Ferts of Choice

highroglyphics · 03-21-2009, 02:34 AM

ive been readin a lot of the grow journals lately and it seems that most people run the fox farm line. has any of the growers on here that has used fox farm, also used any other fertilizer companies products to compare the two? ive seen botanicare mentioned on here but not as frequently as fox farm. obviously if youve had good results with 1 brand your gonna go with the if it aint broke dont fix it method, but just wondered if any of our growers were curious enough to try out other brands and what they thought about their product.

Pistillate · 03-21-2009, 03:00 AM

I used foxfarm products before and they work pretty good, but I eventually ended up sticking with sunleaves guano and earth juice microblast.

http://www.sunleaves.com/catalog.asp?cat=8

I stick by using guano because of the flavor.

BeaBop · 03-21-2009, 04:08 AM

I use the Fox Farm line of liquid and soluble soil nutes along with some other additives. Be careful with the dosing, FF seems to be a bit hot for some strains and will cause burn even in soil. I usually use 1/2 to 3/4 of the recommended dose every 3rd or 4th watering with excellent results.

evilempirer9 · 03-22-2009, 06:30 PM

I am using a full FF regiment as well and I agree that the recommended is high i too lower the dosage. But the plants seem to love the nutes so far

Rowdy · 04-04-2009, 06:24 AM

Botanicare's product line is top notch. I have in the past used FF, but have found Botanicare to give a better tasting product. Don't forget to flush for atlest two weeks and most ferts will be removed, this is the key to tastey produce.

conrad_420 · 01-25-2010, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Rowdy

Botanicare's product line is top notch. I have in the past used FF, but have found Botanicare to give a better tasting product. Don't forget to flush for atlest two weeks and most ferts will be removed, this is the key to tastey produce.

i havnt done a grow yet but my buddy says the metabolic rate of a plant is 21 days so thats the flush time he recommends. also he swears by flushing when 25 percent of tricromes are milky and the other 75 are still clear

Liberty503 · 01-25-2010, 11:52 PM

ive used fox farms grow big, big bloom and tiger bloom for years. its awesome. when botanicare started makin some waves n my area like 5 or 6 years or so ago i tried it out but it didnt do me any different than the FF line n actually started seeing decrease n yield. i switched back to FF. have been using FF until just this month switched to Advanced to see what all the hype is about or if its just that...hype. only time will tell...n i will 4ward my findings n comparisons.

Raoul Duke · 04-04-2009, 11:21 AM

General hydroponics makes some good nutes that the plants love (micro, grow, and bloom), also nice to add some liquid karma from botanicare into the mix.

The Big O A · 04-04-2009, 01:33 PM

What about Advanced Nutrients? I subscribe to Urban Grower on YouTube and that's what he swears by, anyone have experience with that fert?

BeaBop · 04-04-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by The Big O A

What about Advanced Nutrients? I subscribe to Urban Grower on YouTube and that's what he swears by, anyone have experience with that fert?

Great stuff, but I don't think it's readily available in a lot of areas. I've only found one store in my entire state that stocks the Advanced Nutrients line. Botanicare and Fox Farm seem to be available at every shop I've been too.

03-21-2009, 02:34 AM	#1
highroglyphics Part Time Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: California Posts: 1,208	Ferts of Choice ive been readin a lot of the grow journals lately and it seems that most people run the fox farm line. has any of the growers on here that has used fox farm, also used any other fertilizer companies products to compare the two? ive seen botanicare mentioned on here but not as frequently as fox farm. obviously if youve had good results with 1 brand your gonna go with the if it aint broke dont fix it method, but just wondered if any of our growers were curious enough to try out other brands and what they thought about their product.
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03-21-2009, 03:00 AM	#2
Pistillate TC Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In Your Imagination Posts: 6,970	I used foxfarm products before and they work pretty good, but I eventually ended up sticking with sunleaves guano and earth juice microblast. http://www.sunleaves.com/catalog.asp?cat=8 I stick by using guano because of the flavor.
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03-21-2009, 04:08 AM	#3
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03-22-2009, 06:30 PM	#4
evilempirer9 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NorCal Posts: 356	I am using a full FF regiment as well and I agree that the recommended is high i too lower the dosage. But the plants seem to love the nutes so far
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01-25-2010, 11:52 PM	#7
Liberty503 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Gresham, OR 503 Posts: 110	da Fox is good ive used fox farms grow big, big bloom and tiger bloom for years. its awesome. when botanicare started makin some waves n my area like 5 or 6 years or so ago i tried it out but it didnt do me any different than the FF line n actually started seeing decrease n yield. i switched back to FF. have been using FF until just this month switched to Advanced to see what all the hype is about or if its just that...hype. only time will tell...n i will 4ward my findings n comparisons.
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04-04-2009, 06:24 AM	#5
Rowdy Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Da basement Posts: 447	Botanicare's product line is top notch. I have in the past used FF, but have found Botanicare to give a better tasting product. Don't forget to flush for atlest two weeks and most ferts will be removed, this is the key to tastey produce.

04-04-2009, 11:21 AM	#8
Raoul Duke Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Washington Posts: 546	General hydroponics makes some good nutes that the plants love (micro, grow, and bloom), also nice to add some liquid karma from botanicare into the mix.
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04-04-2009, 01:33 PM	#9
The Big O A New Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 10	What about Advanced Nutrients? I subscribe to Urban Grower on YouTube and that's what he swears by, anyone have experience with that fert?

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