Switching from soil to coco

TreeFiddy350

TreeFiddy350

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smokebros said:
So if you want to keep it really simple, go to https://www.dripirrigation.com/ and get yourself setup with a drip system.

I actually called them up and talked to the guy, he helped me out tremendously. We walked through part by part as I put my order in. Essentially all you need is a regulated water drip manifold, and they're like $8. I use the 1GPH model so each line is regulated to 1GPH and I didn't need to cut the tubing to the same length either.

D071 is the part # for the manifold.
T300 is the 1/8'' drip tubing
S047 is the stabilizer stakes
SF005 is the barbed Tee
I don't know the part # for the manifold plugs (for unused lines) but if you call them I'm positive they can tell you.

You'll also need a 1/2'' pvc riser/adapter that you can buy from them or Home Depot, and a water pump + timer.

You'll be all in for under $50 and have a fully functioning watering system that's automated. My advice for you (if you go this direction) is to set the timer on for 2x a day at 30 mins on. That will give your plants (that are in 2-3 gallon smart pots) 1 gallon of water total per day, and you can adjust as needed.
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Thanks so much! I’ll definitely look into this when I get off work!
 
diggs99

diggs99

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Have any of you used the House and Garden cocos ?

ive heard all good things about their nutes but never even knew they sold the coco medium
 
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jr40weed

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smokebros said:
I prefer Canna Coco if given the option. Tupur is another rock solid coco product. I've got a bag of unopened botanicare coco I'll be using soon, so hopefully that stuff is good too.
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I prefer canna 2, have run botanicare also when shop was out of canna or not enough bags to fill my order. It seems close
 
smokebros

smokebros

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jr40weed said:
I prefer canna 2, have run botanicare also when shop was out of canna or not enough bags to fill my order. It seems close
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I like buying my coco locally in bag form (not brick), and the shop I buy from charges an arm and a leg for Canna Coco. It's like $30 per bag versus $20 for botanicare that comes in a bigger bag.

But yeah, Canna coco is super legit, nice and clean, never had an issue with it.
 
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jr40weed

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smokebros said:
I like buying my coco locally in bag form (not brick), and the shop I buy from charges an arm and a leg for Canna Coco. It's like $30 per bag versus $20 for botanicare that comes in a bigger bag.

But yeah, Canna coco is super legit, nice and clean, never had an issue with it.
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Dang man, what state is sticking it to you like that?.30 a bag I would go back to clay balls
 
smokebros

smokebros

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jr40weed said:
Dang man, what state is sticking it to you like that?.30 a bag I would go back to clay balls
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Haha. I'm in a red-state in the midwest. It's not quite $30, but like $27.99 so close enough. The botanicare bag is around $19.99 and it's about 20%-30% bigger.

The struggle is real!
 
jtrizzy

jtrizzy

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I just used the organic bricks I buy for growing shrooms. I give two washes before I charge it although the initial washing only comes in slightly higher than my tap water ppms so in reality I dont really need to wash it but I do anyway. 19$ for 10 bricks and each brick gives me 3 gallons of coco. I refuse to pay $40 a bag at local hydro store.
 
Bakersfield

Bakersfield

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I grow in coco.
My formula:
I buy 5 kilo bricks - GH or Botanicare. I rehydrate and leach the salts out with massive amounts of water.
Mix some big chunk perlite in.
Set up a drip system.
I grew tired of having the occasional 1/8 inch spaghetti tubing clog on my last setup
My current setup is a length of 1 inch poly tubing with a submersible pump attached on either end.
I have 1/2 inch feeder lines tapped into the 1 inch mainline. I then have a 1/2 inch ring of tubing with 1/8 holes drilled for irrigation.

I feed 3 times a day using the Lucas formula.

It is really simple and will crush it.

Sample nug grown this way.
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TreeFiddy350

TreeFiddy350

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Bakersfield said:
I grow in coco.
My formula:
I buy 5 kilo bricks - GH or Botanicare. I rehydrate and leach the salts out with massive amounts of water.
Mix some big chunk perlite in.
Set up a drip system.
I grew tired of having the occasional 1/8 inch spaghetti tubing clog on my last setup
My current setup is a length of 1 inch poly tubing with a submersible pump attached on either end.
I have 1/2 inch feeder lines tapped into the 1 inch mainline. I then have a 1/2 inch ring of tubing with 1/8 holes drilled for irrigation.

I feed 3 times a day using the Lucas formula.

It is really simple and will crush it.

Sample nug grown this way.
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Not cool man... I’m at work and blew a load in my pants... hahaha jk
That looks AMAZING!
How long did you veg/ flower?
What strain/ breeder?
 
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