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You should treat 100% coco grows like rockwool. And you can grow a 10' tree from a 4"cube of rockwool. Maybe you should try a 4" nursery pot.
It totally goes against the grain when thinking a larger root mass is better. Only down side to the smaller pots is tipping over!
@caregiverken the multi feed does change it to hydro of sorts. The difference is the coco. It produces top quality big buds not lacking in density where in my experience hydro lacks the density. I dont use any boosters just steady Eddy on the nutes. And to get the added benefits of organic I try to use a tea once a week. But that doesnt always happen lol! I get a little lazy when they are just stacking on cruise control. :p
You should treat 100% coco grows like rockwool. And you can grow a 10' tree from a 4"cube of rockwool. Maybe you should try a 4" nursery pot.
Loving this thread ! What nutes are u using ?I tried coco ..to much watering ..but if i could get that yeild ! might give a go again ...either a whole lot of pots in a bed or Duct Tape em down like a net .. M
You should treat 100% coco grows like rockwool. And you can grow a 10' tree from a 4"cube of rockwool. Maybe you should try a 4" nursery pot.
This coco is not the cheapest, but it is the best ready to go used by some of the finest growers working today.Oh as well the reason why some Coco is salt ridden would be partially due to the fact that farmed green coconuts are boiled in a brine in order to remove the husk easily. Then there are the coconuts collected on the islands and seashores. These will be salt ridden from the sea itself. Next up is the aging and piling that some coco is subjected to through the ages of decomposing it is often exposed to salty water in the air. Their have been piles of coco in Sri Lanka for over a hundred years. Talk about having value lol.. Long story short the coco industry here is not too regulated and the majority of it comes from Sri Lanka and this is probably the best of it all from my experiences.
I have purchased some of the off shot shit sold as coco and I wont mention brands. But many are poor quality and most likely the bottom of the listed above in the sense of being salt ridden and filled with other contaminants like sticks and stones as well as rock salt- seen this too.. I have also looked into coco sold in the herptoculture industry being that I breed reptiles along with cannabis. I spoke with some of the largest suppliers in our field and they too rely on the same coco that I do as salt in excess is no good for amphibians, arachnids and reptiles kept on coco as a bedding for cage or when used as soil base for terrarium setups.. I may be buying bales from this direction soon as they offer them in bulk cheaper then anywhere else I can find.
View attachment 487004 Best part about beds is reusing the coco in them. Just tear out the plants, turn it over, and put fresh starts in. This is the only reason I transitioned to beds.
20 seconds on and an hour off is what I have always fed, whether in wool or coco. If you top feed you can get away with a lot, meaning very low EC or very high EC. The key is the constant leaching. I also have a theory that the plants get used to being watered at specific time intervals, and so they no longer stress about getting water and put all their energy in to growth.
I was scoping your ig earier thinking about this thread lol
So you're feeding 12 times a day?
Even in the beds?
How many gallons do you put on the beds a day?
On this set up I am currently hand watering:(. My dosatrons got shipped this week finally and I am about to set up all the sprinklers when I get the chance. On my old 3x3 geo pot beds I had them on 20 sec on/ 1 hour off. Worked like a charm had some of my best runs ever.
I think this "ample/timely" is the key. Like @ftwendy said... no matter what medium, for optimum growth we want the wet/dry cycle to happen as often as possible. With a smaller container, we know immediately when it is dry (because the plant shows it and the container is light). With a bed (huge container), we r somewhat "flying blind" and do not know immediately how dry the medium is, so it is harder to perfect the wet/dry cycles. With smaller containers, it is much easier to dial in the wet/dry schedule. In a bed (huge container), it takes longer to dial in the wet/dry cycles- but once dialed in the results will be nearly identical. :D So errybody is correct :cool:ample/timely nutrition
@MrBelvedere this is the best coir. used by the best.What are the best brands of coir? Obsessed with sterility as baseline without having to clean up the Coco to begin with.... Nervous of pathogens and pests in baseline (new bought bags from store)...
For ebb and flow what is the recommended mix of coir to perlite?
For hand watering what is the ratio of perlite?
Thanks it is really helping to understand. For Rockwall people it's so simple and only one company Grodan and three size cubes.
I'm finally seeing the light, coir is the equivalent of vermiculite!
For people starting out I always recommend KISS hand watering vermiculite/perlite but now it's easy to see another way that will increase their chances of success :)