Is daily watering really needed for Coco?

So I do soil mainly. Last run I threw in 3 gallon coco plant. It was a premade 70/30 coco perlite mix. No washing or buffering just plant straight in. I knew nothing about coco watering so it was treated like soil. As in ample drying period of 4-5 days between watering. Plant did fine, no deficiencies all the way to harvest. Only thing I really did was when I did water I always added ample calmag followed by equal parts A/B coco nutrients. I really liked how fast things progressed in coco and the three gallon produced almost as much as a five. Now that I research coco I hear it needs to be watered daily if not several times a day. I’m not going to be doing several waters a day for sure lol. I’m thinking every other day would work? The next day after watering the pot is still very heavy, so it does retain quite a bit of water. Maybe the very top layer of coco dries out. What do you coco pros suggest? Also what PH is best for coco. I been doing between 5.8 to 6.0.

Any pics of these grows? There are people that keep it simple but follow basics and do great. There are some that go against all the rules and do ok but I dont see much pics of those grows. With discussions of other people opinion.

Its good to have problem solving skills that are proven and shown to the community. Also with the communities help. You might shape up a grow routene that needs to be re-established again if not entirely.

I think theres a lot to be said with something as simple as fabric pots vs plastic. With one determining success over the other. Could learn things from other growers and avoid going down the same dead end roads depending on your setup. How big your reservoirs are and that they stay clean.

I got things to the point I cant get much feedback where as if you suddenly have problems; there are several points in your routene that could be to blame. Im greatful for the mild difficulty problems Ive had to overcome as its built a skill set to solve problems. When I have problems its pretty easy to figure out if I was the cause.

Or its tougher but I learn something new to my skill set that involved other parts of the plant and its function; to solve a problem since the rootzone is in check. I could have a routene that never gave me problems but I wouldnt really know what to do when I do get issues. Given that visual signs of issues can overlap.

Idk why I had to dial in so many things or the question should be why there are people that dont have to? No issues from a few grows isnt proven but multiple grows over a couple years or more starts to look more proven, even if its quirky.

I feed once a a day to substantial run off with a pH around 6.0 in veg and twice a day in flower.
Like mentioned by @medidedicated .........pics of your last grow would be good.

I think your pot is staying heavy because the plant isn't big enough yet to be taking up that much water in a day. A large portion of the media doesn't have roots in it yet. I wouldn't water to run off until you have leaves that are at least reaching the edges of the pot.

On my first grow using 3.9gal Autopots with 100% coco the plants were taking over a gal/day during flower. So like @MickFoster mentioned you'll need to be watering at least twice a day eventually.

MickFoster said:

I feed once a a day to substantial run off with a pH around 6.0 in veg and twice a day in flower.
Like mentioned by @medidedicated .........pics of your last grow would be good.

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I have no pics of my first coco grow, however I am still smoking it lol. In all honesty though it was treated like soil as I knew no better at the time. it got watered to saturation every 4-5 days and dried out inbetween. I had no deficiencies or problems. I I even left the country for two weeks, and I just watered it right before leaving and left it in a self wicking plant base filled with nutrient water and cotton wicks. When I returned it had wicked up all the water but was healthy, almost finished flowering, and not sad or droopy at all.

marzig said:

I think your pot is staying heavy because the plant isn't big enough yet to be taking up that much water in a day. A large portion of the media doesn't have roots in it yet. I wouldn't water to run off until you have leaves that are at least reaching the edges of the pot.

On my first grow using 3.9gal Autopots with 100% coco the plants were taking over a gal/day during flower. So like @MickFoster mentioned you'll need to be watering at least twice a day eventually.

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The plant is small now, nowhere near exceeding the edges of the 5 gallon fabric pot. So I have been watering every other day with about a half gallon of water. Adding 3ml calmag and 1/4 strength coco A/B nutrients. As he looks happy and starting to take off.

Smokenpassout said:

As he looks happy and starting to take off.

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It's bad juju to call it a "he".

MickFoster said:

It's bad juju to call it a "he".

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any time i talk about my plants in pre flower i call them girls, then i stop and say well atleast i hope so

hostagecs said:

any time i talk about my plants in pre flower i call them girls, then i stop and say well atleast i hope so

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I never have to hope.........I only grow feminized seeds.........never had a male or a Hermie.

MickFoster said:

I never have to hope.........I only grow feminized seeds.........never had a male or a Hermie.

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Me too, feminized always, just a typo.

MickFoster said:

It's bad juju to call it a "he".

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Thank you, don’t want to mess up the JuJu!