Best size pot for coco in a tent
wizard cabbage
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I used 7 gallon fabric pot but I think it was over kill 3-5 gallon would be great in fabric pots.
bearded.beaver
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I was always told the bigger the better. The more space for roots to grow the better. Your space is only 2x3. It doesn't matter how many plants you have your canopy is limited to 2x3. I'd only grow two plants but I'd go with the biggest pot size you could fit.
That's only my opinion. There are a lot more experienced growers here.
That's only my opinion. There are a lot more experienced growers here.
bearded.beaver
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Wow she's beautiful. Very niceThis was grown in a two gallon fabric pot of coco. Went into flower at around four weeks.
xtsho
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Coco when treated like hydro does not require very large pots. Now if you're growing in soil you'll want larger pots.
bearded.beaver
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RobinT
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I am on my first 100% coco grow (have grown in soil/coco mixes several times). When you say treat like hydro, I assume you mean feeding nutes with every watering? Am I reading that wrong? I just flipped my ladies 8 days ago after 6 weeks of veg and have been feeding every-other time during Veg. That being said, I don't see any sign of deficiency or over feeding, so I assume to continue with every other as for feeding nutes. Or should I feed each time now that I'm flowering?? Thoughts?
xtsho
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I feed with every watering. You don't want to run straight water in coco. That being said, you don't need to feed full strength either. I ramp up the feed strength peaking mid bloom and then start tapering off until harvest when I'm feeding 1/4 strength. That's the way I do it. I also use blumats for some plants. The finicky ones I still hand water.
MrPuffTuff
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I always like to water between feedings, even in coco. This allows for a periodic 'mini-flush' to prevent salt buildup in your media. But always, you can keep this in check easily by testing and comparing the EC/ppm of your feed/flush solution to the EC/ppm of the runoff... something many do not do while they complain about not knowing whether they are feeding too little or too much... TEST THE DAMN RUNOFF!
Axle4worc
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I use #5 smart pots that hold about four gallons of 70/30 Coco /perlite mix. I feed them once a day in veg and twice a day in flower. Every time with nutrients. Of course with 100% cocoa they would hold moisture more like soil so would need watering less often. I also have 1 gallon fabric pots with 100% cocoa but they areare gett smothered by the other plants even though I keep raising it to canopy height.
Like xtshosaid you want to ramp up your nutrients and then back down at the end.
Like xtshosaid you want to ramp up your nutrients and then back down at the end.
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MrPuffTuff
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I said I water between feedings, even in coco - but your comment reminded me that I still use a calcium supplement, amino acids, yucca, and sometimes enzymes during these between-feed 'mini-flushes'
mastrmasn
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Can you treat coco any other than hydro?
MrPuffTuff
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Coco does have a cation exchange capacity, like soil, and can host microorganisms that help break down organic molecules an make nutrients available to the plant. So, coco can be treated like soil or like hydro, to a certain extent, depending on what you would like to use for feeding (organics, synthetics, etc.).
RobinT
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I feed hydro nutes from Advance Nutrients. I have been giving a full feeding 1x/week with a watering with calmag in between feedings. Like previously stated, the plants look very healthy and identical to what they looked like when growing in soil. I'm thinking I should start feeding half strength on my "in between" watering and see what kind of response I get.