When to start watering to run off coco coir help

medidedicated said:

With 72F and 65rh I doubt they need more than just once a day feed so Im sure its fine no matter what the runoff collect appears to be.

I havent thought about doing that I just kept feeding them until runoff. I could notice how much it dried back based on feeding, waiting a moment, feed again.

Then eventually it puddles up and have to wait longer but now theres some runoff and almost done. One or two more dumps of water and done.

The runoff should just be decent in the collection bin or however your doing things. Like now, my runoff bin is unusually low and not accumilating.

Im not doing anything more than making shre enough runoff is there. Will probably accumilate again when I have 5 more plants running off.

Im just in a transition mode 2/3rds my tents empty in flower room. Upgrading tents lights everything.

Anyway, so once a day should be fine and this early it shouldnt even be puddling, thats when the very top has enough roots to do so.

In short youre fine Id just keep doing what youre doing and not worry. Just make sure each plant has enough runoff to avoid salt build up.

What will help more than anything I described is measuring runoff ec from each plant. If your doing ok you should have almost equal input vs output.

Maybe .1-.3 points higher at most before adjusting something like how long they runoff for. A simple trick to avoid any elaborate practice is just feed the son of a guns to decent runoff.

Decent to us should mean substantial to a new grower so they dont skimp. Just try over doing it, just not too many times a day and you should be fine.

It wont harm it giving it substancial runoff but doing that 8x a day or more may like it badly bit me for doing that.

I switched my veg plants from 2x to 1x a day. Helps with root aphids and gnats which can screw you over all year long. Idk how commercial ops do it.

Edit to add you can add one more feed per day to help lower high ec runoff. But I didnt find that to fix a deficiency or low ec runoff.

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medidedicated said:

Hmm. Theyre pretty young to be that hungry and low root density. But yes that usually means so.

That member has a good guide they share for what they do exactly but its pretty much make sure runoff is good and up it by about that much and wait a couple weeks. Check again. Repeat.

I did that till I was as high as 1.8ec. My tap ec is .5.

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medidedicated said:

Oh I dont think ec121 or I caught that, your measuring runoff of all plants in one runoff container? Youre supposed to test each individually.

I think I recall dipping ec meter in runoff bin that holds it all out of curiousity and rather it was lower or higher it wasnt consistent at all. I think it was much lower ec than usual.

But yea dont do that, test them each on their own.

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medidedicated said:

I would put it on a plant saucer with no holes in it, toss the runoff into a solocup or so, so the smallest amount can still be measured. The ec meter needs some depth into the water to read it. The cup allows that.

Make sure the saucer is clean.

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medidedicated said:

Wow I thought they were in bigger pots. Thats like a cup size. Yea they seem ready to transplant, just in time for what I see on average for people that transplant.

Checking ec in something that small and then again right after transplanting rather it can effect readings idk. Maybe ec121 would know.

I never have in this situation. The natural umph seedlings have typically feed off anything for a while before showing issues. Just a thought.

Ive tested clones like a month after planting to one gal is the soonest I checked runoff.

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medidedicated said:

Ive tested runoff in a solo cup and a one L pot but that was like almost 2 months into flower. I just wonder in this situation being so newly planted and then again with all that unrooted coco.

Id think if you tested runoff before it rooted thoroughly in new pot it may effect readings. Probably not so idk wtf Im saying. Im tired as shit. harvest time be like that.

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EH40veg said:

I think it’s maybe 1.5L or 2L pot not sure tbh, will transplant them tomorrow or day after.


Yeah true mate I’m honestly not sure how it would affect it, but yeah bro get u hahah

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medidedicated said:

Only thing I do that coco for cannabis doesnt mention is I dont rinse the calmag out. I plant the olants and the first feed with fertilizer will flush the calmag out. Not supposed to use plain water ever.

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medidedicated said:

The only time plain water is ok I was told is when using florakleen but thats a different thing. I dont even think I need it.

Yea and as that video says, he still suggests washing and buffering. They could be lying or not done very well. Thats more with dry brick though since it sits dry and compressed.

It turns to dust again and not hard to lose its buffer that way. Ready to use coco is better Id think but it costs much more when you could probably make immacculate coco yourself easily.

It does suck I slack till the last minute but it goes fast and only do it once per grow. Ive kept the prepared coco in a tub for 6 months still moist and good.

So it could last to your next grow or just make enough per grow as needed. It pays off when things go wrong and your able to say yes its rinsed and buffered yourself.

That way they cant say thats why your issues happening. Kinda a doctor logic, keep weaving things out till the helper finds a possible cause.

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EH40veg said:

Aye true mate I followed the video in the end done it in my tiny shower but aye mate it wasn’t to bad for price similar to soil.

Now I’ve got them in the 7.5L pots they’re taking about 600/700ml to get run off when I was giving them about 200ml before. Will they be ok with the adjustment of more water?

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