pelican1020
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A few things that I've learned about growing in coco with a drip systm DTW
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looking awesome as always HGO !!!!
but i noticed in your pics , your getting taco fans like i have been too , any idea whats causing it ?
i was thinking low humidity or low CO2 from lack of fresh air because of winter & pulling intake from in the house instead of outside air .
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I noticed light intensity combined with dry hot air make my leaves tako.
I have question for ya Hgo if ya don't mind answering
I wanna try some of the vert donuts and I no you use a space of 4ft (1.2mtr) I have a room that is 2.7 wide x5.0 which in therory is only big enough to get two donuts in the width so what I m asking is do you think I could squeeze 3 vert lights in if I had some of the centre plants being hit by 2 light as supposed to 3 separate donuts ( this is hard to explain without me doing a sketch)
Also how far do you like the plants to finish away from the bulbs
I wanna try some of the vert donuts and I no you use a space of 4ft (1.2mtr) I have a room that is 2.7 wide x5.0 which in therory is only big enough to get two donuts in the width so what I m asking is do you think I could squeeze 3 vert lights in if I had some of the centre plants being hit by 2 light as supposed to 3 separate donuts ( this is hard to explain without me doing a sketch)
Also how far do you like the plants to finish away from the bulbs
Snydgrow
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HGO i have a few questions if you wouldn't mind helping me out I'd appreciate it. First off your work is excellent i was put onto this thread by a friend a couple years back always came back to it as have had the erge to grow this way for awhile but my normal style is mapito flood & drain I normally average a gpw only problem i have i hate workinng with the rockwool much prefer to get my hands in the clean coco 
Anyway was wanting to know do you wash your coco or prepare it by soaking it in nutrients at all and ph'd water? Also i have a MJ500 pump would this be ok for 9plants in a 1.2 i was going to use 6.5l pots normally i only do 5 or 6 plants getting 6-7.5oz but i don't want to veg for these clones for long? From what i read all i need is pump 16mm pipe a manifold blue drippers and a tap to adjust pressure?
Cheers
Snydgrow
Anyway was wanting to know do you wash your coco or prepare it by soaking it in nutrients at all and ph'd water? Also i have a MJ500 pump would this be ok for 9plants in a 1.2 i was going to use 6.5l pots normally i only do 5 or 6 plants getting 6-7.5oz but i don't want to veg for these clones for long? From what i read all i need is pump 16mm pipe a manifold blue drippers and a tap to adjust pressure?
Cheers
Snydgrow
carlo87
Member
Hi guys, here in Italy there aren't many info on growing in coco, so I explain to you my situation, I've five small plants in 6 liter pots around 75-80% coco with 25-20% perlite. I didn't have a good start, very slow maybe I had watered too little in early stage... Now I transplanted in 6 Lt. pots, did you have some advice for watering? The little girls from today are in a grow box 1x1x2 under 400w MH. One of there presents a problem and I don't know what could be. Here some pics
Thanks to those who will help me!
Thanks to those who will help me!
Yes only not too dry
When they're that small it's easy to get the coco too damp in that size pot, as soon as roots are poking out all around the bottom then gently water to run off, but make sure it can drain away and not sit in a puddle
Feed them every time
carlo87
Member
I'm waiting and I'm hoping.
In this days unfortunately the pots are always heavy weight because the plants are small, I'm still waiting for the light pots. As soon as I attach some images of the little girls.
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Donkeybrains
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Look into the Blumat Digital it will give you a digital readout on how much moisture is in the medium. And the Blumat Maxi's along with that is a great combo! The blumat maxi is a drip system where the plant will feed itself, and shut off when its moist enough. Easy bro! You definitely want to do the wet/dry cycles in earily veg.
carlo87
Member
Seems a good instrument, but is really good o is a kind of toy? Then, when can I watering? When the instrument indicates 40% or 50% or 60%? Thanks for the advice!
saitama
Well-known member
I'm day 20 of flower in 2gal pots with 50/50 Coco/perlite and my roots are incredibly bound. My nutes pool on the surface of my medium for a few minutes before getting absorbed. I understand that this is the point, but I just want to make sure that it isn't excessive.
Should I go up to 3gal pots next time? I literally cannot indent the sides of my pots they're so full.
Should I go up to 3gal pots next time? I literally cannot indent the sides of my pots they're so full.
Donkeybrains
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Carlo87 I look at the plant and see when it looks the healthiest. You can dial the Blumat maxi to whatever moisture level you want. I keep mine around 100millibars. Kinda depends on how coarse or fine your medium is though. If 30 millibars is completely saturated and 200 is bone dry 100 is my sweet spot. They work great! And easier to setup than what you would think.
carlo87
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Coxnox are you a wizard?? I have seen between the pot's edge and substrate and there are some new roots! I'm sorry they don't grow on top...keep calm and still wait!It's normal they don't grow, they make roots now...be patient man
