Fortifiying COCO with CALMAG soak

[FmSwayze]

Does anyone soak thier coco in a calmag solution prior to use, specifically if you run dry amendments? Thanks

 

[TCH]

Are you talking dry amendments as in mixing them in like soil? If you are draining to waste, I rinse and buffer my coco with a weak pH'd nutrient solution.

 

[coreywebster]

I don't do shit because mines ready to go .
If I wanted amendments I'd be using soil

 

[FmSwayze]

I will be using Dr earth with coco medium. Aside from the initial amendment with nutrition are you *charging with calmag only. That's the question

 

[TCH]

I will be using Dr earth with coco medium. Aside from the initial amendment with nutrition are you *charging with calmag only. That's the question

You don't amend coco and use it like a soil. It is a hydro medium and should be fed daily (multiple times) and done so to considerable runoff.

 

[FmSwayze]

Coco based soil* I should been more specific. I appreciate the quick responses. I love this community for that reason. Looks like an experiment is needed.

 

[coreywebster]

Can you put a link to the exact product up

 

[FmSwayze]

https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Earth-Natural-Coconut-Fiber/dp/B01M69KV51/ref=asc_df_B01M69KV51/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693713553283&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=189582623966056376&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9014895&hvtargid=pla-318369573006&psc=1&mcid=d8adf56c2bef34bf8d731cd292287f50&gad_source=1

 

[TCH]

https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Earth-Natural-Coconut-Fiber/dp/B01M69KV51/ref=asc_df_B01M69KV51/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693713553283&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=189582623966056376&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9014895&hvtargid=pla-318369573006&psc=1&mcid=d8adf56c2bef34bf8d731cd292287f50&gad_source=1

That's coco coir. You'll want to do drain to waste with that. Take it from somebody that has tried to use coco as soil. It will work but not well. And then just when the end is in sight, it will become a colossal pain in the dick. You can try it. But if you want to save the headache, either do drain to waste with decent runoff or get soil.

 

[MickFoster]

I have never seen a successful grow using dry amendments with coco coir.
Maybe you'll be the first.
Good luck.

 

[FmSwayze]

Thanks for answering my question guys.

 

[curious2garden]

Does anyone soak thier coco in a calmag solution prior to use, specifically if you run dry amendments? Thanks

No I purchase prebuffered coco.

The reason you don't run dry with coco is dry amendments feed every time you water. Coco requires watering at least once to multiple times/day. When the plants are small and they aren't drinking as quickly you'll be fine but soon you'll reach a point where you are having to give them more water so they get too much nutrient and burn OR you let them dry and the salts dry up and burn them that way.

That's why coco and dry nutrients don't work well together. If you want to use dry amendments try a peat based mix that holds water longer. I hope that helps.

 

[bgsixxniner]

I will be using Dr earth with coco medium. Aside from the initial amendment with nutrition are you *charging with calmag only. That's the question

Im using dr earth with coco too. I mix other stuff in too, but the most important is ewc and some kinda microbes. I also mixed in about 20% ffof soil. To give the coco some extra life and nutrients ready for plant, until amendments break down. Theres benefits to growing this way compared to soil, but there's pros and cons to both. Im in sip buckets so i think coco wicks a lil better than soil and is less hydrophobic. Jmo everyone has their way.

 

[bgsixxniner]

No I purchase prebuffered coco.

The reason you don't run dry with coco is dry amendments feed every time you water. Coco requires watering at least once to multiple times/day. When the plants are small and they aren't drinking as quickly you'll be fine but soon you'll reach a point where you are having to give them more water so they get too much nutrient and burn OR you let them dry and the salts dry up and burn them that way.

That's why coco and dry nutrients don't work well together. If you want to use dry amendments try a peat based mix that holds water longer. I hope that helps.

Ive never burned plants with dry amendments. 2-3tbs/gallon of soil. And coco and dry amendments work great together. As long as u add microbes and ewc or compost, you should be good. Usually the dr earth tomato veg blend has extra calcium in it, that helps with the cation problems with coco. You can use coco just as you would amend an hp promix, or any neutral soil(no nutes). Coco good, soil good too!!!

 

[FmSwayze]

Ive never burned plants with dry amendments. 2-3tbs/gallon of soil. And coco and dry amendments work great together. As long as u add microbes and ewc or compost, you should be good. Usually the dr earth tomato veg blend has extra calcium in it, that helps with the cation problems with coco. You can use coco just as you would amend an hp promix, or any neutral soil(no nutes). Coco good, soil good too!!!

Thanks man. I used a blend of compost, coco, perlite and vermiculite. It's going great, love the dry amendments. I'm testing now on top dressing frequency. 14 or 21 days? We shall see, this is my first go with Dr earth.