Flushing w/ Organic feed in final two weeks Fox Farm grow?

youknowthekid!

Active Member
Glad to sign in to RIU! It's about time I give back a little in appreciation of all I have been given.

Anyhow, I came across this tread,
https://www.rollitup.org/organics/597203-fox-farm-organic-6.html
filled with about 4 pages of bs and 3 pages of awesome input.

On page 6 Nullis got me thinking-
Is it possible to hit a grow that has been nuked with the FF chems until week 6, with sledgehammer, followed by organic nutes until crop for the BEST results given the circumstances?
-Could 're-invigorating' the soil with bene's at the very end actually help the plant clean house better than just PH'd water?
-If -yes- then what nutes and stimulants would help produce a nice finishing culture for taste, purity, and yield?

PS- I want to thank the members of this community as well as members of numerous other cannabis communities across the web for all the time shared and well spent. In total, I've spent more time enjoying cannabis forums than I ever spent studying in college.
 

Bubba Nub

Member
I don't think you'll get any real benefits since you likely don't have the needed bacteria colonies in the soil to break down organic nutes. I'd just finish out your current grow and maybe look into getting off the juice and developing an organic feed regimen from the get go. I used to use FF and was floored at the taste difference using organics, not to mention that I personally find organics much easier to manage over the course of the grow. Healthy soil makes healthy, happy plants!
 

youknowthekid!

Active Member
Thanks Bubba,
From my understanding a good soil culture takes a little while to establish before even plopping any girls in, am I right?
So is there nothing I can add after sledgehammer that would really help my girls finish out strong?

On a side note- I mentioned sparking this thread after reading what Nullis had to say in the aforementioned post.
I like the last part the best- "I am not against hydroponics indoors with synthetic\chemical nutrients, that is different. I just love [organic] soil and also prefer it indoors as well." This sums it up for me; I've had some very successful FF grows but the taste has ALWAYS left something to be desired. However after running my first House and Garden for the first time, last grow, I'll never go back to soil.
 

st0wandgrow

Well-Known Member
Personally I don't think it would make much difference in your end product. There are some specialized breeds of bacteria that are used to help clean up chemical spills that might be effective in depleting your soil of salts and binding them up, but I would have no idea where to track those down or how to go about using them. The traditional baceria/fungi found in compost would be of little use to you in this situation imo.
 

youknowthekid!

Active Member
Thanks stow, I think this one is a closed book. I'm just going to nuke until I get a few hazy globes then start rinsing thoroughly.

Thanks for the help guys! If I'm ever privileged enough to grow on a large/professional scale (3000w+) then I'll be all over the organic life! Until then rDWC owns all :weed:
 
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