I'm not the only one, who's not changed their coco in decades. The 1 liter starter pots get fresh stuff, and they move into 10L final pots containing about 9L from the time before. Having lost a liter with the out going plants. So that's 10% of the medium changed each time.
The old plant is cored out with about a liter of compost around it. We have a knife with no point to do this. So as not to stab the system. Sometimes the next plant just goes in that hole, and we announce it's the no till method, and get back to watching TV. On other occasions, the remainder is riddled. Either way, the liter cored out gets beat on something, dropping it's coco very quickly.
The coco is always looked after. There is no particular time to recondition it, or get it out of condition.
I find little difference between feeds. If one strain likes the new stuff, another won't. So rather than finding the right feed for my plants, I find the right plants for my feed. Any new plant that comes in, must work with what I already have growing. Because I have a few types growing, having selected them on my feed. So can't change the feed on all my long term favourites, to suit a newcomer. That would mean I had wasted all my prior work.
I suggest settling on a single part feed that's known to work, and keeping plants that like it. If something has niche needs, it's out. The needs of the many and all that. In time, you will collect many plants that like what you are offering. And be able to look at seed lists and know what will play well.
You have to settle somewhere. So an easy to use feed, and substrate, are a good start. Then keep them. Illuminate by the book. Then start the plant selection.
The old plant is cored out with about a liter of compost around it. We have a knife with no point to do this. So as not to stab the system. Sometimes the next plant just goes in that hole, and we announce it's the no till method, and get back to watching TV. On other occasions, the remainder is riddled. Either way, the liter cored out gets beat on something, dropping it's coco very quickly.
The coco is always looked after. There is no particular time to recondition it, or get it out of condition.
I find little difference between feeds. If one strain likes the new stuff, another won't. So rather than finding the right feed for my plants, I find the right plants for my feed. Any new plant that comes in, must work with what I already have growing. Because I have a few types growing, having selected them on my feed. So can't change the feed on all my long term favourites, to suit a newcomer. That would mean I had wasted all my prior work.
I suggest settling on a single part feed that's known to work, and keeping plants that like it. If something has niche needs, it's out. The needs of the many and all that. In time, you will collect many plants that like what you are offering. And be able to look at seed lists and know what will play well.
You have to settle somewhere. So an easy to use feed, and substrate, are a good start. Then keep them. Illuminate by the book. Then start the plant selection.
