1st, I actually never said Tiger Bloom was organic.
Man I totally hear you on that one. I've dealt with horrible bug issues in years past. It's always a delicate balance between using organic sprays that will kill the bugs, yet not poison your plants.
Im just going to head over to homedepot this weekend and pick up some sevin or tomato insecticide because i don't feel like being let down by organics. I have a variety of bugs i know some are aphids some weird black flies and i believe white flies. But my leaves look like holy shrivelled up shit its just sad. So im hoping the insecticides will kill and detere bugs for a week+ from each application. Btw i am a hunter
but i wouldn't mess with your plants if i found them
Ha! That's why I said that...I've had an entire plot destroyed by what I found out to be a bunch of local redneck hunters. Heard the fuckers were bragging about it at a bar a while after it happened.Im just going to head over to homedepot this weekend and pick up some sevin or tomato insecticide because i don't feel like being let down by organics. I have a variety of bugs i know some are aphids some weird black flies and i believe white flies. But my leaves look like holy shrivelled up shit its just sad. So im hoping the insecticides will kill and detere bugs for a week+ from each application. Btw i am a hunter
First of all, I'm quite envious of you! You sound like you have quite a healthy collection of plants.
To answer your question, I think it depends on what you add to your soil to start with, for instance composts, manures, bone/blood meal, etc.
I just started with a top soil/peat moss mix....and that was it. That doesn't give the plants much to work with on the nutrient side, so supplementing my mix with Fox Farm really makes a difference, especially in the nitrogen department.
After transplanting my wimpy plants into the buckets, from a month of being in ground soil, letting them adjust, and adding Fox Farm nutes, I've seen a strong turn around in the overall vitality of the plants. They seem stronger, and are making good progress.
So I would say do what you're doing brother, especially if you're using great organic nutes in the ground when you start out your plants.
But if you would like to boost your plants just that little bit more, I'd wholeheartedly recommend Fox Farms nutes. The Grow Big nutes are 100% organic, and the Big Bloom and Tiger Bloom nutes are made from natural ingredients.
For the 3 pack, it's around $50, but worth it in the long run. My 2 cents.
Good luck and thanks for stopping by!
Well, when I've had hunters in the past destroy a past grow, it's been near bow-season in the midwest, which starts around the middle of September...right during harvest.
That's a good question. From what I can gather having being out there at different times in the late morning, I start getting direct sun around 10 or so in the morning, and I get it all day until dusk.
Worked like a charm the last 4 seasons for me. I got a new video up in my thread you might like. I also use FF nutes. I really like the Marine Cuisine from FF too.
Because that's what Fox Farm's feeding schedule recommends.
Did they appear to be over watered? Since you say stunted it leads me to believe it's pH. I grew up in that area as well and from looks of your soil you got some kaolin and chalk going on? That clay soil can be your best friend during hot southern summers without it you got to do some watering.
Well the soil is clay. Clay pure and simple. It's so hard to dig into...it took me an hour to dig a decent 3X3 hole earlier in the year when I was planting in the ground. Just merciless digging. I'm originally from the midwest, and I can't even begin to describe how hard the clay is here, compared to there.
Hey thanks for the link and stopping by!