fox farms ocean forest WARNING !

while the plants seem to be recovering just fine , fox farm ocean forest potting soil has burnt the shit out of my youngling plants . and no , its not my water . just thought id share with everyone .

yeah it does that some times.....

cool , i figure i would share for people like myself who are first timers with ff

Yup, too hot for some younger plants to take. Good soil but you need to start in weaker soil and let the roots grow into the ocean forest during veg. Even buffer around root ball when transplaning with 1/2 Ocean Forest and 1/2 starter mix.

nice , thanks for the tip about the buffer . that makes sense

Don't worry about it, just snip the yellow leaves, if you want to, and your plant will be fine. No food for 2.5 weeks, and all looks good.

I always amend mine with at least 1/3 perlite and some dolomite lime then run some water through it a couple times. It's worked for me so far. I have even started seeds in it with great results. I've heard all the posts about it being hot though.

joeyjoejoe said:

while the plants seem to be recovering just fine , fox farm ocean forest potting soil has burnt the shit out of my youngling plants . and no , its not my water . just thought id share with everyone .

View attachment 2949019View attachment 2949020

Click to expand...

you look dry my friend and FF runs hot..water your plants they're thirsty!

Actually I think the water makes it worse, starts releasing all that N in the soil. Wait as long as you can between watering.

I'ven been starting my seedlings in dr earth, and they look great. Once I move them over to FFOF they start getting N toxicity every time.

Watering makes it worse when it is a time release nutrient soil. That isn't what this is. A heavy watering with maybe 20% run off would help, not hurt. I would not go so far as to do a full flush, I think they will adapt.

joeyjoejoe said:

while the plants seem to be recovering just fine , fox farm ocean forest potting soil has burnt the shit out of my youngling plants . and no , its not my water . just thought id share with everyone

Click to expand...

Yep you fuzzed 'em up a little bit. Looks to me like they are growing through it in fine fashion. Nice looking plants, perfectly watered. Good erect structure. In a couple weeks you will have forgotten all about this, she's "over it".

joeyjoejoe said:

while the plants seem to be recovering just fine , fox farm ocean forest potting soil has burnt the shit out of my youngling plants . and no , its not my water . just thought id share with everyone .

View attachment 2949019View attachment 2949020

Click to expand...

This is nothing new. Next time start in Happy frog if you must run fox farm


Sent from my SCH-I545

Thanks for the comments everyone . Plants are fine now . No biggie . Definitely watered ( rolls eyes ) . The plants grew as seedlings in solo cups filled with the same soil I used when I transplanted them . Although they were two different bags of ocean forest ( scratches head )? Maybe this could have also contributed . Different batches maybe. Either way they are healthy as a horse and my first ever topping journey will commence soon . Thanks for everyone's help on the matter

schuylaar said:

you look dry my friend and FF runs hot..water your plants they're thirsty!

Click to expand...

noooo..DO NOT GIVE HER ANYMORE WATER.. back off/tone down the heat and dim the light some.. she's starting to eat too much.. and one last thing., do not cut off nothing.

Bro look at my rep , look at my posts # , look at my join date . C'mon guys, I know a little something . Just wanted to share my expierience this far with fox farms . That way if someone else has this same problem they don't panic and can refer to this thread .

I never once asked for any advice

Happy Frog from FF, is for seedlings, clones etc.
any soil has Nutes, so don't add Nutes when planting in fresh soil.

joeyjoejoe said:

I never once asked for any advice

Click to expand...

Sorry, my mistake. I apologize for intruding on your Fox Farm Ocean Forest WARNING

Usually people that post in "Marijuana Plant Problems" have a problem they are seeking advice on.

I see that this is not always the case.

joeyjoejoe said:

I never once asked for any advice

Click to expand...

its good of you to warn other users of what does and doesnt work, I would do the same thing. Not everyones grow is exactly the same, what so many seem to forget.

So a heads up on negative results, and posting what happens with your experience is a good input into the community.