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zoolander
i water once every other day and ever third watering with straight water and never water to run off until flush but i flush for 3 weeks oh and in 1 gal pots
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zoolander said:
Are we talking about coco??? 100% straight coco??? I gallon pots??? Have you actually made it to harvest this way??? What were the results??? Have you tried it the way I've got it laid out and if you did, did you do a side by side grow to see the difference??
If you're not watering to runoff, then your plants probably appreciate that straight water every 6th day. It's gotta be salty in the pots by then using 1 gallon pots, hehe I don't know what you're talking about flushing for three weeks - when?? why??
I'm done. Finished. What pupose does it serve for anyone to come in and muddy up the waters, so to speak?
I'm posting this for the newbies so they will have a starting place to grow in coco without suffering the problems routines like yours can pose. If you've found a way around watering every day, fine... But I see you've had to compensate for not watering every day. Water every day to runoff and just sit and watch the plants grow. Or worry about it, and flush every 6th day and for 3 weeks...
Peace
OMG mojo your f13 is looking freakin' sexy....
I still have a little f13 girl reveggn' gonna make her a mom......
I'm getting explosive growth with coco... comparable to dwc......
I still have a little f13 girl reveggn' gonna make her a mom......
I'm getting explosive growth with coco... comparable to dwc......
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Berry_Coughin' said:
Thanks, I know man. Fun huh???
How ya been friend???
I love the taste of the F-13. I'm gonna reveg all three of mine till I can sort out the smokes, dude. The Foxtail Sativa's getting reveg too, along with the Kali beasts, hehehe.
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zoolander
mojo i have no probs at all everything is in check trust me nice tude bro 
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zoolander, I believe you. And I wasn't trying to come down on you, although it did kinda sound like it. I apologize for my tone.zoolander said:mojo i have no probs at all everything is in check trust me nice tude bro
My point is, this is a thread I put here to help the new coco grower and the above coco regimen is pretty much guaranteed to get them to harvest. It's the generally accepted way to grow in coco and for the most part, it follows the recommendations of the nutrient companies when growing in coco.
Experienced growers are able to deviate from it because they've got a feel for both the plants and the medium and they've learned what causes what to happen. Experience kicks in and they take care of any situation that arises quickly and then they adjust their grow to make sure it doesn't happen again.
I'm not an expert grower in coco if expert means trying everything and winning some and losing some. I just happened to grow by the books so to speak and I'm successful at it. The basic coco grow is easy and that's why I use it. It's so easy even I can do it, lol.
My plants won't win picture of the month and the breeders aren't sending me PM's wanting to put me on retainer so they can use pictures of my plants to sell their seeds. But I'm not growing to have picture perfect plants, I'm growing to have fun, stay off the streets, and to smoke premo weed. I'm middle aged and it doesn't really take that much to make me happy. My plants keep me sane, hehehe. In more ways than one.
I'm just trying to make it easy. No guess work. No surprises. No morbidity and mortality. Green plants. No losses. Fantastic yields. Fantastic potency. I can't tell I'm missing out on anything by not adding more stuff to the reservoir. How green can the plants get??? How much beyond healthy would I be able to get. lmfao.
Seriously, until I've got my shelves full of stash and can afford to take chances, I'm not deviating from the above standard way of growing in coco. I'm just not willing to take a chance.
There are things you do to compensate for not watering daily. You water every other day and the third time you water, you don't add nutes. Then you flush for 3 weeks - and I don't know when. I'm assuming you're talking about right before harvest and that's cool. I'm aware that this final flushing is necessary to get rid of the funky fert taste and I do the same, albeit not for three weeks.
But, when someone waters daily to at least a 15% runoff, they don't have to water without nutes every third watering. I've watered daily but have cut back on my runoff and every time I do, I get ec buildup. You are too but you're watering with plain water regularly to compensate for it.
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zoolander
yeah mojo your right im not sayin my ways the best way it works for me plus i have alot of grows under my belt but im gonna try some your way also it couldnt hurt to learn another way thanks and keep it up ZOO 
BillowingBudMkr
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Hey, I'm interested in how you prep your coco before the transplant. I'm using Canna coco. Do you just soak it straight water (RO)and then top it with a diluted nutrient solution when you hand water it. This is the only part I'm confused about.
The only difference is that I started out with rockwool cubes and will transplant those into coco. I will be using Bionicare Pure Blend Pro with Cal mag. Should I just soak it with water,transplant it, and then water it with a 1/2 solution of nutes after the transplant (thinking of just hand watering for the intial watering). Should I just let it sit for the first two-three days to make sure the roots settle, and stick my finger in the medium just to make sure it doesn't dry out.
The only difference is that I started out with rockwool cubes and will transplant those into coco. I will be using Bionicare Pure Blend Pro with Cal mag. Should I just soak it with water,transplant it, and then water it with a 1/2 solution of nutes after the transplant (thinking of just hand watering for the intial watering). Should I just let it sit for the first two-three days to make sure the roots settle, and stick my finger in the medium just to make sure it doesn't dry out.
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Sorry, I thought I'd responded to this.
I don't do anything to the coco when I use Canna. I simply take it out of the bag and put it in the pots, hehe. If you're talking about the transplant from ths solo cups to the 3 gallon pots, I water with very weak nutrients - Canna A/B at very small levels.
