good lookin out ill try that light warrior mix outdirtyolsouth said:Hello,
FFOF is some great soil but many growers have had problems using FFOF with seedlings on some strains. It really depends on how well you know your strain and not too many of us know too much about our strain if the seed is yet to be germinated. This 'Is FFOF safe for seedlings?' question is a post I see at least once a month on all the mj forums I visit and you hear all the usual "I've never had any problems..." but plenty chime in about having nute burn so without a doubt FFOF is on the 'hot' side for seedlings. Small clones are fine in FFOF and they just eat up the organic nutes because they have a much more developed root structure than a seedling does at that size.
If you get some Light Warrior and mix it 50/50 with FFOF you'll end up with a great substrate for seedlings and it will give an added mychorrizae boost as well as ample nutes to carry the developing plant through vegging. I've had nute burn on many strains in the 7-8 years I've been using FFOF. I've also done some A/B comparisons with seedlings using (A) FFOF or (B) 50/50 LW/FFOF mix. IME, even seeds from strains that don't show any burn in the FFOF grow a little better and have more dense root structure in the 50/50 mix. With indica seedlings a 60/40 or 70/30 FFOF/LW mix seems to be closer to ideal.
Happy Growing!
dirtyolsouth said:Hello,
FFOF is some great soil but many growers have had problems using FFOF with seedlings on some strains. It really depends on how well you know your strain and not too many of us know too much about our strain if the seed is yet to be germinated. This 'Is FFOF safe for seedlings?' question is a post I see at least once a month on all the mj forums I visit and you hear all the usual "I've never had any problems..." but plenty chime in about having nute burn so without a doubt FFOF is on the 'hot' side for seedlings. Small clones are fine in FFOF and they just eat up the organic nutes because they have a much more developed root structure than a seedling does at that size.
If you get some Light Warrior and mix it 50/50 with FFOF you'll end up with a great substrate for seedlings and it will give an added mychorrizae boost as well as ample nutes to carry the developing plant through vegging. I've had nute burn on many strains in the 7-8 years I've been using FFOF. I've also done some A/B comparisons with seedlings using (A) FFOF or (B) 50/50 LW/FFOF mix. IME, even seeds from strains that don't show any burn in the FFOF grow a little better and have more dense root structure in the 50/50 mix. With indica seedlings a 60/40 or 70/30 FFOF/LW mix seems to be closer to ideal.
Happy Growing!
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