Osmocote - good, bad, and when?

[fawnridge]

A good friend who grew cannabis outdoors in Colorado for years told me to add some Osmocote to the potting soil when I transplant my seedlings. Because my outdoor soil is too poor to grow anything other than rocks, I've got 6 huge wooden planters to use instead. The seeds haven't sprouted yet. They just went into the hot house on Tuesday, but I bought two big bags of Fox Farm soil and my plan is to move them into 3-gallon nursery cans when they seem to be getting too big for the little germination pots. At that point, I'm going to mix a cup of Osmocote into each can's soil. Good idea? Bad idea? Thanks and a tip of the hat.

 

[the rrock]

I always use a batch of this mixed in soil at start of grow(outdoors for me) results are fantastic for a healthy strong plant.Do a side by side if you dont believe. i also use eleanors VF-11 as a foliar spray once every eweek. Been growing fdor close to 50 years so i consider myself a guru/connoisseur.
HMU if you need info on the strongest weed available(oh its true,its true)its still available

 

[fawnridge]

I always use a batch of this mixed in soil at start of grow(outdoors for me) results are fantastic for a healthy strong plant.Do a side by side if you dont believe. i also use eleanors VF-11 as a foliar spray once every eweek. Been growing fdor close to 50 years so i consider myself a guru/connoisseur.
HMU if you need info on the strongest weed available(oh its true,its true)its still available

What is "HMU?" I'm curious about the strongest weed available.

 

[N1ghtL1ght]

Aren't there different types of osmocote available? This is a slow-release technique (an encapsulate if that is the right word lol) which degrades with each subsequent watering/rain. I remember seeing a growreport side by side where the Osmocote did absolutely best - still healthy green leaves right upon harvest. It's the nutrient formulae released in your case that would interest me. TY

 

[fawnridge]

Aren't there different types of osmocote available? This is a slow-release technique (an encapsulate if that is the right word lol) which degrades with each subsequent watering/rain. I remember seeing a growreport side by side where the Osmocote did absolutely best - still healthy green leaves right upon harvest. It's the nutrient formulae released in your case that would interest me. TY

 

[Oldchucky]

Kind of looks like when you mix this stuff in with your fox farms soil the resulting mix looks a lot like miracle grow potting soil.