Feeding Recommended?? Experienced Growers Pls! Fox Farms Grow Big 6-4-4.

[WallyWhite]

Hi yall!

I just started my grow 2.5weeks ago in happy frog soil in solo cups and have yet to add any nutrients what so ever to them. Tonight I transplanted the girls to 3gallon fabric pots of 50/50 mix of oceanforest/happy frog and again plan on just watering them with 6.5ph R.O. water as everyone says that oceanforest has plenty of macronutrients (npk) to last me up to a month or so before adding any of my fox farms grow big fertilizer plant food.

My question is, if this is true, are there any micronutrients (secondary nutrients) that I could or should be feeding separately that you recommend in the mean time before starting my Grow Big? I see that the fox farms grow big has these secondary micro nutrients in it (boron, copper, iron, magnesium, zinc), but don’t wanna give my girls nutrient (NPK) burn or nutrient lock out if I feed with this fertilizer too soon just to get the micronutrients out of it. Anything helps from your guys personal experience with this as this is my first grow ever, appreciate your help thanks so much!

 

[BeefyBully]

I used bottle nutrients on some jalapeños a long time ago, I wouldn’t use them in a soil grow.
Instead use build soil craft blend and build flower it won’t disappoint or burn.

 

[JIMKSI64]

Ok good soil choice and good nutrient choice.
OF needs nothing for a while.
Your choice is not a true organic feed system. As such you do have to worry about salt buildup in your grow. As such if you research and follow the fox farms feed chart for your nutrient choice your should be able to stay in the lanes.
I would caution your about trying to modify from the feed chart. It will prolly not work or you will be chasing problems from late veg on.
ASK ME HOW I KNOW THIS

Get the trio and use it as directed. Get the sledgehammer and use it as directed.
Sledge hammer is used to clear the salts that build up in the soil. That nutrient can salt lock and until you become skilled in identifying problems I would follow the maintenance flush recommendations as written on the chart.
The nutrients have an organic base that is slow and takes a while to convert to useable but the chemical components are available much sooner.
Good luck with your grow.

The other suggestion is to hit those 3 horizontal bars and navigate to forums then find the catagories. Page down and look for grow diaries.
Once in grow diaries use the spyglass to add search words like fox farms grow big and fox farms trio.
Now when you search it will show diaries that use the same nutes and you can see what worked and what needed help.
Good luck

 

[Grownsince95]

Less is more my friend. I count 17 plants in that tent. Shit could get out of control really fast, what's the plan?

 

[Phyto]

Since your using ro water you basically have no Ca or Mg except that in the soil. Keep an eye out for deficiencies.

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

I can't quite tell from the pictures, but it looks like the cotyledon leaves might still be green. If they are, nutrients probably aren't needed yet. FFOF has nutrients, too. So, there's no need to rush to feed the plants.

Azomite is a good amendment for micronutrients when growing in soil. Deficiencies of micronutrients are rare, though.

There are lots of products for amending Ca & Mg.

 

[WallyWhite]

Ok good soil choice and good nutrient choice.
OF needs nothing for a while.
Your choice is not a true organic feed system. As such you do have to worry about salt buildup in your grow. As such if you research and follow the fox farms feed chart for your nutrient choice your should be able to stay in the lanes.
I would caution your about trying to modify from the feed chart. It will prolly not work or you will be chasing problems from late veg on.
ASK ME HOW I KNOW THIS

Get the trio and use it as directed. Get the sledgehammer and use it as directed.
Sledge hammer is used to clear the salts that build up in the soil. That nutrient can salt lock and until you become skilled in identifying problems I would follow the maintenance flush recommendations as written on the chart.
The nutrients have an organic base that is slow and takes a while to convert to useable but the chemical components are available much sooner.
Good luck with your grow.

The other suggestion is to hit those 3 horizontal bars and navigate to forums then find the catagories. Page down and look for grow diaries.
Once in grow diaries use the spyglass to add search words like fox farms grow big and fox farms trio.
Now when you search it will show diaries that use the same nutes and you can see what worked and what needed help.
Good luck

Thank you Jim! Def will be flushing with the sledge hammer after nutes are started. I’m looking into some diaries rite now and trying to learn as much as possible. Thanks you Brotha

 

[WallyWhite]

Less is more my friend. I count 17 plants in that tent. Shit could get out of control really fast, what's the plan?

Since your using ro water you basically have no Ca or Mg except that in the soil. Keep an eye out for deficiencies.

That’s funny you say that because I’ve started seeing some random rusting spots on a few of the leaves before transplanting into the ocean forest lastnight. So far this is my first grow and I have always used RO water. The plants were in happy frog for 2.5weeks and noticed these spots on the last week or so. Wondering if I should now add a calmag supplement in even tho I just transplanted to oceanforest lastnight? I’ll attached some photos of what the leaves are starting to look like on multiple plants..

 

[WallyWhite]

I can't quite tell from the pictures, but it looks like the cotyledon leaves might still be green. If they are, nutrients probably aren't needed yet. FFOF has nutrients, too. So, there's no need to rush to feed the plants.

Azomite is a good amendment for micronutrients when growing in soil. Deficiencies of micronutrients are rare, though.

There are lots of products for amending Ca & Mg.

That’s funny you say that because I’ve started seeing some random rusting spots on a few of the leaves before transplanting into the ocean forest lastnight. So far this is my first grow and I have always used RO water. The plants were in happy frog for 2.5weeks and noticed these spots on the last week. Wondering if I should now add a calmag supplement in even tho I just transplanted to oceanforest lastnight?.. I attached a handful of photos in another reply hoping you can see them too,

 

[GNick55]

firstly how much water did you give each plant in the 3 gallon bag??,
secondly i wouldn’t be using ro water and no reason to be using ph,., no need for any food yet,..

 

[WallyWhite]

firstly how much water did you give each plant in the 3 gallon bag??,
secondly i wouldn’t be using ro water and no reason to be using ph,., no need for any food yet,..

About 1 to 1.5 solo cups of RO water each, def was the most water they’ve received because they’re so young and just got transplanted lastnight.. what do you think?