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purpleplayer007
Active member
Is canna coco still pre rinsed/flushed. Has anyone checked the PPM runoff from a fresh bag recently. I know they used to be the best brand a few years ago.
purpleplayer007
Active member
real quick question....is veg time faster in coco in pots, or rockwool blocks both hand watered ? and is PH more stable in one or another (RW or Coco) ?
Incognegro
Member
I've had faster veg growth in coco...i don't particularly like RW...
johnnyrotten
Member
Not sure if you have any soil but if its mostly coco, just PH your water to 5.8 and make sure you have runoff when watering...
That's what I would try but I'm still on my first grow, I'm sure somebody with more experience will be around to answer this better..
I agree.. I'd even get rid of that gravel.. no need for it.. and if you run something simple regarding nutrients, it's easy as can be. If you read this thread and take the advice of the experienced people, you'll grow killer plants!
mgk
MaynardG is right, toss out that gravel
ive always told people if your gonna mix all kinds of stuff into your coco like vermiculite, ewc's, soils etc. etc., you may as well be running plain ole' soil
coco is the bees knees all by itself
although i like to run some perlite in mine. i personally feel i get slightly better growth when adding it
ive always told people if your gonna mix all kinds of stuff into your coco like vermiculite, ewc's, soils etc. etc., you may as well be running plain ole' soil
coco is the bees knees all by itself
although i like to run some perlite in mine. i personally feel i get slightly better growth when adding it
johnnyrotten
Member
I agree with using perlite... I like it be ause It's a lot easier to get runoff from your plant vs straight coco
DarthMandar
New member
No worries friends and those who dont have the time or patience to hand water your coco also a perfect nutrient mix that will never do you wrong.
First for your sake and the sake of time please looke into this product its called a blu-mat I'm sure you've heard plenty of people mention these things and I can honestly say it was the best 80 dollar investment I've ever made. http://www.greenandclean.ca/hydropo...-baskets-pots-and-grow-bags/tropf-blumat.html
Second get yourself a nice 50 gallon resovior for your blu-mats.
Last but not least especially for you new comers stick to the LUCAS formula can find threads about it.
Use whatever kind of coco you prefer its doesnt matter your plants will be recieving nutrients all day eerrrry day from the slow drip of the Blu-mat system and a plant that eats all day grows all day.......Think about it
First for your sake and the sake of time please looke into this product its called a blu-mat I'm sure you've heard plenty of people mention these things and I can honestly say it was the best 80 dollar investment I've ever made. http://www.greenandclean.ca/hydropo...-baskets-pots-and-grow-bags/tropf-blumat.html
Second get yourself a nice 50 gallon resovior for your blu-mats.
Last but not least especially for you new comers stick to the LUCAS formula can find threads about it.
Use whatever kind of coco you prefer its doesnt matter your plants will be recieving nutrients all day eerrrry day from the slow drip of the Blu-mat system and a plant that eats all day grows all day.......Think about it
totally agree coco is the best, there is nothing to go wrong(equipment)except grower error. people shold do there homework though berfor growing in coco but once the concept is understood to some extent or another the possabilitys ars endless. ive used drip systems and dwc systems and ive had something as simple as a air pump go out and some plants suffered bad. i would recommend coco to anyone lookin to gro hydro
Hello everybody! I'm new here and this is my first post as you can see.
My native language is not english so if anything is unclear just tell me and I try to reformulate it.
I have some questions about Canna Coco A+B.
on this page http://growguide.info/ they ask me about my tank size. I'm about to grow in 3.6 L pots but i don't think this is my tank size, right?
My question is really how much water I'm suppose to use? What value should I fill in "Tank size"?
I don't have a EC-meter but I do know that my tap water is soft to standard in hardness. Please tell me that this is enough info because I can't afford a EC-meter.
I'm stupid enough to realize that I didn't know this after I put in the seeds in the coco coir. So I'm a little panicked that I have already fucked this up!
My native language is not english so if anything is unclear just tell me and I try to reformulate it.
I have some questions about Canna Coco A+B.
on this page http://growguide.info/ they ask me about my tank size. I'm about to grow in 3.6 L pots but i don't think this is my tank size, right?
My question is really how much water I'm suppose to use? What value should I fill in "Tank size"?
I don't have a EC-meter but I do know that my tap water is soft to standard in hardness. Please tell me that this is enough info because I can't afford a EC-meter.
I'm stupid enough to realize that I didn't know this after I put in the seeds in the coco coir. So I'm a little panicked that I have already fucked this up!
The 'tank' size they are asking for is for a reservoir. In your case, if you're hand watering your pots, would be the vessel you're mixing your nutrients in. I mix mine in a 25 gallon vessel and use what I need out of that vessel to feed/water my plants. Good luck..
mgk
Wouldn't the measurement be x amount of per gallon
I use H&G ANd I use 5-10ml of A & B per gallon of water
I mix in a 5 gallon bucket so I add 50ml of A and 50 ml of B.
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I use H&G ANd I use 5-10ml of A & B per gallon of water
I mix in a 5 gallon bucket so I add 50ml of A and 50 ml of B.
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johnnyrotten
Member
I feed to runoff every day in 3G smart pots...when I get a little runoff, I stop... 20 minutes later there is more...
What you are doing is also flushing out excess salts and letting coco get dry will give you too much... So, don't let it get dry...
Salt Build up can't form unless it gets dry . It has to crystalize to become harmfull ,so as long as you keep the coco moist & water till runoff everytime .... you'll never have to worry about salt build up . & you use good coco or flush the cheap stuff first .
coco likes to be fed every day .... after the roots have been established . it gives them fresh nutes and O2 every day which the plants love . & what the plants don't eat get flushed out with the next feeding .The nutes i use are almost pure salts & if i follow this routine ... i don't have salt build up problems .
If your a newbie with coco ... i'd say use coco specific nutes till you get used to coco & what it needs to keep it balanced . its not like soil .... its more like hydro .
DTW coco is so easy its not even funny .... & Its soooo much faster than soil .
just my
coco likes to be fed every day .... after the roots have been established . it gives them fresh nutes and O2 every day which the plants love . & what the plants don't eat get flushed out with the next feeding .The nutes i use are almost pure salts & if i follow this routine ... i don't have salt build up problems .
If your a newbie with coco ... i'd say use coco specific nutes till you get used to coco & what it needs to keep it balanced . its not like soil .... its more like hydro .
DTW coco is so easy its not even funny .... & Its soooo much faster than soil .
just my
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Can you explain this? I find that odd. The cec for perlite is non existent, so mixed with coco would lower the overall cec and I cant see how this would do anything other than aerate the medium, so its not retaining as much.. am I wrong?
