@@ClintonBallinger hell yeah 🤘 sounds like a plan! Good luck!

I rarely mix up a gallon. I usually do 32 oz if feeding one plant or 64 if feeding two. I usually use around 3 gallon pots. But have gone up to 6 gallon pots. I found that I would rather have more of a variety in my tent rather than two big plants. So, for me in the beginning/ later stages I usually feed 32 oz but when they are thirsty they can definitely take down 64 no problem. I made myself a little cheat sheet with the conversions for half and quarter strength mixtures so I wouldn't have to do the math every time! It also really helps to use Fox farm's metric chart. Really helpful when doing the math. They have the metric charts on their site.

Hell yeah they get expensive! Anything I can do to save a buck!

Ah yeah, it's a tough schedule to follow for sure. I've had plants that loved the trio and others that did not. Especially autos. I've really been digging the masterblend lately. Fully synthetic tho. Npk numbers are insane. I only do half strength tho. I should prob do a video on it... 🤔

I guess you could if you can fit them on the label rolls but that's not really what this printer was designed for. Here's a link to my shipping label printer. I've been using this printer for 3 years now and I love it: amzn.to/4ftu2qZ Looks like there's a newer model here: amzn.to/3Ana0Oy

@@Haywoodjablomie100 ooo I like that idea. Thanks!!!

These are sold in packs of 4. The small ones (demo'd in this video) are $15 each, the larger ones are $22.50 each.

I thought so too but the feeding schedule actually calls for big boom first, and then grow big. You use them both together until flowering. Then tiger boom. Big bloom is really just micronutrients.

@@InedibleSushi if nutrients are in the soil, I like to top water occasionally. Also when the plant is young and roots haven't reached the bottom. Related more to using organic nutes and fabric bags imo.

You're welcome!

You missed something, you need to top water at times with nutrients especially if you are using powdered nutes and top dressing.

Thank you! For fungus gnats I fill the top of the container with 1" of sand. Also bury the bottom too. Works like a charm 👌

@86peppers your saying put a layer of sand huh? Again this is really my first grow. I bought ocean forest along with happy frog and fox farm fertilizer. It's all trial and error until I can get everything dialed ín .

@86peppers I don't know why but I question everything I've read and watch. They're are really good videos that are educational. I really want to pull this off and grown my own medicine. I have a green thumb. It's just so many steps. I'm learning as I go. I'm more of hands on

@@joescott4545 there is a TON of snake oil in this industry and tons of sponsored people trying to sell you stuff. The best advice I can give is to get a notebook and take very good notes. If you have the ability to grow multiple plants, experiment. I also prefer to learn from industry experts with degrees like Dr Bruce bugby. The Mr Grow It channel also hosts a lot of industry experts.

@86peppers ah, I've already hip to bruce and mr grow it. Really good videos and ppl putting the info out there. Thank you again for taking the time to reply back. I'm using a 4by tent vivdson tent and lighting. I'm a broke guy trying to work with the little stuff i have. It's all hand me down stuff. Not bad quality for what I'm trying to do. Hopefully I'll be able to send you pictures of the final product. Thanks again

Lol, well. I kinda thought they weren't serious about the monthly cleaning part. Besides, there's a difference between synthetic gunk and organic gunk 🤢.

Glad the video helped! Seems you gotta send away for a company to print them. The machines required for the quality we're after are just not practical for consumers. I recently used Vistaprint to print my logo stickers and the quality was much better over the Canon laser mentioned in this video. Just my opinion 🤷🏻‍♂️

I'm not sure I follow. Is there a different feeding schedule for happy frog soil? These days, I like to use a soil that does not contain any nutrients so I can start my Fox Farm trio regimen at any time. I have been favoring the ProMix red garden bags that are just peat, perlite, and mycorrhizae.

Yes, I do as well for other types of seeds. 👍 But that gets pretty crazy when sowing 400+ seeds of 20+ varieties.

