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no this is a brand new schedule I’ve never used GH or this guide. And how would I get the pots warmer? Use like a electric warming pad? It stays consistent temp in there. Thank you for your input much appreciatedMy first instinct would be that your pots are staying too cold.
I was looking st your feed schedule, is that the same schedule you use for plants in soil?
Awesome I will definitely water more. And I have fabric smart pots in 3 gal was gonna use that for my final size. The general consensus seems to be water it and don’t worry it like soil will definitely do this. Thank you so much everyone for your speedy replies will keep you updatedFeed coco at least once a day. That will increase as the plants get bigger. Don’t treat it like soil and worry about overwatering. Even at full saturation coco has enough air to support the roots. Plus, each time you fertigate you are replenishing the coco with fresh, aerated nutrient solution.
Awesome I will definitely water more. And I have fabric smart pots in 3 gal was gonna use that for my final size. The general consensus seems to be water it and don’t worry it like soil will definitely do this. Thank you so much everyone for your speedy replies will keep you updated
Wow that’s a lot of feeds lol but makes sense. So I phed my Nute water to a little above 6. Then I tested my my run off water ph and it looked like it was very acidic almost to a low 5. Does that mean I should up the ph more in my water?Happy to help. I grow in coco/perlite and flower in 3 gal fabric pots, veg in 1gal fabric pots. I usually veg around 1.0-1.2EC and feed 3-4 times a day. Flower I feed up to 6x a day. Just enough to get runoff. I’ve never had a problem with overwatering. When I didn’t feed that much per day I would have similar issues as you. In coco, the only real nutrition for the plant is in the feed water. So if you’re not watering, she’s not eating.
Wow that’s a lot of feeds lol but makes sense. So I phed my Nute water to a little above 6. Then I tested my my run off water ph and it looked like it was very acidic almost to a low 5. Does that mean I should up the ph more in my water?
I also lowered my light as suggested. Even though the box says stay 3 ft at all times. I lowered it to a little below 2 ft. Also could someone post what their version of what 10-20% run off looks like after a water?
When I did coco I did things a bit differently. Before transplanting I'd wet the coco with a very mild nutrient solution about 0.6-0.7 ec and ph 5.7-5.8.
After transplant for the first week I wouldnt water them at all until they felt lightweight. That period of dryback makes the roots grow out looking for food and water.
After about a week when I saw roots poking out the bottom is when I started feeding every other day, and by 2 weeks in veg it was daily. Pretty much exactly how I'm doing things in rockwool now.
A small root system wont grow out very fast into a fully saturated medium. For that first week I like to keep things on the slightly drier side until my roots are established.
But I only did a few grows in coco so I'm no expert. YMMV.
I agree you can get away with not watering as much for the first week. And if that works for people, awesome. However, I do disagree about the roots not growing well in saturated coco. I put my current grow on the drippers for 3x a day, in 1gal fabric pots of coco/perlite as soon as the germinated seeds broke the surface. I had happy healthy plants with roots poking out everywhere by day 30. Roots will not grow well in saturated soil. They will grow just fine in saturated coco. Especially if they are properly fertigated.
Roots dont grow out well into saturated rockwool either. You can really stall your plants transplanting into a saturated block.
But I realize coco is totally different since it holds a lot more air than rockwool does. I dont doubt what you're saying at all. Like I said I only did a few runs in coco.
Nothing to add bit this useless statement.
I'm a hydro grower and I know coco should not be compared to soil and is often referred to as hydro. I can say from observation on the forum that I feel it should not be compared to hydro either. There are just to many differences that I my self confuse and give info that may not be the best but makes sense to me when applying hydro processes that I feel I have a very strong grasp on.
Short version I feel coco is not even close to hydro... Or dirt for that matter.
It's awesome reading different experiences of knowledgeable growers in the same media and provides me some great learning experiences. After all it's the ability to apply knowledge to different scenarios that makes a good grower since there is no one fix for any problem in my view.
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