Agriculture Reference
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Big Bloom by Fox Farm is very TLO friendly
Fish Fertilizer and Fox Farm's Big Bloom
OhmanthesearemyfavoriteTLOliquidsofalltime!Tomethefishfertilizer andtheBigBloomareboth
invaluable. You can always tell a good TLO liquid because it's thick, and full of organic matter; this is the
food for the microlife, and they feed the plant. Both the Big Bloom and fish fertilizer are full of organic
matter that you can actually see! In fact, when watering with either of these present, I tend to stir up the
solution between plants, to make sure they all get equal amounts of the organic matter, because the matter
will actually start to settle faster than you might think. This can cause an unequal distribution of the mat-
ter, and the same can happen with teas, so keep this well in mind and stir up your solution between plant
feedings.
Take extra special note of the N-P-K (0.01-0.3-0.7) numbers on the Big Bloom. This is very important
if you are subbing something out for it. These über-low numbers are what it is all about, and the microlife
loves this stuff! Now don't go thinking that all Fox Farm liquid fertilizers are this natural, because they
are not. Big Bloom is special, and exactly suited to TLO growing conditions. You will notice the level of
phosphorus (0.3) is less than half of the potassium (0.7) in the Big Bloom. This is great for TLO since you
have the spikes and the layers in which you can deliver higher phosphorus from sources such as guanos
and bone meal. Potassium is every bit as important as phosphorus during flowering, and at any stage of
growth for that matter. In indoor growing environments, the plants tend to transpire (breathe) a lot at high
metabolism rates. This will very often create a need for greater potassium (K) availability near the roots. I
would recommend having Big Bloom on your shelves if at all possible. Use suggested ratios, and read all
about it; you'll like it! If you have to sub something else out for it, try to get as close as you can.
