FFOF ( Fox Farms Ocean Forest ) made Simple - Autoflower

CarolinaPothead

CarolinaPothead

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Agree 100% with 420. 3 years ago I stumbled in here with a bag of FFOF 5 bottles of fancy nutes , ph test kit blah, blah. I was running Autos under LED lights for the first time. I had pretty well screwed the pooch and the cat on grow 1 and needed help. This page helped me immensely. I still have plenty to learn but ive upped my game alot. BB has gotten me away from the bottles and more into the dry amendments. And the Pee, but thats another story. This method will get you over the finish line. Tweak your own recipe as your plants show you what they need and watch them flourish. I might not have perfect plants but they are easy as shit to grow like this and very forgiving. Oh by the way, welcome to RIU! You came to the right spot. Most here are just good people willing to help. Heres mine, nothing but ffof with premixed dry amendments with 1 topdress and some unbottled nutes straight out the tap. Goodluck! Youre about to have a helluva good time.
 

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Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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Hockey0000325 said:
one last question because I definitely don’t want to drive you guys and gals crazy, I want to eliminate any chance of bugs from the soil, so do I mix neem meal in with all soil, or do I sprinkle on top layer?! Sorry for so many questions, just trying to stay out of pest and nute trouble!!! Haha. I have in hand FFHF, FFOF, Great White, General Hydro trio which I bought for Coco, Perlite, and my ppm of f tap water is coming out at 108. Should I pick up earth worm casting?! And how about your most recommended dry fert?!
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IMO run it very simply first - mix up a container with about a 1/3 FFOF / Perlite bump and dash of Great white - ADD FFHF to fill remainder.
Add Neem meal as a top dress ( till thru first few inches ) . Depending on container size ( approximately 1/4 cup ) but mix it in thoroughly.

It is mostly a deterrent but if there are some gnat issues (it happens in bag ) you may need to do further treatment .
Yellow sticky pads around plant is an easy first defense for adults. An easy preventative measure.

By running a simple approach upfront , there will be less chance of mistakes ( like over fertilization).
After a few weeks - that soil may need a bump …. By way of dry fertilizer or fresh top soil watered in.
 
CarolinaPothead

CarolinaPothead

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Budzbuddha said:
IMO run it very simply first - mix up a container with about a 1/3 FFOF / Perlite bump and dash of Great white - ADD FFHF to fill remainder.
Add Neem meal as a top dress ( till thru first few inches ) . Depending on container size ( approximately 1/4 cup ) but mix it in thoroughly.

It is mostly a deterrent but if there are some gnat issues (it happens in bag ) you may need to do further treatment .
Yellow sticky pads around plant is an easy first defense for adults. An easy preventative measure.

By running a simple approach upfront , there will be less chance of mistakes ( like over fertilization).
After a few weeks - that soil may need a bump …. By way of dry fertilizer or fresh top soil watered in.
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This is pretty much what i do. I just use promix organic or something else similar to cut the ffof. Ive found that a large boxfan helps keep gnats grounded. Worm castings, Flower Girl and more FFOF top dressed at week 4. Pee when extra nutes needed. Been doing this for several runs and it works. You definately have shown the way. Thanks!
 
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Hockey0000325

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CarolinaPothead said:
This is pretty much what i do. I just use promix organic or something else similar to cut the ffof. Ive found that a large boxfan helps keep gnats grounded. Worm castings, Flower Girl and more FFOF top dressed at week 4. Pee when extra nutes needed. Been doing this for several runs and it works. You definately have shown the way. Thanks!
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so what do we mean by pee?! My wife may start looking at me funny. Lol
 
CarolinaPothead

CarolinaPothead

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Hockey0000325 said:
so what do we mean by pee?! My wife may start looking at me funny. Lol
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Man you just have to go to the thread. It sounds crazy, i know. But, its solid and BB has even layed out the science that backs it up. I could elaborate but it aint my place. I trust the man so i trusted his methods. He hasnt let me down yet. And weve all had a damned good time discussing it. And alot of laughs. My wife always looks at me funny when i start " grow talk" . She likes to smoke the weed though and its been great. Best part is its free.
 
CarolinaPothead

CarolinaPothead

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Hockey0000325 said:
I ordered so much stuff I forgot half of what I had coming lol. I have dr earths bloom booster Flower Girl on way, along with the Neem Meal
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Sounds good that you are eager to succeed. Just dont try to do too much at once. @Budzbuddha has made a good efficient game plan. Its great and fun experimenting but for the first go id keep it simple. Fortunately, as you see, the man responds pretty quick to questions. It sounds like youre off to a good start. Good luck and keep us posted eh?
 
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