fox farm, am i doing it right?

[Rusty Trichome]

hey guys

Hey.

i have been using fox farm big bloom and tiger bloom but i want to know if i am doing it right of if you guys have any suggestions

The Fox Farms website has a solid weekly feeding schedule. Easy to download or print. The soluables are unnecessary, and are strong enough to kill plants if used improperly. Experience required before using 'em.
Do not start feeding the plants till they're mature enough to handle the nutrients. Usually, after the third or fourth set of true leaves. At that point, give half-strength nutrients for a couple weeks, then go full strength. (always sneak-up on a maximum)

Most sativa dominates can't accept nutrients as readily as indica dominates, so keep in mind some adjustment will be necessary. I personally consider the website weekly feeding schedule to be a maximum dosage for indica dominates.

i have been watering my plants with about a half to three quarters of a water bottle per day and per each water bottle i have been mixing a little more than half a table spoon of big bloom and about a quarter of a table spoon of tiger bloom and i have been doing it every THIRD watering, am i doing it right?

"About" doesn't cut it till you get to know the growing process, the plants, and the nutrients. To dial-in your nutrient needs, you'll need to be fairly exact with dilution rates, and quantities. Otherwise, you're going at it in a hit-or-miss fashion.

Since you are growing a few different strains, it makes 'dialing-in" a bitch. Sativa dominates will burn waaaaay before indica dominates.

Pick a nutrient day, and stick with it till harvest. The plants appreciate consistency.

To establish quantities per feeding, mix the nutes per website instructions, (let's say a gallon worth) and add slowly till you get a slight run-off. Measure the ammount remaining in the gallon. The missing quantity is your weekly feeding quantity per plant. Use this knowledge to figure-out how much you'll need to mix for ALL of the plants at the same time.

Don't mix a 5 gallon batch if you're only going to use 2 gallons per week...it will go bad as the chemicals interact.

With the Fox Farms trio, the Grow Big and the Tiger Bloom have all the necessary micronutrients the plant should need. The Big Bloom is a catalyst tea, (catalyst - a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected) and has no micronutrients. Big Bloom isn't really a stand-alone nutrient, as it's missing important compounds and nutrients and such.

Any nutrient can and will leave a salt residue. Fox Farms is no exception. I flush monthly to release these salts, preventing a build-up. (a slow flush with plain, properly ph'd water...one gallon of flush for every gallon of pot size) I flush once a month on a feeding day, and feed them after the flush. Watch your drip trays, and make sure they don't overfill.

Late in flower, I cut-back on the Big Bloom dramatically. (in half) at which point I start the molasses at 1 tsp per gallon per week. Molasses is a great source of carbohydrates, iron, magnesium and calcium. (replaces CalMag Plus)

Let the soil dry between waterings, and never water or flush the day before a feeding day. If necessary, and you need to water...I only give a quart for my 3 gallon pots, a quart and a half for 5 gallon pots. Just enough to keep them hydrated till their next feeding. Your soil may be different than mine, so be aware your needs may be slightly different.

My summer feeding schedule is a tad different, as I cut the nutrients in half, but I give 'em twice a week. Monday's and Thursday's. (in case you're in summer now)

Hope this helps...:jointsmile: