Coco Growers Unite!
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Don Gin and Ton
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sup evl
blue mystic coco
blue mystic coco
Don Gin and Ton
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eyeco
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Not so fella and i get my info from the Canna web site cheak it out. The coco bricks do need to be bufferd, the loose stuff dont. Also it is recomended that a good wet dry watering routine is the way to go. www.canna.com
The coco experts.
The coco experts.
aeviaanah
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Ok so lots of people are saying to have coco coir dry out before re watering? it has already been over a week and it is still damp. with the coco being wet so long i cant feed as much as i would like to. how do you guys get about doing this? i just picked up grandma enggys h-2....humic acid. i also picked up botanicare's cal-mag. do you use as directed on back of bottle?
i cant really do the water nute water nute....or water water nute water water nute...how do i get them the required amounts of nutrients? so much time goes by before i need to water again.
i cant really do the water nute water nute....or water water nute water water nute...how do i get them the required amounts of nutrients? so much time goes by before i need to water again.
jberry
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i wouldnt let it dry out all the way because coco is hydro but u get most of your root growth when it is on the dryer side , not the wetter.
as for the cal mag... it depends on your water source, but i would use around 150 ppm's of it. (add it first)
use some nutes with every watering....... plain water messes with your micro life and buffers.
once your plants are established the coco will start drying out faster.... the first couple of weeks can be damp........ use less water and try using smaller pots for the first week or two... or add some perlite to the coco.
there is always foliar feeds as well.
as for the cal mag... it depends on your water source, but i would use around 150 ppm's of it. (add it first)
use some nutes with every watering....... plain water messes with your micro life and buffers.
once your plants are established the coco will start drying out faster.... the first couple of weeks can be damp........ use less water and try using smaller pots for the first week or two... or add some perlite to the coco.
there is always foliar feeds as well.
aeviaanah
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Right on. I just recently purchased a ppm reader but i havent been able to find a good use for it. Can you explain to me how it helps with your grow? Possibly, how i can apply it and start using it on a regular basis? I just mixed nutes ppm came out 960 and runoff showed 210. Now this only tells me that the coco has took most of the dissolved solids correct? Is there any other way i can apply this?
jberry
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that is a big drop in your run off.... imo, that would be a signal to raise my nutes a bit... i would try bumping it up to 1100-1200 and see what the run off is...
that is one way to use the meter, If the run off comes out higher than what you put in, then i would lower the ppm's.... if it comes out way way lower like yours did, then i would increase the ppm's. But this method only works when the coco is fairly new, once the coco starts to decompose then it will skyrocket the ppm's of your run off and basicly give you false readings.
u can also use the meter to increase and decrease your nutes depending on what week of growth u are in as well as to check your tap water for quality.
organic nutes cant accurately be measured with the meter fyi
that is one way to use the meter, If the run off comes out higher than what you put in, then i would lower the ppm's.... if it comes out way way lower like yours did, then i would increase the ppm's. But this method only works when the coco is fairly new, once the coco starts to decompose then it will skyrocket the ppm's of your run off and basicly give you false readings.
u can also use the meter to increase and decrease your nutes depending on what week of growth u are in as well as to check your tap water for quality.
organic nutes cant accurately be measured with the meter fyi