ColaforniaKid
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Coco Ebb & Flow
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Enough Lurking - time to post ~ I recently stumbled across this site after being introduced to Coco by a close friend. This forum & specifically this category has been a great help along with advice of some close friends. I am by no means a pro & have learned tons from this forum already so I wanted to share my experiances & learn from others along the way.
Background:
I recently got into the grow scene myself about 2 years back. I have read some books over the years but IMO word of mouth / experience is the best advise any grower can have. One of my best bro's has been in the scene for 5/6 years now & continues to astound me with the quality & quantity of his crops - I guess you would call him my mentor.
I followed my partners setup & was originally running 4x4 cubes on top of 3 foot slabs & stuffing about 36 plant per tray, a little tight but worked out OK & ended up with about a 1LB dry weight of goods. A general rule of thumb I like to follow is 1# per 1000 watts. ( He however is pulling in the 1.5 - 2.0 range ). This is his second grow in Coco & the one who recommended I move to it ASAP.
I started this thread to let people know that Ebb & Flow works with Coco. What my bro's have done works & I am simply following his lead. I am running virtually the SAME exact routine & chemicals as I did with Rockwood ( as is my mentor ) & the only thing changing appears to be the quality / yield of the overall grow. I can say my stocks are WAY bigger than they have ever been in rock wool, ( still in Veg & many are bigger than cutting time on my last crop).
I took his advice & just setup my first grow with Coco. I started with about 40 clones from my bros Granddaddy Purple Mother & placed them in the Hydro dome. We placed a heating pad under the dome & the flouro's right on top of it. In about 10 days most all of them had some healthy amount of roots poking out the bottom.
Coming from cubes I made a lil bit more of a mess with the transplanting & Coco setup. It was however very easy & overall I spent less on supplies than with Rock wool. I am 2 weeks into my Veg stage & the roots are poking through in force into the coco mat. Things are looking good & I plan to move them into bloom & the end of next week. OK, enough BS'n here's the details.
*btw both of my local shops were out of 8" pots so you will notice some 6" lurking, most I have plastic underneath to prevent them from penetrating as I
stealing / transplanting them & turing them to my moms.
SETUP & SUPPLIES:
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ROOM = 9 x 8 feet
LIGHT = SS 1000 HPS & mover
TRAY = 4 x 8 feet
4x8 Coco Matt
8" Coco pots
2 Bags BCUZZ Coco
30 Granddaddy Purps
6" Inline fan in
8" Inline + Charcol Out
WATERING & NUTES:
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60 GAL RES
GH F-Gro
GH F-Micro
GH F-Bloom
* Cal Mag
* Super Thrive
PH 6.0 avg
FLOOD = 2X a day @ 15 mins.
General View:
Tray / Room
Another Tray / Room
Tray / Room
Tray / Room
I will keep everyone posted on any new developments but wanted to share this setup with others who have been thinking about it... I need to make a trip to the local hydro store this afternoon but will keep everyone posted on the grow / room / progression.
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Enough Lurking - time to post ~ I recently stumbled across this site after being introduced to Coco by a close friend. This forum & specifically this category has been a great help along with advice of some close friends. I am by no means a pro & have learned tons from this forum already so I wanted to share my experiances & learn from others along the way.
Background:
I recently got into the grow scene myself about 2 years back. I have read some books over the years but IMO word of mouth / experience is the best advise any grower can have. One of my best bro's has been in the scene for 5/6 years now & continues to astound me with the quality & quantity of his crops - I guess you would call him my mentor.
I followed my partners setup & was originally running 4x4 cubes on top of 3 foot slabs & stuffing about 36 plant per tray, a little tight but worked out OK & ended up with about a 1LB dry weight of goods. A general rule of thumb I like to follow is 1# per 1000 watts. ( He however is pulling in the 1.5 - 2.0 range ). This is his second grow in Coco & the one who recommended I move to it ASAP.
I started this thread to let people know that Ebb & Flow works with Coco. What my bro's have done works & I am simply following his lead. I am running virtually the SAME exact routine & chemicals as I did with Rockwood ( as is my mentor ) & the only thing changing appears to be the quality / yield of the overall grow. I can say my stocks are WAY bigger than they have ever been in rock wool, ( still in Veg & many are bigger than cutting time on my last crop).
I took his advice & just setup my first grow with Coco. I started with about 40 clones from my bros Granddaddy Purple Mother & placed them in the Hydro dome. We placed a heating pad under the dome & the flouro's right on top of it. In about 10 days most all of them had some healthy amount of roots poking out the bottom.
Coming from cubes I made a lil bit more of a mess with the transplanting & Coco setup. It was however very easy & overall I spent less on supplies than with Rock wool. I am 2 weeks into my Veg stage & the roots are poking through in force into the coco mat. Things are looking good & I plan to move them into bloom & the end of next week. OK, enough BS'n here's the details.
*btw both of my local shops were out of 8" pots so you will notice some 6" lurking, most I have plastic underneath to prevent them from penetrating as I
stealing / transplanting them & turing them to my moms.
SETUP & SUPPLIES:
-----------------
ROOM = 9 x 8 feet
LIGHT = SS 1000 HPS & mover
TRAY = 4 x 8 feet
4x8 Coco Matt
8" Coco pots
2 Bags BCUZZ Coco
30 Granddaddy Purps
6" Inline fan in
8" Inline + Charcol Out
WATERING & NUTES:
--------------------
60 GAL RES
GH F-Gro
GH F-Micro
GH F-Bloom
* Cal Mag
* Super Thrive
PH 6.0 avg
FLOOD = 2X a day @ 15 mins.
General View:
Tray / Room
Another Tray / Room
Tray / Room
Tray / Room
I will keep everyone posted on any new developments but wanted to share this setup with others who have been thinking about it... I need to make a trip to the local hydro store this afternoon but will keep everyone posted on the grow / room / progression.