In your experience how many times have you had to top dress your auto's in their lifecycle with only FFOF? I seen your post on growing in FFOF and the no-nonsense approach is refreshing. I haven't tried to grow in ffof but i am considering my next grow with it. Would dropping a seed directly in without germination the old fashioned way be alright or do you support transplanting from something milder like HF?There is zero need to hyperload different amendments when doing a “ top dress “ - by adding a couple cups of fresh FFOF it will recharge the host medium without the unnecessary add-ins.
Not only will the fresh soil aid in replenishing what the plant used - it will also recharge the buffering ( shocking i know) with fresh oyster shell . PLUS - plant will NOT be introduced to elements it wasn’t already acclimated too.
Throwing the kitchen sink at a plant is overkill.
Adding cal mag to water is unnecessary since it can buffer tap. Add kelp to the water instead.
Topdressing Fox Farm Ocean Forest?
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OneHitDone
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Where did you get this information?
Hollatchaboy
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In what way does mgso4, kill microbes?
2WorldsFrog
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Since this thread has been resurrected, here's how I use FFOF with 2 week old photo sprouts and clones:
2gal fabric pot, plain water for first week.
-Filtered/Ph'd water that sits for 24 hours to evaporate chlorine.
I add a small amount of silica to the water starting week 2 until flower.
-Huge improvement in stalk/branch thickness w/liquid silica additive.
Starting week 3 I top dress with FF Happy Frog All-Purpose 6-4-5 @ 3/4 dose once a week until flip.
-Really hard to overdo it with this amendment.
Top dress with FF Cultivation Nation Flower 4-35-26 @ 3/4 dose every other watering during flowering until flush.
-This amendment is super powerful, start 1/2 dose if you don't know your strain.
I like how 2gal pots limit the height and footprint of the plants, so I do a simple manifold to end up with 4 mains and still get about 2oz/per site. I feel like FFOF is a good enough soil that even small amounts have enough basic nutrients to get you through. Really hungry strains need help as the grow gets on a little, in my experience.
2gal fabric pot, plain water for first week.
-Filtered/Ph'd water that sits for 24 hours to evaporate chlorine.
I add a small amount of silica to the water starting week 2 until flower.
-Huge improvement in stalk/branch thickness w/liquid silica additive.
Starting week 3 I top dress with FF Happy Frog All-Purpose 6-4-5 @ 3/4 dose once a week until flip.
-Really hard to overdo it with this amendment.
Top dress with FF Cultivation Nation Flower 4-35-26 @ 3/4 dose every other watering during flowering until flush.
-This amendment is super powerful, start 1/2 dose if you don't know your strain.
I like how 2gal pots limit the height and footprint of the plants, so I do a simple manifold to end up with 4 mains and still get about 2oz/per site. I feel like FFOF is a good enough soil that even small amounts have enough basic nutrients to get you through. Really hungry strains need help as the grow gets on a little, in my experience.
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