BIGJOHN420
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I have some questions about Fox Farm ocean Forest on my autoflowers when should I start feeding and should I only feed blooming since the autoflowers are only 10 weeks using dry amendments top feeding my soil
Fox Farm ocean Forest White Widow Autoflower grow
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inDC4now
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Hey @BIGJOHN420
Their website suggests "There is no need for nitrogen fertilizers at first."
https://foxfarmfertilizer.com/product/ocean-forest-potting-soil
I found Ocean Forest was hotter longer than Happy Frog, which I started with in the smaller pots. Ocean forest was was hot to my plants for 7-20 days depending on up-potting (solo cup to one-gallon and then either 5 gal or 7 gal depending).
Fox Farms "Soil Feeding Schedule" suggests you'd be feeding "two times a week."
https://foxfarmfertilizer.com/feeding-schedules
Regardless of pot size I fed my autos in Fox Farm soils twice a week, just like they say, and ramped up from low towards medium on the nutes. Always I would water in-between, maybe water and cal mag, pH -ed. I use rain water for outside grows, filtered tap for inside grows.
So, I guess for you it all depends. How many times do you transplant? Did you go straight from seedling into Ocean Forest? You outdoors? How much direct sun will your autos be getting? What's the temp and humidity like? Does it cool off a little or a lot at night?
Their website suggests "There is no need for nitrogen fertilizers at first."
https://foxfarmfertilizer.com/product/ocean-forest-potting-soil
I found Ocean Forest was hotter longer than Happy Frog, which I started with in the smaller pots. Ocean forest was was hot to my plants for 7-20 days depending on up-potting (solo cup to one-gallon and then either 5 gal or 7 gal depending).
Fox Farms "Soil Feeding Schedule" suggests you'd be feeding "two times a week."
https://foxfarmfertilizer.com/feeding-schedules
Regardless of pot size I fed my autos in Fox Farm soils twice a week, just like they say, and ramped up from low towards medium on the nutes. Always I would water in-between, maybe water and cal mag, pH -ed. I use rain water for outside grows, filtered tap for inside grows.
So, I guess for you it all depends. How many times do you transplant? Did you go straight from seedling into Ocean Forest? You outdoors? How much direct sun will your autos be getting? What's the temp and humidity like? Does it cool off a little or a lot at night?
BIGJOHN420
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Indoor grow
No transplanting
Seedling straight into 5-gallon pot
And cools off a lot at night
Don't have temperatures yet just setting up
And lighting will be 18 6
No transplanting
Seedling straight into 5-gallon pot
And cools off a lot at night
Don't have temperatures yet just setting up
And lighting will be 18 6
wil2279
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It will depend on the plant... I had a few plants this year in 5 Gallo's of FFOF that started showing signs of deficiency about 5 weeks in... Then I had 1 that didn't show signs until closer to 10 weeks.... But if I were you I'd top dress around week 4 or 5... I'd use a 50-50 grow/bloom mix. But that's just me. Someone else might have a better idea...
BIGJOHN420
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That's what I was debating and the answer I was looking for ty I will update while I progress
BIGJOHN420
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Was also curious how often to top dress and when to stop top dressing on an Autoflower for proper flush
wil2279
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Unless you end up with a plant that goes for an extra long time... 1 top dressing should be enough. I top dressed 1 time around week 5 or 6 and I ended up chopping at week 14 even though my plant wasn't ready yet. It was outdoors and showing signs of mold from all the rain. It could have easily gone 2-3 more weeks. Other than that... Go by the instructions of your fertilizer... I kinda made up my own... My directions suggested amounts of fertilizer based on how tall my plant was... I chose to go with 1-2 tablespoons per gallon of soil... And figure it should last 4-6 weeks...
BIGJOHN420
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Perfect ty for ur help
wil2279
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I top dressed with happy frog dry fertilizer
Snail1976
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How much chicken Shit compost should I top feed with and at what age of the plants? I grow auto flowers in 3 gallon pots.
wil2279
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I couldn't say. I have never used that before
Budzbuddha
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Pics
Snail1976
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I’ll take some pics later today.
Snail1976
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I’m going to be watering in a little while and I’ll snap some pics then. Still waiting
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Snail1976
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There’s also another on called TUT but it got planted later than the others.