Roy O'Bannon
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Another reason to rinse coco is the get the fine stuff out, you just want the nice fluffy stuff, not the dirty mud at the bottom.
So you're always having similar issues in early veg, yet you don't think coco can be overwatered. hmmm....At this early stage, I wouldn't even worry and wouldn't even try to correct anything as you may make things worse.
Just feed them half strength, correct pH and eventually they'll pick up.
My clones start off like this almost everytime with new coco etc. However after a certain size they just stay green.
"They look overwatered." - Can't tell looking at the photo, and could be the end of the day droop.
"I didn't think Coco could be overwatered " - Absolutely correct, I feed 6 times a day! fully saturated. Only time coco can be overfed is if the drain is slower than the feed and can't keep up thus flooding the coco. In a tomato coco greenhouse, they water up to every 20 minutes if the conditions are good ! Yes, every 20 minutes!
How are you measuring your EC? I checked my flower tent last night and it looks like I've got potassium deficiency so I've increased EC to 2.01.0-1.1 EC at peak, only 0.4-0.5 for last week or so.
If you over fert during bloom, it’s not good at all. You’ve still got plenty of time to correct that and make it good just try much less fert is my suggestion
I just bought one the other day. I don't know if it's really any better than the crappy tds meter I've been using, but it's way cooler to use. I feel like some sort of techno-wizard.I measure with a Bluelab Truncheon, one of the best and most handy tools I’ve ever owned.
Ph5.9-6.2 in the range
I use the bluelab combo metre. I still don't understand how you run on such low ecI measure with a Bluelab Truncheon, one of the best and most handy tools I’ve ever owned.
Ph5.9-6.2 in the range
What kind of water do you use? Could be something to do with my tap water. it's 0.3 EC before I add anything to itThis is a light feeder I’ve been growing for years, but even heavy feeders I only need 1.0 in veg, and a little more during flower. Definitely never fed more then 1.4EC to anything ever, so I’m not sure either why we have such different numbers.
Ive dropped, and bashed my blue lab, left it out in the weather and it just never fails. I grow heaps of shit besides medical stuff and it’s just a great bit of gear
Yes, but my main problem is probably because I only plain tap water till they get a good amount of roots (probably smashing the buffering with an overdose . Doesn't bother me because once i pot them in their dedicated rooms they're exploding.So you're always having similar issues in early veg, yet you don't think coco can be overwatered. hmmm....
Looking beautiful like one of my current girls. That in a 1 gallon pot too?1.0-1.1 EC at peak, only 0.4-0.5 for last week or so.
If you over fert during bloom, it’s not good at all. You’ve still got plenty of time to correct that and make it good just try much less fert is my suggestion
It's not your water.What kind of water do you use? Could be something to do with my tap water. it's 0.3 EC before I add anything to it
ok. So what is it?It's not your water.
Page 1ok. So what is it?
That's very interesting thanks.Pre-buffered still must be rinsed.
righto. If you don't know don't comment
Did you even read what we are talking about?It's not your water.
You've put a tiny plant into a large container. It's over watered and over fed. If you clicked the link I provided it would have led you to the answer you've already been provided.righto. If you don't know don't comment
I've read the entire thread and provided you with an answer on page 1.Did you even read what we are talking about?
Fruity is running his plants at no higher than 1.4 EC and having no issues. I am running 1.6 right now and seeing deficiencies and the subject isn't on page 1.
It is obviously something to do with the bioavailability of the nutrients and it could have something to do with the water being used. Or the the environmental conditions in the root zone.