so i ordered a bottle of big bloom fox farm and was wondering how i use it. the bottle says to use 4 tablespoons per gallon, so should i dump the whole gallon on my plant? and because its completely organic would it be a bad idea to use 6 tablespoons per gallon? also i read that most big bloom ferts create more plant matter then it does increase in potency. all help is greatly appreciated this is the first time ive ever used liquid ferts.
how do i use fox farm? and can it burn my plant?
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Indiann
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I would start off with 2 tsp per gallon during the seedling stage to see how they react to the nutes, if they like it then raise it to 4 tsp per gallon. I have used fox farm liquid ferts for a while now and love it, but if you use to much of it, it can seriously burn your plants. Less is always better. Its always easier to fix a nute defenciency than nute burn. Trust me.
my plant is actually about three months along now... though i think i'll be using a tablespoon for my clones.... should i not dump the whole gallon on one plant? thanks for the info!
thank you for the advice yet my biggest question still remains when adding said 4 tblspoons do i use one gallon of water per plant? or should i split the gallon between 4 or more or less?
Indiann
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You can dump the whole gallon on one plant, when I feed I first get the soil wet with a gallon of ph'd water and then feed them the gallon of plant food. I basically feed them 2 gallons of water every feeding.
bbyb420
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I guess it depends on the size of the pot. I water my 5 gallon pot with 1 gallon of water each time, and my 3 gallons with about a half gallon.
Do you have a PH meter? Very important when using nutrients.
are you saying use a gallon of water then another gallon with a few tblspoons?
haha i wish i had known it wasn't organic... though how do you know? and i just spent like 30 bucks with shipping and handling cant afford to throw it out though i will keep this in mind for my next grow
hyroot
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Edta is an acetate that is chelating agent that's on the label. Nutrient companies don't list everything on tye label. They're not required to. But they are required to disclose everything to each state dept of agriculture to be able to register their product. They have to meet certain requirements to be able to register. If they can't register their products they can't legally sell them. So check with dept of agriculture. Some list them publically online.
i currently dont have a ph meter this grow is a super broke grow xD just tired of buying my nugs and ive always wanted to grow this will be the first success only because all my other grows turned out to be males or they were found =( my pot is about 4 gallons i think i honestly found it in my garage.... so about half the gallon would suffice?
mr sunshine
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Big bloom is organic the rest isn't. Go half strength at the beginning.
thats actually really helpful thank you i wish i had known this beforehand i want to keep everything 100% organic... i once had a friend whos step dad grew with nasty miracle grow and for some reason i was the only person that could taste all the harsh chems in the nug super heady high but it tasted laced with carpet cleaner or something xD
half strength so two tblspoons instead of four?
hyroot
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No its not. There's no such thing as bottle nutes that are organic. They would go bad within a few days if they were. They all have. Chemical preservatives and salts from mined potassium then processed with sulfurdioxide.
bbyb420
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PH is very important...you can pick up a cheapie PH kit at your local home depot or whatever, one that looks like this:
also, if you cant tell how big your pot is just keep watering until you see water start to runoff. You could probably get away with a half gallon.
jerryb73
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so will the ph kit only tell me what the ph is or will it also help me balance things out.... also what happens if the ph is to high or to low for to long?
so im on usda.gov though i have no idea how to find what im looking for how do i look up what all is in my big bloom?