Earth Juice Rootstock" to help promote some root stimulation>

 

[cinzanoooo]

IRIE, thnx for the heads up on the Tiger Bloom, it's my fav flowering nute these days but I might need to stop using it a few days earlier now. My finished bud always smokes well leaving perfect grey ash & zero chem/nute flavor. Maybe I'll give the FF Big Bloom a try as it is an organic fert. I have a quart of it on hand right now as it was cheaper for me to buy the three pack of FF nutes last time instead of just the two I mentioned above.

Piginslop, I use 2 cups (1~16oz cup) of granular dolomite lime, run through my grinder it reduces in size per bag of soil. Lime would be hard to over do & in fact McBudz uses twice as much as me and he has a neutral pH like I always do. Even when I water my plants with full strength nutes (Fox Farms) weeks on end my soil test at an even 7.

 

[Be Irie]

If you are flushing good enough then no need to change it up. I think BB is a good addition and I pretty much use it through the whole grow..

 

[Cherma]

FF BB I started using after I noticed that Tiger left a different taste> I also add a tea mix of Neem Ferts, wood ash,Magnesiun,and Pure Rock Phosphate ( Pink Powder) to really kick it in on the middle of the flower cycles: 2 doses of this for the complete cycle added to FF BB and some occassional mulched Banana juice (53% Potassium) I stopped using liquid seaweed extract in flower and use it now in growth occasionally, as most the beds have a generous amount of pure Ocean Seaweed in them.

 

[Drummingstar1]

MG is bad for ganja. I use Fox Farm Ocean and don't fertilize at all after that. All plants are bigger and healthier then before I started using FF soil. It's been great!