FoxFarmGrow Big Liquid Plant Food - Bloom Fertilizer for Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables, Perfect for Indoor & Outdoor Potted Plants, NPK 6-4-4 (Pint)

I have not yet used Fox Farm's Grow-Big.However, it came highly recommended by an international group of seed sowing flower farmers on Facebook.Many, if not most, of the flower farmers use Grow Big weekly to promote growth in super slow growing flower seedlings, including lisianthus. The idea is to encourage strong stems and reduce soft growth, up until 6 weeks before planting them in the ground, when other elements used to promote blossom development and flower growth get added into the mix. Some flowers are such painfully slow growers that they often require months and months of higher levels of a non-urea based nitrogen. (Depending on the culture sheet, lizzies, for instance, need a 15-0-0 organic fertilizer, or a 46-0-0 urea based fertilizer, or for a constant liquid feed a 15-5-15 or a 20-10-20 NPK, with the nitrogen derived from a calcium-nitrate based formula.)It's relatively easy to locate a 15-5-15 non-organic soluble fertilizer. Jack's or Peters both offer 15-5-15 fertilizers.It more difficult to find these high NPK numbers and proportions in organic and semi-organic water soluble formulations. Grow Big (at 6-4-4) has more Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium (N-P-K) than the more widely used soluble Fish Fertilizer (typically 5-1-1) a former favorite of the members of the FB seed sowing group.If truth be told, in a course of a week, the flower farmers twice fertilize: once with Grow Big and then a second time, toward week's end with a feeding of diluted (1/2 strength) ammonium calcium nitrate (15.5-0-0), also available at amazon.Grow Big undoubtedly stimulates other types of plant growth. Just explaining how and why I purchased this particular product and why early infusions of nitrogen remain important for a flower seedlings development.

My go to for soil!!! Have no complaints will buy again

We started seedlings this year, and we thought we had everything covered. But our seedlings just never took off. Once we took them out to begin hardening, natural light did wonders for them, and they started to grow new leaves, but then they started wilting and looking sad. We realized our soil, while rated for a full month of plant food, just wasn't holding anything anymore. Cue this great little product. It literally brought our cucumbers back to life, they were loose and limp and sad. Now, they think it's time to flower, but otherwise are flourishing. All seedlings have gotten taller, thicker, less leggy, and have increased leaf production. I couldn't ask for more. 2 feedings in, and every day they get stronger. I can't recommend this highly enough.

One of the best products I've found for replenishing the nitrogen in my poor soil. I've purchased this brand during 2 seasons and over 6 times.

works like it should

It's a little expensive but it will do my plants all season.

This is one of the best plant foods that I have tried for my indoor veggie garden. I grow a few herbs, but grow more of the Japanese veggies that are extremely high in nutrients and aren't found in local stores. Since using this plant food my veggies are growing faster and are healthy even grown under lights. Many of the greens grow so fast it is difficult for me to keep up with the harvests. The veggies that I grow now are excellent for salad green when young, and later I harvest them to blanch and freeze them for future meals. These leafy greens include Komatsuna, Senposai, Bok Choy, Swiss chard, Giant Red Mustard, and kale (curly, Portuguese, Red Russian, and Scarlet). I also grow tomatoes, basil, rosemary, thyme, and a few others.I very much like growing my veggies indoors as there are no bugs and all of the foods are much cleaner than growing them outside. I am also confident that these veggies are better than what can be found in a store since I know how they are grown. In addition, the vitamin content is much higher as they don't lose vitamins in shipping, storage, and time spent in the stores.This plant food may seem expensive, but you get a gallon and need to use only 2-3 teaspoons, or 10-12 cc's, per gallon of water for a normal feeding. Since the container is large it's difficult to measure teaspoons without spilling. What I do is use a 10 cc syringe filled to the top which is 12 cc's.. This equals about 2.43 teaspoons and less is wasted trying to spill into a teaspoon. As the container goes down, I will pour it into a plastic cup and use the syringe to measure. Even with the number of plants I have to water, this gallon of plant food will last 2-3 months.UPDATE 04/05/19:I have been using this plant food for about 2 months, and planted new flats of dwarf bok choy Giant Red Mustard, and Red Komatsuna less than a month ago. I can see the growth daily. Even though the plantings are crowd, all of the plants look healthy and full with beautiful color. I use this plant food with every watering to make sure the plants get enough nutrients for healthy growth. Considering the growth I am getting in my plants, this is a plant food I will continue buying. I have added a couple pictures of the plants I grow indoors from seed.UPDATE0 9/08/19:I have been using this plant food for my indoor garden,including a variety of vegetables and herbs, for about 9 months. I have been using 10 cc's/gallon for every feeding, and the first gallon has lasted for the 9 months. Since they are being grown indoors, I don't have room to space them as you would outdoors. So most are extremely crowded to the point the containers they are growing in eventually are thick with roots and the plants depend on plant food for the nutrients required for growth. I use 10 cc's/gallon for every watering, and this seems to keep them growing. Many of the flats I have planted have continued to grow and produce for almost a year before I have to replant them When the leaves are small, they are used for salads. As they get larger, they are harvested and sauteed for meals. I do believe this plant food has supplied the nutrients they need for the exceptional continued growth. I have added more photos of the Swiss chard, kale, Komatsuna, Senposai, and collard greens that I have growing now in addition to some of the herbs and tomatoes.UPDATE 11/12/21:I have been using this plant food for almost 4 years, and am still very happy with it. I have added a few more pictures of some of the plants I grow.I hope this review was helpful for you.

Great product for our garden.Will use with our potting soil.