FoxFarm Grow Big. VS Other food. and other questions!

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/124303-my-grow-journal.html#post1530155

That will explain everything I'm using. Any other suggestions? I want my plants to bud as much as poss!! Any other supplements I should add to help them along?

How much should I expect to yeild from each plant on average if I let them get about 3 feet in my closet?

I'm using Grow Big and Big Bloom according to the directions of every watering and I think they're doing great. I don't have alot of experience though, I grew 2 plants before and they did good so I'm sticking with em. I'm gonna throw Tiger Bloom when it's time to start flowering. Yay-yay

Should I add potassium or phosphorus or is there enough in the foxfarm grow big?

I also use GrowBig and BigBloom, but I use half the amount recommended. I use a PPM meter to gauge exactly how many parts-per-million of dissolved nutrients. For the veg stage, I make a solution that is is 850ppm with a PH of 6.3. During the flowering cycle, I switch to TigerBloom and BigBloom with a solution that is 1100-1200ppm and a PH of 6.5. I have consistantly had great results following this formula. BTW, I grow Big Bang and El Nino by Greenhouse, and Sweet Tooth by Barney's. I always use FoxFarms Ocean Forest soil, and I begin adding nutes once my seedlings are 3 weeks old.

Juls7892 said:

Should I add potassium or phosphorus or is there enough in the foxfarm grow big?

Click to expand...

You can use GrowBig on it's own, but things really take off when you add BigBloom. It's a growth catalyst that's got all sorts of enzymes and other goodies that the plants just love.

Should I use Big Bloom WITH the FoxFarm grow big?? I thought the Big Bloom was only for flowering?!

Cant wait til im on my 3rd week so I can see my plants take off!

FF nutes are the shit FROM What I heaarrr...
I have Grow big, Big bloom, n Tiger Bloom
Superthrive
Sweet by botanicare

I need a ppm meter though
Rolla pointed it out and I haven't considered the point YOU NEED one if you want top notch buds

Juls7892 said:

Should I use Big Bloom WITH the FoxFarm grow big?? I thought the Big Bloom was only for flowering?!

Click to expand...

It has a light npk ratio and is used for veg state also.
It has all sort of good stuff in there..earthworm castings, bat guano..etc..

I just got them 5 or 6 days ago and I can already tell a difference. I'm going by the feeding schedule online and the week that i'm in...

Juls7892 said:

Should I use Big Bloom WITH the FoxFarm grow big?? I thought the Big Bloom was only for flowering?!

Click to expand...

Yes. BigBloom is not a stand-alone fertilizer. It is always used in conjunction with both GrowBig and TigerBloom. It is meant to supplement your main nute solution. You can go to the FoxFarms website and read all about it.

Ok so what is the benefits of a PPM meter? I just measure mine out by ML or TSP.

How do you all mix your food? I have been mixing it in old milk jugs but I go through almost 2 just each watering, is there an easier way?


I will add BigBloom to my feeding mix. is that by fox farm or Tiger bloom? should I use a smaller dose of it during veg and a larger dose during flower?

Juls7892 said:

Ok so what is the benefits of a PPM meter? I just measure mine out by ML or TSP.

How do you all mix your food? I have been mixing it in old milk jugs but I go through almost 2 just each watering, is there an easier way?


I will add BigBloom to my feeding mix. is that by fox farm or Tiger bloom? should I use a smaller dose of it during veg and a larger dose during flower?

Click to expand...

A PPM meter basically measures electrical conductivity. It's essential if you are growing hydro, and a big help if you are using soil (like me!). Using standard TSP and TBSP measurements are a good way to start, but the PPM meter lets you really get precise. By measuring the PPM of your solution, you can really customize your solution for your specific strain. It's a necessity, but it helps a lot. Some strains will respond to 800ppm better than 1000ppm, and vice versa. If you are only using TSP and TBSP measurements, you'll never be able to refine your solution.

