FlowerPower88
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I’m doing a 4 3 gallon pot grow in a 4x4 in coco, with drip irrigation and drainage, what would you recommend, straight coco or 70/30 mix?
Straight coco vs 70/30 with perlite
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Billy the Mountain
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Straight coco; perlite is unnecessary
DrBuzzFarmer
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It depends upon your environment.
In my last grow, I used straight coco. Worked swell.
Sometimes seedlings won't penetrate if it's slightly too dry. I've had them push themselves out of the coco with just coco.
Here at my new house, too humid. I use a 25-75 mix.
Same results. different environment required a different practice.
In my last grow, I used straight coco. Worked swell.
Sometimes seedlings won't penetrate if it's slightly too dry. I've had them push themselves out of the coco with just coco.
Here at my new house, too humid. I use a 25-75 mix.
Same results. different environment required a different practice.
FlowerPower88
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it is really humid here in the summer months
DrBuzzFarmer
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With the perlite, you can use a fan to wick away excess moisture faster, if necessary.
Won't hold as much water either.
Find the sweet spot. Try different mixes until you find what works for your method.
Won't hold as much water either.
Find the sweet spot. Try different mixes until you find what works for your method.
FlowerPower88
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Now what would you guys recommend as far as transplanting clones? Straight into the 3 gallon pots, or into solo cups first then the 3 gallons?
coreywebster
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I like to pot up once then into fabric pots.
But if in plastic pot up twice.
Also recommend holes in the bottom third of the pot with plastic.
But if in plastic pot up twice.
Also recommend holes in the bottom third of the pot with plastic.
twentyeight.threefive
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Straight coco for me. For clones in cubes I put mine in 3 inch square starter pots and then into final pots.
Everyone has a different method.
Wattzzup
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Not gonna lie this sentence caught me off guard.
I use perlite. Others don’t. I’m going to try my next run without it. My plants get too dry too quick in flower.
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FlowerPower88
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I’m going to be using plastic pots on a drainage system, I think I’m going to pot up at least once, especially cause my clones are coming out of an aero cloner, so I would think it would be best to let them grab hold of some medium before the final pots.
Billy the Mountain
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I was always in the perlite camp until I recently ran out when transplanting,
I noticed no difference, other than the 100% coco pot holds more water (as you'd expect), a positive in my setup
One less thing to buy
twentyeight.threefive
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Thankfully Budders isn't around.Not gonna lie this sentence caught me off guard.
I use perlite. Others don’t. I’m going to try my next run without it. My plants get too dry too quick in flower.
PJ Diaz
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Not gonna lie this sentence caught me off guard.
I use perlite. Others don’t. I’m going to try my next run without it. My plants get too dry too quick in flower.
Yeah, straight coco does hold more water, and it also holds more nutes. If I were to hand water in coco, I would opt for straight coco, but I prefer multiple automated waterings. The only other time I would opt for straight coco is in fabric pots or possibly smart pots, as those definitely dry out very quick. I use square plastic pots though.
Star Dog
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I'd put them into the final pot.
DrBuzzFarmer
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Here's where my practice changes compared to soil grows.
Soil grows I will give a clone a 4 inch pot for a while to stabilize it if I can't start a seed directly into the pot.
In coco and perlite, I let the clone root longer and plant right into the 3 gallon pot.
Even using a myco product with beneficial bacteria, the start has to work harder to thrive initially in coco and perlite. I like to give it a thick root system from the jump.
Seems to have solved a couple problems for me.
FlowerPower88
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So what are your recommendations on frequency of watering freshly transplanted clones, and should every watering have nutes? First watering I used a 350-400 ppm mix.