Coco Growers Unite!
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roachclip420
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So are those auto pots bottom fed? How is the salt build up like nas?
phxrocks
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Thanks for the link, I have been searching for hours today looking for a post or a pic or some testimony from someone who has had either success or failure, using the Autopot or Smart pots in a recirculating bucket system like the Ebb and Grow or Big boy 3 gallon pots.
I´m getting the room ready and I don´t want to f%$k up a bunch of plants.
I´d rather get rid of the buckets and pick up some 4x8 trays because I know it works.
Seems like putting an insert inside the basket would protect the roots for awhile. But I´m not so sure the plants would benefit completley. The Smart pots keep the roots cool and oxygenated. Dropping the Smart pot into a black, plastic pot will probably keep the root mass warmer and more constricted than on an open flood tray.
So, should I get some trays or try to flower them with smart pots and coco in the bucket system?
East Coast Pro
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Is this the coco that's ready to use out the bag?
http://www.discount-hydro.com/products/Canna-Coco-Coir-.html
http://www.discount-hydro.com/products/Canna-Coco-Coir-.html
phxrocks
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Lots of people have said good things about Canna coco.
I´m not sure what I purchased. It´s pretty fine, kinda like coffee grounds with small strands. NOTHING ran out of the smart pots. The trays are completley clean after 15 days. And plants are growing like,, weeds
roachclip420
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yes. not the only tho.
nas2007
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yeah they bottom fed, i don't know about the salt buildups but i haven't heard no problems regarding that, i will be purchasing my autopots very soon, i will flush at least ones ore twice during the grow to be on the safe side,
like i say to all my fellow coco grower "watering is a pain in the neck" specially when you have a busy lifestyle, autopots water your plants for you resulting in constant feed = big yield in coco!!! all you do fill the tank with water, nutes and ph to 5.8 and your set for a week or more, just peace of mind !
East Coast Pro
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Thanks guys!!!
Boyz N Da Hood
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Do they have bigger auto pots cuz I've only seen like 1 and 3 gal
nas2007
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8.5L and 15L pots are the ones available i haven't seen any bigger ones then that
nas2007
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yes it is, but i would recommend canna coco professional plus and start feeding early i normally start A&B at 0.5ml per L ones they on 2cnd to 3rd set of leaves
East Coast Pro
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Thanks NAS!!!
Lucius Vorenus
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Can let you know soon. We just switched to CNS17 and plan to begin it tomorrow in all our rooms.
nas2007
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nice!! what seeds you getting???
missnu
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Well I guess this would be a good place to ask...I am not going to read 300 pages of drivel though...so starting here, what is the deal with seedlings in coco? My bigger plants in coco look awesome, but I can't seem to figure out when to feed seedlings...my soil usually takes care of it for me...and I figured that seedlings don't need nutes for a couple of weeks, but I have 2 I started in coco, one is just shy of 2 weeks and the other is a few days behind it, and they are both looking very pale...I have now tried feeding a 1/3 dose of a+b...to see how that goes...
Should I just use a gentler veg nute perhaps for my seedlings, or will the a+b be alright even though it is a little early to feed them at all, if they were in soil...?...
Should I just use a gentler veg nute perhaps for my seedlings, or will the a+b be alright even though it is a little early to feed them at all, if they were in soil...?...
nas2007
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alot of new coco growers seem to have the same prob as you. if your using coco example canna coco pro plus which comes with no nutes, you want to start feeding a&b when your baby's reach 2cnd set of leaves or 3rd set, i usually start feeding 0.5ml of a and b to 1 L of water when they have they second set of true leaves, dont let them look pale you want a nice dark green color, with coco you always want to start feeding early, also dont be shy giving her rhizotonic & cal-mag. keep your ph always at 5.8!
hope this helped