Growing in 100% coco outdoor

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Edsta007

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Ive been a coco grower indoor for many years with no problems, growing outdoors in coco I'm always getting root rot, live on the equator its hot as all year round. I was thinking instead of pots to dig a 20 gallon hole in the ground and fill it with straight coco. Can anyone see any problems with this?
 
Jypsy Dog

Jypsy Dog

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I put my pepper pots sub terrain. I live in the desert. You could bury half a fabric pot if you want the air flow.
 
kingromano

kingromano

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yeah coco outdoor works great for vegetables etc
i love to circle the pots with pine spikes all around it to isolate the pot from the outdoor heat/coldness
but in very rainy country it can create problem because of the rain rinsing the coco and the nutrient/ph
the best is to do it in a greenhouse :p
 
TintEastwood

TintEastwood

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I lost a couple to root issues. Roasted fabric/rootball in Norcal sun, and I was a noob.

Its fun when it works.

Clowning with Jacks 321

TintEastwood, I believe you swapped calcium and magnesium in your nute matrix for Jack's 3.6-2.4-1.1, and maybe for the other formulas as well.
www.rollitup.org
 
Renfro

Renfro

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You can over water coco. You don't want it to dry as much as soil but it needs to dry some between watering. Perhaps it's rain?
 
Renfro

Renfro

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If you can dig a trench to the hole and bury a drainage pipe that pops out the side of a hill then line the bottom with some river rock for good drainage something like that could work.
 
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