Interesting. I stopped using them too. Well, I sort of run a modified version. I run 2 pieces of string through the bottom of my plastic buckets and leave them dangling in the saucer. This way it sucks up the overflow after watering. No waste. Let me know how you like the Auto pots!

I just started using these ac infinity self watering bases and also ran into over-watering issues, even though the ac infinity rep claimed that you could NOT over-water your plants using these bases. Part of it is my own fault as I followed blindly what I was told about keeping the bases full, three days after pouring 1 gallon into each bases I refilled the bases once noticing that the gauge showed empty and I did NOT remember to lift the pot to feel if it was heavy/still wet, three days later when I went to refill the bases again I remembered to feel the weight of the pots and realized they were saturated with water and weighed over 20lbs .......... It ended up taking over 14 days before the pots were dried out enough to start feeding them again, this time I made sure to only put 1/2 gallon into each base and to check by feel as to how heavy they are before refilling them. Come this Friday the autoflowers will start week 8 since sprouting, I'm filling the bases with approx 1/2 gallon about every 3 days now.

​@@losttofollowup420 see this is the thing, you shouldn't have to do all that. The whole point of this product is to throw water into the base and the plants will take what it needs, when it needs it. What kind of medium are you using? That's crazy that your plants are just absorbing all of that. What about just using one string? Or a thinner gauge string? Or putting the string in the inner holes. Or maybe a combination of all three?

@@86peppers I'm growing in 5 Gallon fabric pots using a soil mixture, essentially 1lb of super soil concentrate mixed with "Bio365 BioBlend" with some coco fiber. This mixture fills up approx 50% of the pot while the top 50% portion is a mixture of Bio365 BioBlend mixed with Coast of Maine Stonington Blend and perlite. When it comes to the bases I was using two of the wick lines but 4 days ago I removed one of the lines as I figured it would slow down how fast the reservoir is used up, but I was wrong about this as even with only one wick line in place each reservoir was empty within 24 hrs, the wick lines I'm using are the ones that came with the package directly from ac infinity. Weird thing is that I read a lot of threads/posts online where people were having issues with the opposite problem where the water in their reservoirs was not being sucked up. I simply assumed this was how the bases worked with regards to them sucking up the water as even when I put in a gallon within 24hrs it was gone and sucked up into the soil

@@86peppers I just did a quick search and noticed something in the fine details where it discusses their products and the terms they use are listed here: bioCORE™ biochar, our patented high-temperature, super low-ash biochar. Its unique structure allows it to hold water in very small pores, and this water becomes available to the plant as needed, rather than evaporating to the surrounding environment. This makes our soils more forgiving at the wilting point- an important benefit to growers who like to dry stress their plants between feeding. With its very high surface area, super high porosity, low ash and carbon stability, bioCORE™ provides the optimal physical environment for beneficial soil microorganisms. It also creates a unique ability to holds nutrients, which are then released to the plant over time, on-demand as the plant's roots draw it out. This makes bioCORE™ the perfect medium to host our potent bioCHARGE™ nutrient base" ...................................... So I'm thinking that this "bioCORE" they put in their product is the reason why I'm having this experience where the water in my bases is absolutely gone in just under 24 hrs even with just one wicking line being used, any thoughts on this ???

Lol

Sure, as long as they don't overlap. I just got some square Flora Flex pots that I might consider using with these.

Good idea! Clones aren't that popular in the pepper community..... So I did the next best thing by using all the same seeds from the same pepper pod 🤷🏻‍♂️

Yes, I found it to be pretty hot as well. And inconsistent. I only use HF for peppers, and for my other plants I use 50/50 soil/peat with vermiculite and perlite. No fert. Or, the promix red bag which is just peat and micorizhae 👍

Thank you for the kind words! Glad it helped!

I'm not sure, I'll need to look into it!

Yeah I was shocked 🤷‍♂️

Absolutely! Probably not needed, but it wouldn't hurt. There's definitely less expensive options (and without bat guano).

@@86peppers Bat guano not so good for house plants? TY I so appreciate your help and info.

