Setting up for my first grow And wanted to ask about nutrients. I Plan on using the fox farms trio, do I follow the feeding schedule (instructions, amounts, etc...) to a T or do you guys recommend that I cut the amounts in half like I’ve read before? Any advice is welcome!
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You're exactly right. Some people only Veg their plants for 20-30 days so in that case, the soil will have enough nutrients for that time period. But yeah after that, the plant will surely need nutrients. Yup check the PPM of the run off to get an idea of how much nutrients are in the medium.
@Mr. Grow It thank you. You’re the man 🤙🏾
I would cut at least in half, if not 1/3 depending on age.
I agree with @gregthe357 .. half dose or even 1/4 dose. I also recommend adding in CalMag.
@Mr. Grow It thank you man. And also when using ocean forest soil I know you say to not use any nutrients for the first 30 days or so because the soil is already packed with nutrients. Does that mean I won’t be giving my plants nutrients until they’re almost done vegging since the veg cycle is 4+ weeks? And is the best way to tell to check the ppm of the run off and when it gets low that’s my indication to start using nutrients?
I dont know if your running auto flowers or not, if so, then yeah they veg for roughly 4 weeks , but if you are running photo-period then you can really veg them as long as you like.
i have been using Fox Farm Nutrients now for about 3 years and i stay with the regular schedule at full suggested force 96% of the grow - the last few weeks before harvest is when i might use less nutrients and try helping to remove the natural salts left behind from nutrients - so not so harsh
everyone has different ways of feeding - the only thing is try it and see what happens - then the results will make it easier the next time you hit the same situation - or become common practice during certain time of the grow right or wrong its the choices we all make as growers - still with good outcome
I run fox farm on mine .. I started off using a little less to see how they reacted then just added more till I got to the full amount it said to use ..
one thing i did find that really helped in one grow was to use the Sledgehammer flush first - i have a 5 gal paint bucket filled with old soil from other grows - i ran 3 gal of Sledgehammer and 1 gal of plain water all set at 6.3 on PH - now its been about 48 to 50 days since planting and only have fed once since
started the sprouts while soil was in flush then went from there and this is what it looks like now
i would say the results look amazing and this is at full strength on feed as per schedule on FF - but now to try and guess to just what weeks feed it needs will be a fun thing lol lol do i feed for veg or flower / bloom ?
well its just a fun hobby best of luck on yours
be safe and Peace be with all