Liquid organic nutrients in coco coir?

[OutdoorGanja]

Im using biobizz fish mix specifically, wondering if using organic nutes in coco makes any sense, seeing as there is no microbial life to break it down and what not. Anyone know?

 

[OutdoorGanja]

This forum fking sucks no one replying on here. Smd, imma post when i harvest a pound

 

[trygrowup]

Im using biobizz fish mix specifically, wondering if using organic nutes in coco makes any sense, seeing as there is no microbial life to break it down and what not. Anyone know?

Ok i'll answer then.

I have no idea.
But i also like to know.

 

[TerpBeans]

I would say to go ahead and use the liquid nutrients, may have to add recharge every few waterings!

 

[orggrwr]

Seems kinda counterintuitive to me but I guess it could work. Try it out and post your results and we'll see. Good luck

 

[greenworks]

Im using biobizz fish mix specifically, wondering if using organic nutes in coco makes any sense, seeing as there is no microbial life to break it down and what not. Anyone know?

I am currently running a type of organic grow in coco. My blend 5 gallon pot coco perlite. Dolmite lime. Gai green rock dust, gypsum, mycrozea on roots,power bloom. 444 grow water with sea k every second week beside that just water and I ph.And if I see a little calmag deficiency 1 tables spoon Epson salts to 4 liters of water. Here's a Pic blue dream 25 days into flower.

 

[greenworks]

Sorry forgot worm castings

 

[greenworks]

Do it should be interesting.

 

[Brian804]

Don't know for sure, but I think you're probably right; a lot of what is beneficial to plants in those blends you linked to will never get absorbed by roots that are just in coco. You would at least need to add worm castings or some other kind of compost like greenworks says. I experimented briefly with mixtures similar to greenworks, it's a tough way to grow in my experience.

Farmer's Pride is a 'traditional' 3 part liquid organic line if you're just looking for liquid nutrients that aren't synthetic/salt-based. Been using that stuff with absolutely zero issues for a while now.

The simpler you can keep things the better off you'll be.

 

[Ninjadogma]

It's not quite the same as soil for sure in that you can't just allow the biologicals alone to be converted and entirely feed the plant. But you can incorporate microbes for an "assist" with what you're doing with your liquid nutrients by incorporating the right microbes and providing a food source for them and they can help fine tune the nutrient uptake for the plant. It might just be that I'm ill informed, but I believe microbes are the secret to unlocking volatile sulferous compounds (VSC's) that give a plant that underlying marijuana "stink" we all try and chase. The plant is fully capable of producing them on its own but microbes tend to make them very loud. So is it worth trying? In this grower's opinion, hell yes.

 

[Glomus]

Im using biobizz fish mix specifically, wondering if using organic nutes in coco makes any sense, seeing as there is no microbial life to break it down and what not. Anyone know?

Bro you’re missing the whole point of soiless. The whole idea is feeding the plant soluble nutrients. Adding organic inputs will just create problems because there if no soil biology to buffer it.

 

[Ninjadogma]

Bro you’re missing the whole point of soiless. The whole idea is feeding the plant soluble nutrients. Adding organic inputs will just create problems because there if no soil biology to buffer it.

Coco can be run as a 'soil style" or hydro style. When run as a soil style it resides in the world of hybrid feeding where the plant is getting nutrients from your liquids as well as some biological assistance, and you amend with some things the microbes will process and convert to nutrients. What you potentially lose is the precision control you've come to enjoy with bottle feeding because the microbes introduce an unknown variable, but also provides extra availability of whatever the plant WANTS to eat. It's a bona fide thing, but it's not for everybody.