AutoFlower in FFOF...too hot?

Is Fox Farms Ocean Forest too hot of a soil for Autoflower plants?
Should I mix it with Happy Frog or...?

I have some Root Riot Starter plugs that I will embed in the 3gal Smart Pot soil as a home for the newly sprouted seeds since autos don't like to be transplanted.

I'm a NooB...well it's been over 20 years since my last grow...lol.

Depends on the strain. All autos tend to be sensitive, but some are wirse than others. What I did was a 50/50 ffof and happy frog with a pocket of frog only in the center (about the size of a solo cup but a little deeper) for the seedling to start in. Seems to work well.

NanoGadget said:

Depends on the strain. All autos tend to be sensitive, but some are wirse than others. What I did was a 50/50 ffof and happy frog with a pocket of frog only in the center (about the size of a solo cup but a little deeper) for the seedling to start in. Seems to work well.

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Nice. The Happy Frog tones it down...correct?

TedeBoy said:

Nice. The Happy Frog tones it down...correct?

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Correct. It also seems to bring the pH into a better range. Ffof seems to run a little high imo.

I've grown many different strains over many years ...all in FFOF from start to finish and never burned a plant and never had any problem. Just remember to NOT give any nutes for the first 3-4 weeks. Lots of people say FFOF is too "hot". I disagree

nflguy said:

I've grown many different strains over many years ...all in FFOF from start to finish and never burned a plant and never had any problem. Just remember to NOT give any nutes for the first 3-4 weeks. Lots of people say FFOF is too "hot". I disagree

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Where any of those strains autoflowers?

NanoGadget said:

Where any of those strains autoflowers?

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Candy Kush was auto, white widow was auto and a couple auto northern lights

nflguy said:

I've grown many different strains over many years ...all in FFOF from start to finish and never burned a plant and never had any problem. Just remember to NOT give any nutes for the first 3-4 weeks. Lots of people say FFOF is too "hot". I disagree

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Thanks for sharing your experience!

Hmm. I am just finishing a 2 strain auto grow and I mixed the ffof with frog and it was still a little hot.

NanoGadget said:

Hmm. I am just finishing a 2 strain auto grow and I mixed the ffof with frog and it was still a little hot.

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dont know what to tell ya bro. All i know is what works for me. Good Luck

TedeBoy said:

Thanks for sharing your experience!

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your welcome. I would suggest experimenting with different formulas and see what happens. Good luck to ya

Where did your NL genetics come from? Got mine from nirvana.

NanoGadget said:

Hmm. I am just finishing a 2 strain auto grow and I mixed the ffof with frog and it was still a little hot.

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I thought after about 3 weeks a mix of those is pretty much spent and nutes need to be added?

NanoGadget said:

Where did your NL genetics come from? Got mine from nirvana.

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Mine was from world of seeds and was actually NL x BIG BUD

FFOF all day

I'm thinking of going starter pocket of frog an going straight ffof for the rest. I really only had problems with the soil being hot in the early stages.

NanoGadget said:

I'm thinking of going starter pocket of frog an going straight ffof for the rest. I really only had problems with the soil being hot in the early stages.

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That's what I was thinking also! About the size of a 24 oz cup?

I used a red solo cup as the template. I think they're 16 oz

I ran a pineapple Xpress auto in ffof, from seed to finish, and received almost 3 cured oz!

I have grown autos just fine in ocean forest mixed with 30 percent perlite. Lately I prefer happy frog as it has less wood chips in it!