​@char26104 I just figured not everyone would be cool with bat poop in their house. It's a bit Overkill for house plants since it's a micronutrient blend designed for flowering plants. So, short answer, it's not intended for house plants but it's okay to use. I would rather use something inexpensive designed for house plants.

Hahaha, thank you friend! 🤘

I should have clarified. My pepper plants are inside for only 2 months before they get transplanted outside, around memorial Day. They are not blooming inside so there's no need to use the tiger bloom. Once the plants are outside I just use espoma garden tone (granular) once a month for the rest of the season. (Along with all other plants outside). The npk is balanced enough imo. Other flowering plants that stay inside will get the full FF trio treatment. Along with calmag.

@@86peppers I'm using the Fox Farm Trio along with cal/mag this year. Thoroughly impressed with the results. I felt that the Fox Farm feeding schedule was a bit complex for my 93 yo Mom to follow. Got her the Garden-tone instead. She is loving the results on her jalapenos & cowhorns. So many peppers she is having to give some away. Thanks for the advice.

Forgot to mention. Sister used some of my Mom's Garden-tone on her bucket vegetables. Best year she has ever had for her bucket garden.

​​@@rondorriety8090hell yeah! 🤘 That stuff is awesome! Strangely however, this last bag I opened smelled so bad. The stank was real. I don't know if I got a bad batch or the chickens got into some nasty stuff but this was absolutely repulsive. Stinks up my entire shed. Definitely do not apply it if you plan on spending time outside near the garden.

Yes, good point. I should do a follow-up. In fact, stay tuned for a video later in the fall. I think you'll like it. In my experience after I posted this video the plants grew well. I struggle to find a difference between growing in these verse plastic or fabric pots. And I just picked one up the other day and it's still strong. With one hand I could pick the bag up without it tearing or ripping. It's been outside through the winter for how many years now......

Lolol I'm cheap too but I prefer to call it "frugal" 😆 indeed, there's a popular gardening expression "a million dollar tomato" lol. I do it for the hobby. I enjoy growing as much as I do consuming, sometimes more. And I love knowing 100% of what is in my product.

Fox Farm claims their nutrients are not designed specifically for cannabis. I spoke to them on the phone about this a few days ago. In fact, there are many experts who believe marketing nutes to specific plants is all bs. All plants need the same thing 🤷‍♂️ there's even a picture of a big tomato on the grow big bottle. But I hear what you're saying. It works great for veggies. 👍

Good idea! Wish we didn't have to do these workarounds but it doesn't sound like a deal breaker.

@86peppers I agree 👍

@86peppers now I'm just trying to figure out how I'm going to feed from the top with dry amendments while using my self watering pots .. I've been doing my research.. any suggestions?

@@HanAbr do people just top dress? Sprinkle on top and water it in. I've also scraped soil from the top with my hands, put granules on top, then cover with the dirt I removed. I still think it's fine (and recommended) to water from the top occasionally. But, your res is going to collect residue and require weekly/monthly cleaning. Be careful of compounding fert buildup. Unless your dry amendment can completely dissolve into water then perhaps you could put it in the base, or maybe make a compost tea. It needs to be liquid enough so the string absorbs it.

We park our cars in the same garage. All my plants are sitting on my custom risers (my newest video). I took the string from the ac bases and threaded them through the bottom of my plastic pots and they dangle in the saucers. This wicks up excess fert runoff and I try to keep a little water in the base for exactly what you said. 👍👍👍

@@86peppers nice…I’ll check it out !

That’s an interesting idea. I was thinking the opposite, start with the base, then remove for flowering. It may not work that way because of root growth, it may also be ok with root pruning by air 🤷🏻‍♂️

​@@TopsriteYou're right, in the beginning I don't think the roots will be down that low. I also think there's more of a risk of root rot in the beginning when the plants really aren't drinking that much and water tends to sit.

Haha, I had no idea these soils were so popular with cannabis until I posted this video! 😆. All plants have an ideal ph range, so if you're growing something inside through harvest it's a good idea to ph the water. Since my peppers are inside for only 2 months I normally don't bother. I just did it for this experiment to reduce variables.