What am i doing wrong?

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What would the issue be here? In coco about 6 weeks old, am.feeding ec of around 1.0, 90w of light, looks dry but got watered yesterday via bottom feed, is nice and moist around 1cm down. Help, I need these to flip in 4 weeks hahah probably not going to happen
 

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Why are you treating a hydroponic medium like soil? The experienced coco people seem to universally agree that coco should be fed daily. Don't let it dry back.
It definitely doesn't dry out. You definitely water less at the beginning with coco then move up to everyday
 
At 6 weeks old, I think you're well past the point where they should have been fed daily. But maybe I'm wrong.
 
Feed daily from the top. Those are big enough to do so. Also, bottom feeding could have very well caused salt buildup. So, I would recommend mixing up a weak nutrient solution, half of what you normally feed or so. Flush the coco. Flush it until the runoff is less than what you normally feed it. Once it is there, start top feeding daily and I'd bet that you see those plants explode with growth.
 
At 6 weeks old, I think you're well past the point where they should have been fed daily. But maybe I'm wrong.
These are living under the exact same conditions with less light to be honest as they're off to the side trying to get these to catch up and they're doing good. Only watere
Feed daily from the top. Those are big enough to do so. Also, bottom feeding could have very well caused salt buildup. So, I would recommend mixing up a weak nutrient solution, half of what you normally feed or so. Flush the coco. Flush it until the runoff is less than what you normally feed it. Once it is there, start top feeding daily and I'd bet that you see those plants explode with growth.
These are living under the same conditions with less light as they off to the side trying to get these to catch up. I'm only feeding them every 3 days aswell and they're going good
 

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These are living under the exact same conditions with less light to be honest as they're off to the side trying to get these to catch up and they're doing good. Only watere

These are living under the same conditions with less light as they off to the side trying to get these to catch up. I'm only feeding them every 3 days aswell and they're going good
Ok. Then carry on.
 
Sorry wasnt trying to sound condescending I was just wondering why the others are doing good but these aren't under the same conditions
All plants are different. They can react differently to different environments, light, nutes, etc... One thing that is sure is that if you get nutrient lockout in coco, it can and will stall out your plants. Some may continue to grow, but I promise you that they aren't doing as well as they would be if they were being fed like they are supposed to be in coco. I recently had a big issue with lockout in my coco grow and it stalled my plants out big time.
 
All plants are different. They can react differently to different environments, light, nutes, etc... One thing that is sure is that if you get nutrient lockout in coco, it can and will stall out your plants. Some may continue to grow, but I promise you that they aren't doing as well as they would be if they were being fed like they are supposed to be in coco. I recently had a big issue with lockout in my coco grow and it stalled my plants out big time.
Okay so the best option is to just start streaming them.like big girls? I am watering them with 0.6ec until runoff is that right? Or am I doing a proper flush with 0.6ec?
 
Okay so the best option is to just start streaming them.like big girls? I am watering them with 0.6ec until runoff is that right? Or am I doing a proper flush with 0.6ec?
I would flush the media and test the runoff. Get it under what you normally feed. Once it is under what you will be feeding them,then resume daily feedings. And feed until runoff.
 
I would flush the media and test the runoff. Get it under what you normally feed. Once it is under what you will be feeding them,then resume daily feedings. And feed until runoff.
Okay thanks very much. Appreciate the advice. I'll give that a go now
 
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What would the issue be here? In coco about 6 weeks old, am.feeding ec of around 1.0, 90w of light, looks dry but got watered yesterday via bottom feed, is nice and moist around 1cm down. Help, I need these to flip in 4 weeks hahah probably not going to happen
I can tell by the pics that the coco is too dry. It should always be moist. Not sopping wet, but moist.

When mine were that size, I watered twice a day.
 
I would flush the media and test the runoff. Get it under what you normally feed. Once it is under what you will be feeding them,then resume daily feedings. And feed until runoff.
Thanks for the advice. Looking a heap better. Should be ready for flip in 2 weeks or so now. Got me back on track
 

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