when to hit with nutes? straight coco

BlazingGunner

BlazingGunner

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this is my first time growing from seed they're in straight coco coir in red solo cups just sprouted a few day's ago and are showing they're true leaves using fox farm trio pack (was given to me gonna use it this grow before switching out to something else)
 
250w HPS grower

250w HPS grower

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don't use nutes for seedlings for the first couple of weeks, I start using nutes between 10-15 days, works good for me in BioBizz soil
 
BlazingGunner

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250w HPS grower said:
never use coco sorry, I'm sure there will be a lot of other people on here that do use it and can help you out. good luck with it :weed:
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thanks. from what i've been reading but wanna double check is that it's ok to hit it with a 1/6 strength nutrition solution as soon as it show's it true leaves but i dont wanna murder the little feller lol
 
250w HPS grower

250w HPS grower

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BlazingGunner said:
thanks. from what i've been reading but wanna double check is that it's ok to hit it with a 1/6 strength nutrition solution as soon as it show's it true leaves but i dont wanna murder the little feller lol
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I use 1/6 strength nutrition soon as I get my cuttings but don't think its wise to do it with a seedling that's just my opinion tho
 
BlazingGunner

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250w HPS grower said:
I use 1/6 strength nutrition soon as I get my cuttings but don't think its wise to do it with a seedling that's just my opinion tho
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yeah it's got a couple more days until it needs watered anyway i'm just gonna hit it with ph'ed water not even sure if i should use calmag yet say's to use every water until flower but im not sure about that
 
pockitsPM

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At a few days old I would hold off on nutes but that's my personal opinion and that doesn't mean much lol. you could hit it with the 1/16 strength and it could be fine, it could even excelll... or it could burn. better safe than sorry imo
 
BlazingGunner

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pockitsPM said:
At a few days old I would hold off on nutes but that's my personal opinion and that doesn't mean much lol. you could hit it with the 1/16 strength and it could be fine, it could even excelll... or it could burn. better safe than sorry imo
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yeah thats pretty much where im at. but im also worried that straight coco it will die because no value
 
Alienwidow

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250w HPS grower said:
don't use nutes for seedlings for the first couple of weeks, I start using nutes between 10-15 days, works good for me in BioBizz soil
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Biobizz soil and straight coco are as completely different as it gets. One has zero plant food, and one has all the food for a month. So your answer is way off base.

To the op, id go with mixing your coco with 200-250ppms to add some food in there at first. Then you can not feed for a week or more. If the plants are already growing then id start feeding at 50 ppms evey watering, just mix a batch of really low concentration water/food, and use that for a week or so. Just stir it up hefore you water. I hope you have a ppm meter.
 
BlazingGunner

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Alienwidow said:
Biobizz soil and straight coco are as completely different as it gets. One has zero plant food, and one has all the food for a month. So your answer is way off base.

To the op, id go with mixing your coco with 200-250ppms to add some food in there at first. Then you can not feed for a week or more. If the plants are already growing then id start feeding at 50 ppms evey watering, just mix a batch of really low concentration water/food, and use that for a week or so. Just stir it up hefore you water. I hope you have a ppm meter.
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thanks thats what i was wanting to hear
 
outlier

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Always run a 250-300ppm (0.5-0.6ec) solution through coco. You will mess with the coco's CEC otherwise. I run 300-350ppm rooting clones and sprouting seeds in coco. Have run 1ec many of times as well without any issues.

Lots of great info on coco here: http://www.canna-uk.com/grow_info

The coco section over at icmag has tonnes of great reading as well.

Coco is a beast, good luck! :bigjoint:
 
250w HPS grower

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that sounds good, don't wanna fry
Alienwidow said:
Biobizz soil and straight coco are as completely different as it gets. One has zero plant food, and one has all the food for a month. So your answer is way off base.
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well.. I did tell him that I have never used coco before and that there will be other people on here to help him out with it. but obviously you didn't read that bit.
 
staygreener

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Some say when the cotyledons start to yellow, but I think it's fine to start feeding very lightly when the first true leaves show. By the end of the first week after germination.
 
GreenBoxGrown

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I would wait until the plant has grown 3 to 5 fan leaves. I like to dilute the mixture in the beginning so I can ease into it without shocking the plant
 
BlazingGunner

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GreenBoxGrown said:
I would wait until the plant has grown 3 to 5 fan leaves. I like to dilute the mixture in the beginning so I can ease into it without shocking the plant
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yeah i was gonna start with a hella diluted solution and do you consider the first true leaves part of those 3-5?
 
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