Ghost of Davy Jones
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If I use this soil do I still need to add nutrients later on? This soil advertises that it has the right blend of food.
Fox Farms Soil Any Good?
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hantastic1
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its pretty good, i wouldnt recommend planting seeds in it though, its pretty hot. also ffof always has fungus gnats and shit in em. but not a biggie
Keith Stoner
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I'm using the ocean forest right now, like above I wouldn't recommend for seeds but it works good for clones and vegging plants
Ghost of Davy Jones
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Is there anything you can do to kill the gnats? throw the bag in the freezer or something, or would their eggs survive?
Ghost of Davy Jones
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How about flowering? Do you have to add additional nutes?
hantastic1
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it doesnt last enough to flower the whole grow. i suggest adding some nutrients around 4th or 5th week or sooner, if you've veg'd in it also.
hantastic1
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for the gnats, i usually spray some spinosad during veg or beginning of flower, before the hairs come out and that usually works really well
Ghost of Davy Jones
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How about if you transplant into fresh soil a week or so before 12/12 switch? would it be sufficient then?
Ghost of Davy Jones
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It would be nice to not have to add nutes and fuck things up. I'm really good at fucking things up. lol
Bugeye
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Ha, ha, that is better than nothing. Maybe keep top dressing with more fresh dirt throughout flowering, might do pretty decent.
hantastic1
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if you're going to tp and flip, i would still think you need to add nutes down the road, bigger plants need more food. and when adding nutrients, start off using half the recommneded dosage and work your way up.I would think its better to have a minor deficiency then overfeeding and getting nute burn and nutrient lockout and all other problems associated with too much nutrients.
Keith Stoner
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Nutes are more beneficial than re-potting in fresh soil, not only for the fact you're stressing the plant which isn't good right before flowering, but its also costly. Most nutes come with instructions and a schedule. I had a friend tell me about mega crop sold on here and online, and it just so happens I won some last week so I'll be trying that for a "budget grow I'm doing currently". I was told it's some good shit and it has a simple feeding schedule for beginners