For the veg cycle, I start with one gallon of RO filtered water that has a PH of 7.5 and a PPM of 50. To that, I add about 1/2tsp of GrowBig and about 2TBSP of BigBloom. That gives me a solution that measures 850ppm with a PH of 7.3. I then adjust the PH of my solution down to 6.3 using a few drops of plain, white vinegar (you can also use PH-Down or lemon juice to lower the PH). I use 1 gallon of solution for each of my plants at every watering (they are in 3 gallon containers). I water every 4 days, and mist with plain PH'd water daily.

GrowBig, BigBloom, and TigerBloom are all made by FoxFarms and are meant to be used with one another. During the flowering stage, you'll use about half as much BigBloom as during the veg stage. Like I said, during the veg stage, I use about 2TBSP of BigBloom per gallon of water. When I switch to the flowering stage, I only use about 1TBSP per gallon of water. The measurements of GrowBig and TigerBloom remain the same - approx. 1/2tsp per gallon of water.

Foxfarm has the feeding schedule broke down on there website..

What is open sesame, beastie bloomz, and cha ching? they are all on the fox farm feeding schedule. Anyone rec those?

So if I follow the FF feeding schedule, and add nitrex, and PH down (my PH is 7.5, is that good or is there anything else I can do to help them grow faster or bigger? I want to yeild as much as possible, and I want good bud. But dont we all!!!!

Should I used FF Light warrior or FF ocean forest soil to transplant into bigger pots?

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/124303-my-grow-journal.html#post1530155

Juls7892 said:

What is open sesame, beastie bloomz, and cha ching? they are all on the fox farm feeding schedule. Anyone rec those?

So if I follow the FF feeding schedule, and add nitrex, and PH down (my PH is 7.5, is that good or is there anything else I can do to help them grow faster or bigger? I want to yeild as much as possible, and I want good bud. But dont we all!!!!

Click to expand...

Open Sesame, Beastie Bloomz, and Cha Ching are supplemental soluble nutrients. Personally, I think they are unnecessary if you are using GrowBig, BigBloom, and TigerBloom properly. Also, Nitrex is completely unnecessary unless you have a serious nitrogen deficiency. Again, if you are properly using GrowBig there will be no problems as GrowBig contains sufficient amounts of nitrogen for optimum growth.

After you add the nutrients to your water, check your PH and adjust it down to about 6.3 using PH-Down, vinegar, or lemon juice (I use vinegar).

Obviously you need to factor in proper lighting, temperature, and humidity to get the best results. But if you do all this the right way, creating a soild feeding solution appropriate to the current growth phase you are in (veg or flowering), you will get excellent results. You should measure your success by figuring out how many dried, finished grams of bud you are getting per watt of lighting. If you are getting 1g of finished bud per watt, then you've done a fantastic job. Most growers I know end up with between 1/2g - 1g per watt after they've been through the process a few times and understand everything that goes into producing a great crop. If this is your first grow, you may only end up with 1/4g per watt or even less. But don't be discouraged - better results come with experience and, depending on the strain you are growing and all things considered, trial and error.

So it doesnt make a difference how many plants I have? If I have a 600W light then max will be 600gs weather I have 5-10-20 plants?

Juls7892 said:

So it doesnt make a difference how many plants I have? If I have a 600W light then max will be 600gs weather I have 5-10-20 plants?

Click to expand...

Pretty much. Fewer plants will grow bigger given the extra space. More plants will be smaller. Regardless of how many plants you have, you are working with a predetermined amount of potential canopy space. So, it doesn't matter how many plants you have filling that space.

Would it be adviseable to add another light to that space? its 2Dx7Lx6H. Do I have to have the same light or can I maybe add another 400W?

You could add another light... and it wouldn't have to be the same. You can mix-n-match if you want. Keep in mind that you cannot just keep adding lights with the belief that the additional light alone will proportionately increase your yield. You would need to increase the CO2 content of the air in order for your plants to take advantage of all the extra light. If your lights are producing more than 3000 lumens per sq.ft., you will definitely need CO2 supplementation.