5GreenDice
New Member
I'm a newbie on my first grow but I'll give my two cents anyway as you're scenario looks identical to mine.
I also have large pots after the last transplant. HOWEVER, I will tell you one thing I have learnt in the last month. Over-watering coco - especially after a transplant - is bad news. It halts growth, roots stop hunting for water & nutes, growth stalls, leaves droop, deficiencies show (mostly nitrogen and magnesium). My weaker plants looked identical purely because of over-watering. The top layer does not need to be damp all the time, especially in such large pots. Weigh a full pot after you've fed it and try to lose half that weight before feeding again. My pots when fed to run off weigh in at 5kg's / 11lbs. All of my top performers are the plants that are allowed to get nearly dry - down to 2.5kgs / 5.5lbs before another feed. I then add 1.6 litres / 0.42 gallons to get them up to 4.1kg's / 9 lbs (1 litre of water weighs 1 kg)
(I'm growing in the same medium as you in case you wondered)
Best of luck chap, non-performing plants give me a heavy heart!!
I also have large pots after the last transplant. HOWEVER, I will tell you one thing I have learnt in the last month. Over-watering coco - especially after a transplant - is bad news. It halts growth, roots stop hunting for water & nutes, growth stalls, leaves droop, deficiencies show (mostly nitrogen and magnesium). My weaker plants looked identical purely because of over-watering. The top layer does not need to be damp all the time, especially in such large pots. Weigh a full pot after you've fed it and try to lose half that weight before feeding again. My pots when fed to run off weigh in at 5kg's / 11lbs. All of my top performers are the plants that are allowed to get nearly dry - down to 2.5kgs / 5.5lbs before another feed. I then add 1.6 litres / 0.42 gallons to get them up to 4.1kg's / 9 lbs (1 litre of water weighs 1 kg)
(I'm growing in the same medium as you in case you wondered)
Best of luck chap, non-performing plants give me a heavy heart!!