The rockwool will be moist already so just scoop out a place for your seedling, spray it with some of the light nutrient mix and then I'd water with this same weak mixture. They're gonna need some food going under the veg lights.
Peace
I don't do anything to the coco when I use Canna. I simply take it out of the bag and put it in the pots, hehe. If you're talking about the transplant from ths solo cups to the 3 gallon pots, I water with very weak nutrients - Canna A/B at very small levels.
The rockwool will be moist already so just scoop out a place for your seedling, spray it with some of the light nutrient mix and then I'd water with this same weak mixture. They're gonna need some food going under the veg lights.
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lighterfuel
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Nice Thread Mojo - Very helpful for Coco Newbies like myself.
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Greyskull
I like the way you think Mojo, for sure. Great post. I found it answers most of the doubts I had about the way I am caring for my ladies.
GroTreesAllDay
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Mojo,
First off, much respect, not only in your growing techniques, but also in how well you express and explain. Your lengthy posts are not only filled with useful info/tips, but are also easy to follow and clear. Props! I have been using 60/40 coco/perlite for a few grows now and have settled into this schedule. Any feedback would be very appreciated.
I water every other day, alternating between feed and clean water, using the AN moderatley-heavy feed 2-part (won't bore you on which additives i use, but just know all the basics plus a couple select others) and usually try and water them within 30 minutes of the light coming on. This gives me an 8 day week with two feeds:
Day 1 - 10gal - Feed #1 per schedule (about 5-10% runoff)
Day 2 - Off
Day 3 - 15gal - Clean water rinse (10-15% runoff)
Day 4 - Off
Day 5 - 10gal - Feed #1.5 per schedule (average of weeks 1 and 2)
Day 6 - Off
Day 7 - 18gal - Full flush to flush of that weeks nutes (15-20% runoff)
Day 8 - Off and we rest haha
Then the next day i would start the week over with 10gal of Feed #2. I know im leaving a lot of the technical part out like # and size of containers, lights, ph, ec, etc, but hey, just listen to the plants. So far i've had my best results as far as yield and potency using this system. Any thoughts??? All feedback/criticisms/questions welcome...
First off, much respect, not only in your growing techniques, but also in how well you express and explain. Your lengthy posts are not only filled with useful info/tips, but are also easy to follow and clear. Props! I have been using 60/40 coco/perlite for a few grows now and have settled into this schedule. Any feedback would be very appreciated.
I water every other day, alternating between feed and clean water, using the AN moderatley-heavy feed 2-part (won't bore you on which additives i use, but just know all the basics plus a couple select others) and usually try and water them within 30 minutes of the light coming on. This gives me an 8 day week with two feeds:
Day 1 - 10gal - Feed #1 per schedule (about 5-10% runoff)
Day 2 - Off
Day 3 - 15gal - Clean water rinse (10-15% runoff)
Day 4 - Off
Day 5 - 10gal - Feed #1.5 per schedule (average of weeks 1 and 2)
Day 6 - Off
Day 7 - 18gal - Full flush to flush of that weeks nutes (15-20% runoff)
Day 8 - Off and we rest haha
Then the next day i would start the week over with 10gal of Feed #2. I know im leaving a lot of the technical part out like # and size of containers, lights, ph, ec, etc, but hey, just listen to the plants. So far i've had my best results as far as yield and potency using this system. Any thoughts??? All feedback/criticisms/questions welcome...
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Svartsinn
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Hey Mojo. Your superb thread was a real inspiring read! Clear and easy to understand, a real good how-to in other words! I really like the KISS approach and have been looking into DWCs for the flower room. But your tutorial has made me consider coco. I've always considered it alot of work but maybe its not? Or maybe I should keep my moms and clones in coco, cuz I really wanna be able to re-use my medium. How do you think my moms will behave in coco? I mean in generally, not my Motavations in specific?
Well this was alot of stuff, hope you understand what I mean, as english isn't my first language
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Well this was alot of stuff, hope you understand what I mean, as english isn't my first language
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UBER21
Hey mojo can superhrive be used as a root stimulator inplace of the rhizo or hygozyme? I know superthrive is highly concentrated and dont know if it would work well for coco.....Thanx...
Rolando Mota
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uncleb said:
Except a 1 gal pot doesn't hold 1 gal. Not so obvious, eh? You can measure the pot and do the math .
Measure the diameter of the pot (in inches) & divide by 2. Multiply that number by itself, and then by 3.14. Multiply the answer by the height, & you will have the # of cubic inches. Divide the answer by 231 & it will give gallons.
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Im wondering i can put rock wool under my coco ? or should i strip it from the plant.. unfortunetly couldnt get teh coco before ..and i had rockwool so i stuck my seedlings in there.. im gunna get coco real soon as in today LOL and prolly lookin at a transplant in the near future and wondering about issues between the rockwool and coco rthx for any help
Im wondering i can put rock wool under my coco ? or should i strip it from the plant.. unfortunetly couldnt get teh coco before ..and i had rockwool so i stuck my seedlings in there.. im gunna get coco real soon as in today LOL and prolly lookin at a transplant in the near future and wondering about issues between the rockwool and coco rthx for any help
