Hey Lucky Luke, Quick question I've started to germ my beans with paper towel method, Thing is when taproot appears can I drop them straight in coco even though they have no nutrients won't it die? Or do they need to be potted with soil with a little nutrients in or a little mix of soil and coco? I'm Confused, Thing is I only have coco at hand no soil at all I've got all the nutes but surely it will be to young for them to get them.
No idea, I have never grown in coco.To much mucking about with having to PH and PPM and all that jazz. Plain water is bad in coco though so always use at least a small amount of nutes. But yes, they are to young for nutes.
Brother, youtube.com is your friend. Do your research before germinating mate. Why not start off with soil that already has nutes in it, like fox farm ocean forrest? Coco requires a little more skill and IMO isn't for the beginner.
I'm okay with the germination part dude, I've got some germing as we speak lol But I've known people and friends go straight for coco and not soil even on there first grow and they have had terrific results with it (coco)
That is not what I meant.
You have done research for 2-3 months but your asking the most basic of questions....... Alright go with your gut brother. I shouldn't have said start off. I meant do a few grows with soil, coco requires a little more skill. Not saying you cannot, you just may learn some of the basics better with soil. Grow how you want man, either way.
So have you always been a soil grower? Has you never even been tempted to switch to coco?
I have only started growing again. On run two with soil. I grew years ago, but sucked at it, always messed shit up by being impatient. I still mess shit up. I def cannot do coco, my skill is not on par to deal with coco hands down. It is just added maintenance that I do not want to deal with. I also grow autos for the same reason, and I don't have the space for full photo period plants. My theory is, if I can master autos, than I can transition in photo periods maybe 1 big photo period plant that would yield the same or more as 4 autos.
Yeah I have done a lot off research trust me on that one dude I've even got a pen and paper out to jot things down , But it's just good to get some other people's opinions on growing in coco, I'm in the U.K I can't exactly ask my dealer who I knows that grows, Hey what medium do you grow in and if its coco is it any good?
Ahhh I see at least you are making a good go off it again, I started growing in 2011 until 2013 then we had to move house and there wasn't space in the new house, So then I moved to my house I'm in now in October 2017 and there's loads off room lol good luck with your autos buddy, I plan to grow them one day I've heard they can grow and flower on 6 hours off light.
I guess they can, but not sure why anyone would give them 6hrs. Your yield would be dog shit at that point. My yield isn't exactly amazing either with 18hrs of light lol. I am slowly learning more. All I can do is learn and move forward. You can check out my latest grow. I had a scare yesterday but they bounced back nicely, I got lucky. https://www.rollitup.org/t/new-here-on-my-second-run.977166/
Mostly a soil grower, have done perlite and vermiculite flush and drain.
lol I hear you.
Yeah man ill check out your grow are these autos to or photos? That's it mate you hit the nail on the head you learn as you go I've got 1 uncle in his early 60s and you should see some off his methods they are out off this world he can grow some lovely weed, Hes a propper novice when it comes to growing he's lived in the same house since his late 20s and he started growing in the mid to late 80s, Anyway out off each crop he's took down he's put a little bud away with the dates and that on the nip bag, Its insane lol He showed me the quality off bud in the 80s its madness compared to what it is now I think he said in the 80s the highest thc strain he grew was 11% I think then it started going up in the 90s and then the 00's, Hes a wealth off info hes taught me loads off things.
The ones in my grow are autos. Ya I could flower earlier I guess with photos but than whats the point? If I do a photo period plant I want to veg for at least 4 weeks than flip. If I flower right from seed they wont get much bigger than a full auto. It is space that is my main concern with photos, not necessarily the time they take.
If I can grow 1 photo plant and yield the same or more as 4 autos I would be happy with that. That is only one plant to deal with instead of 4. I may try it in the new year.
You should do buddy, go for a indica based plant that's if you like indicas, They that get really bushy and top it a few times here and there and you should have one big bushy plant in your tent to look after instead off 4.