Fox Farms Happy Frog

creister · January 18, 2015

Has anyone used this for potting up tomato seedlings? I was thinking of trying it this year.

Lorri D · January 18, 2015

Yep, I've used it. My area never carried the "Pro-mix", you always hear about, they just carried Sunshine and Foxfarms. It did great, no problems. I especially like the ocean forest mix. Lorri D

barbamWY · January 18, 2015

I like it and have good results.

Cole_Robbie · January 18, 2015

It has a good reputation. I like Fox Farm's Light Warrior as a seed starting mix.

heirloomtomaguy · January 19, 2015

I used the fox farm ocean harvest for a couple year with great success. However half way through last year i started noticing a degradation in quality. I started noticing large sticks and rocks in the mix . I used to be a believer in fox farm but now i no longer use their products.

creister · January 19, 2015

Well,

I think I will try it and see what happens. I still have a week or so before I'll have to start potting up.

guruofgardens · January 19, 2015

Last year we mixed Fox Farm's Happy Frog with Roots Organic half and half. The Roots Organic helped with the drainage.

I did notice more small sticks in the mixture than usual, but know they'll be absorbed in the regular garden soil.

Hope to do the same again in the Spring.

ReginaAnn · January 20, 2015

I have always used Fox Farm but ran out this year. My hydroponics guy recommended Empire Builder so I gave it a shot.

Was not impressed when I started using the bag. Not well mixed, chucks of stuff, and a big rock but I started the seeds anyway.

Bought a bag of Fox Farm from another place and started a second round. Funny thing, the Empire Builder seeds have come up WAY earlier. SO did a side by side test, same seeds, same location on the mat. Empire came up in 3 days, Fox Farm hasn't yet. Interesting.

Anyone using Empire Builder?

creister · February 12, 2015

So far I am very pleased with the results of Happy Frog. Plants are doing very well.

January 18, 2015	#1
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	Fox Farms Happy Frog Has anyone used this for potting up tomato seedlings? I was thinking of trying it this year.

January 19, 2015	#5
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	I used the fox farm ocean harvest for a couple year with great success. However half way through last year i started noticing a degradation in quality. I started noticing large sticks and rocks in the mix . I used to be a believer in fox farm but now i no longer use their products. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

January 18, 2015	#2
Lorri D Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NorthWest Posts: 267	Yep, I've used it. My area never carried the "Pro-mix", you always hear about, they just carried Sunshine and Foxfarms. It did great, no problems. I especially like the ocean forest mix. Lorri D

January 18, 2015	#3
barbamWY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: North West Wyoming Posts: 466	I like it and have good results.

January 18, 2015	#4
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	It has a good reputation. I like Fox Farm's Light Warrior as a seed starting mix.

January 19, 2015	#7
guruofgardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: zone 5 Colorado Posts: 942	Last year we mixed Fox Farm's Happy Frog with Roots Organic half and half. The Roots Organic helped with the drainage. I did notice more small sticks in the mixture than usual, but know they'll be absorbed in the regular garden soil. Hope to do the same again in the Spring.

January 20, 2015	#8
ReginaAnn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Northern CA Posts: 203	I have always used Fox Farm but ran out this year. My hydroponics guy recommended Empire Builder so I gave it a shot. Was not impressed when I started using the bag. Not well mixed, chucks of stuff, and a big rock but I started the seeds anyway. Bought a bag of Fox Farm from another place and started a second round. Funny thing, the Empire Builder seeds have come up WAY earlier. SO did a side by side test, same seeds, same location on the mat. Empire came up in 3 days, Fox Farm hasn't yet. Interesting. Anyone using Empire Builder?

February 12, 2015	#9
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	So far I am very pleased with the results of Happy Frog. Plants are doing very well.