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Drip irrigation and coco coir

16zips

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Hey guys so I’m new to coco coir and drip irrigation I’d like to ask for some tips and pointers on the two. I’ve always been a soil guy and always hand watered so both are new things for me. So for the drop I’m doing the drain to waste technique with the sea of green in a 4x4 gorilla tent with a veg time of 12 days. I’m on the third day of flower. using canna coco professional (bricks) since it was more affordable for shipping as well as canna A&B nutrients with 1 gallon pots with .05 gallon drip emitters from Netafim. So my main questions are how long should I be dripping for and how frequently should I be doing so? As for the question that’s stressing me is I noticed some light salt build up on the surface on a few plants my ec going in is 1.5 and coming out it’s .09 I’m kinda of confused also I just set this drip system up the last three days of the vegging process I was hand watering up until then I attached some pictures note there’s a tad bit of sulfur residue's left behind from when I sprayed 4 days ago please don’t beat me up too hard on that I’m still some what of a new grower any tips and advice is greatly appreciated thank you all
 

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Creeperpark

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Hey guys so I’m new to coco coir and drip irrigation I’d like to ask for some tips and pointers on the two. I’ve always been a soil guy and always hand watered so both are new things for me. So for the drop I’m doing the drain to waste technique with the sea of green in a 4x4 gorilla tent with a veg time of 12 days. I’m on the third day of flower. using canna coco professional (bricks) since it was more affordable for shipping as well as canna A&B nutrients with 1 gallon pots with .05 gallon drip emitters from Netafim. So my main questions are how long should I be dripping for and how frequently should I be doing so? As for the question that’s stressing me is I noticed some light salt build up on the surface on a few plants my ec going in is 1.5 and coming out it’s .09 I’m kinda of confused also I just set this drip system up the last three days of the vegging process I was hand watering up until then I attached some pictures note there’s a tad bit of sulfur residue's left behind from when I sprayed 4 days ago please don’t beat me up too hard on that I’m still some what of a new grower any tips and advice is greatly appreciated thank you all
Thanks for posting friend. I would keep doing what you're doing because your plants look good. The frequency of watering depends on the evaporation and the water supply in the COCO. You will have to dial in and find the best water sequence and EC for your environment. Someone should show up with some more tips shortly.
 

16zips

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Creeper thank you for chiming in much appreciated! I’m really stoked on the growth so and looking forward to dialing it all in as you mentioned
 
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