dreadlock
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hempy are a great way of growing erb. Been running coco/hemp for a while , 3yr + with decent results.
Coco is great user friendly medium to work with, hard to over water dude, considered as hydroponic soiless medium as you feed it each time. Can also be treated as organic if done correctly. It has great cation exchange properties which aid in nutrient uptake for plants.
You get cheap coco blocks or slightly more $ for pre-rinsed coco bags. Canna plus are good, plagron and also u-grow coco bricks. Some contain trichodermia a beneficial bacteria to help with desease, pests etc. good addition for coco.
Maybe start a diary/thread so we can help along the way. keep all the info together etc.
reason for using coco specific nutrients is due cocos ability to hold allot of calcium and magnesium same time releasing potassium over time. Coir nutrients have higher levels of calcium with lower levels of potassium.
Coco comes with allot of sodium.One reason why coco should be buffered before using. simple, just soak in water /calcium. rinsing coco with water first then calcium followed by water again will displace sodium ions with calcium.
using 3 part nutrients with coco hempy isn't a problem. I've run canna aqua + many others, switching to coco specific nutrients recently to see what all the fuss was about.. just pay attention to plants!!. Some nutrients are for re-circulating some for drain to waste, re-circulating tend to be more concentrated so maybe start with less. that's it!!!
For bucket, drill a hole 1.5-2" from the bottom. Fill the res, bottom half with perlite course rock, hydroton..what ever is at hand, followed by coco. You can mix 20%perlite to 80% coco to give it more fluffy feel. that's your bucket done. They also do well with medium to smaller buckets compared to a big one.
Things you need
h pen
EC pen
cal-mag
either way hempys are fun! if it's not too late, think you'll be happy with it as a choice. Once you get going we can work on ways to dial your buckets in and get the most.
let us know what you decide in.. all the best
Coco is great user friendly medium to work with, hard to over water dude, considered as hydroponic soiless medium as you feed it each time. Can also be treated as organic if done correctly. It has great cation exchange properties which aid in nutrient uptake for plants.
You get cheap coco blocks or slightly more $ for pre-rinsed coco bags. Canna plus are good, plagron and also u-grow coco bricks. Some contain trichodermia a beneficial bacteria to help with desease, pests etc. good addition for coco.
Maybe start a diary/thread so we can help along the way. keep all the info together etc.
reason for using coco specific nutrients is due cocos ability to hold allot of calcium and magnesium same time releasing potassium over time. Coir nutrients have higher levels of calcium with lower levels of potassium.
Coco comes with allot of sodium.One reason why coco should be buffered before using. simple, just soak in water /calcium. rinsing coco with water first then calcium followed by water again will displace sodium ions with calcium.
using 3 part nutrients with coco hempy isn't a problem. I've run canna aqua + many others, switching to coco specific nutrients recently to see what all the fuss was about.. just pay attention to plants!!. Some nutrients are for re-circulating some for drain to waste, re-circulating tend to be more concentrated so maybe start with less. that's it!!!
For bucket, drill a hole 1.5-2" from the bottom. Fill the res, bottom half with perlite course rock, hydroton..what ever is at hand, followed by coco. You can mix 20%perlite to 80% coco to give it more fluffy feel. that's your bucket done. They also do well with medium to smaller buckets compared to a big one.
Things you need
h penEC pen
cal-mag
either way hempys are fun! if it's not too late, think you'll be happy with it as a choice. Once you get going we can work on ways to dial your buckets in and get the most.
let us know what you decide in.. all the best
