it sounds like hydroton would be better for this set up. if you use coco in net pots, before the roots secure the coco some will be getting washed away by the water and going in the pumps and system you got going. for nutes it really depends on what company your looking at. i use General Hydroponics which is fairly cheap and only use two parts, bloom and micro, so its easy for the user as well.So I have a quick question that I'm sure you all can help out on. I just crafted a homemade hydro system that uses small net pots which are filled with coco. They are being fed from the top via a pump (sort of like a drip feed system but the net pots hang over a reservoir similar to DWC). Right now I have nothing inside the set up as I just finished it. However, I am unsure of feeding schedule for such a set up!!
I plan to put some seeds into the coco and letting them germ and run inside the system for a while. The water lines running to each pot don't necessarily "drip"
Top of system, lines run to each small net pot filled with coco, have foam inserts to cover the coco which I may or may not use:
Bottom of system (dark picture, hard to see anything):
Side view kinda:
Again sorry for the dark pictures.
So long story short. How long do I feed these things? I was gonna run the water 24/7 but then since I am using coco instead of hydroton I am worried in rotting the roots due to the coco holding too much water.
I also have another pump with outlets and two air stones that I am putting in to add oxygen and whatnot to the water. So question is, how long do I leave the water running? Any suggestions!?
ill look into finding some for you matatan, two heads are always better than one.
Cheers mate, the highest i went was 12ml/4L and the same with the g13, ive found that i never go over that cos by the time ive raised to that its time for the pk so i lower it back down!
Coco is coco where ever it comes from it's inert there's nothing added the only difference is that the Canna is cleaner than the others so for the price you've been quoted i wouldn't worry to much about it
The Canna website has a dealer locator by zipcode. Here is the link.
The coco shoulld be moist. I have best results about an hour after a moderate watering. The root ball must be big enough to hold the mass together or it will be hard to keep in one piece.hi all growing big bang 2 in coco in airpots and i have transferred 4 from 1 litre to 3 litre and found it a problem handling them to place inside the 3 litre pots any ideas should the coco be moist or dry as i will have to then go from 3 litre to 10 or 15 not sure yet peace
i bought roots organic coco from my local hydro shop and it had perlite (i believe its perlite little white rocks) and visually it looks different from the pics iv seen of canna coco which has no white rocks. i just transfered my seedlings 2in rockwool cubes into 3 gallon pots with that RO coco. just about everything i pour into the pot comes out. alot of drainage, is this normal because the roots havent spread out in the pot yet? also when i water the top layer of coco shifts around, im worried of i pad the coco down firmly it will restrict roots from growing.. school me pls
thanx dude, but i used that already, the nearest dealer is like a 5 hour driveThe Canna website has a dealer locator by zipcode. Here is the link.
http://www.cannagardening.com/user/dealersearch
Hey nice to see you again, found this tread a few weeks ago and just finished reading it. was starting to miss you but here you are, you have helped me more than you know in my first of many coco grows to come so thanx.!preparing for my second coco grow now and i have a question about cloning in Rockwool cubes 2" by 2" and then go to coco since i dont like the coco starters wery mutch. they work but they dont handle as easy as rockwool cubes i think. So is there any probs with this at all? btw i think i read about this somewhere but itshard to remember it all
