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Alistair Young · #1 (**permalink**) 06-08-2008, 02:50 AM

Hi,

My name is Alistair and this is my first post.

I just started some seeds in FFOF and they've sprouted. These sprouts are in 20 ounce styrofoam cups. I've read a good number of the posts on this site concerning FFOF soil, yet I still don't have the information I'm looking for.

I imagine that the seedlings should fill out these containers and be ready for transplanting in about 2 to 3 weeks from now. Some people add bloodmeal, bone meal, and potash to their soil. I'd like to do the same when it comes time to transplant into bigger containers. However, as noted in some of the posts that I've read on this site FFOF already contains organic nutrients in the soil. I'd like to mix in the bloodmeal etc., but I think it might be too strong for the plants. Is it advisable to add anything to the transplant medium when the plants are only 2 to 3 weeks old?

From my reading it seems as though adding bone meal shouldn't hurt because bone meal is a slow release fertilzer. I'd like to add the potash also, because I've noticed a lot of the liquid organic fertilizers don't contain high concentrations of potassium. Nitrogen on the other hand is easy to add as a liquid fertilizer, so if adding bloodmeal directly to the FFOF soil before transplanting is too much, I can easily add a high N fertilizer later on.

So, if I want to mix in bloodmeal, bone meal, and potash into the FFOF soil before transplanting is it safe, or should I only add bone meal and/ or potash, or add nothing and wait awhile and then add organic liquid fertilizers?

I've used FFOF soil for my other grows, but this time I want to try 100% organic fertilizers. The liquid fertilzers Grow Big, Big Bloom and Tiger Bloom (Of these 3 fertilizers only Big Bloom is 100% organic; the other two are organic based, but not 100% organic) seem to work well, but even though the Open Sesame, Beastie Bllom and Cha Ching make the flowers nice and big, for various reasons I don't like them.

Also, another question. I've used FFOF soil for several grows now and I've never added perlite because the information on the bag that the soil comes in says that the soil is already aerated. Some people add perlite to FFOF soil and some don't. What is the general consensus?

Thanks,

Alisair

#1 (permalink) 06-08-2008, 02:50 AM
Alistair Young Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 11	Foxfarm soil Hi, My name is Alistair and this is my first post. I just started some seeds in FFOF and they've sprouted. These sprouts are in 20 ounce styrofoam cups. I've read a good number of the posts on this site concerning FFOF soil, yet I still don't have the information I'm looking for. I imagine that the seedlings should fill out these containers and be ready for transplanting in about 2 to 3 weeks from now. Some people add bloodmeal, bone meal, and potash to their soil. I'd like to do the same when it comes time to transplant into bigger containers. However, as noted in some of the posts that I've read on this site FFOF already contains organic nutrients in the soil. I'd like to mix in the bloodmeal etc., but I think it might be too strong for the plants. Is it advisable to add anything to the transplant medium when the plants are only 2 to 3 weeks old? From my reading it seems as though adding bone meal shouldn't hurt because bone meal is a slow release fertilzer. I'd like to add the potash also, because I've noticed a lot of the liquid organic fertilizers don't contain high concentrations of potassium. Nitrogen on the other hand is easy to add as a liquid fertilizer, so if adding bloodmeal directly to the FFOF soil before transplanting is too much, I can easily add a high N fertilizer later on. So, if I want to mix in bloodmeal, bone meal, and potash into the FFOF soil before transplanting is it safe, or should I only add bone meal and/ or potash, or add nothing and wait awhile and then add organic liquid fertilizers? I've used FFOF soil for my other grows, but this time I want to try 100% organic fertilizers. The liquid fertilzers Grow Big, Big Bloom and Tiger Bloom (Of these 3 fertilizers only Big Bloom is 100% organic; the other two are organic based, but not 100% organic) seem to work well, but even though the Open Sesame, Beastie Bllom and Cha Ching make the flowers nice and big, for various reasons I don't like them. Also, another question. I've used FFOF soil for several grows now and I've never added perlite because the information on the bag that the soil comes in says that the soil is already aerated. Some people add perlite to FFOF soil and some don't. What is the general consensus? Thanks, Alisair