Help please! Slow growing plants in coco not drying out

[rznball]

Have you been sticking with the 6/.5/9 recipe?

 

[BudsAlive]

So come on you must have harvested by now any updates

 

[PureGardenz]

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.

Hey man, I’m currently in 1g bags of pure coco on a drip system and I seem to have to same problem as soon as I hit week 4 into flower, when I’m at 2-3,3-4 times a day of water bags just seem to be soaked and just hold buildup, not sure how to getting ready right volume or water to it

 

[Enforcer]

Hey man, I’m currently in 1g bags of pure coco on a drip system and I seem to have to same problem as soon as I hit week 4 into flower, when I’m at 2-3,3-4 times a day of water bags just seem to be soaked and just hold buildup, not sure how to getting ready right volume or water to it

I responded in your thread.

 

[SupaC]

What cal/mag ppm are you guys working with RO water aiming for ?

 

[Enforcer]

What cal/mag ppm are you guys working with RO water aiming for ?

I shoot for about 200ppm.

 

[Dondank]

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.

I have been a victim of this. But hey as long as we learn from our mistakes they don't go in vien

Hey guys noobie here at growing but can someone explain to me the pros and cons of coco, soil, and rockwool?

Thanks much appreciated!

 

[ic0dex]

What’s up y’all, I’m having g the same issue. I have a few 3 Gal fabric pots and I’m in flower week 2. She’s not growing and the pots coco is not drying out. I tried flushing it too and it’s still wet. The flow looks nice and green but stopped growing. I do have a AC vent on that side blow, coils that cause the issue?

PH run off is 6.1 I only use Cal-Mag, PSI Bloom, FloraFlex B1 B1 and their bloom foiler once a week.
What else can I look for?

 

[Aqua Man]

What’s up y’all, I’m having g the same issue. I have a few 3 Gal fabric pots and I’m in flower week 2. She’s not growing and the pots coco is not drying out. I tried flushing it too and it’s still wet. The flow looks nice and green but stopped growing. I do have a AC vent on that side blow, coils that cause the issue?

PH run off is 6.1 I only use Cal-Mag, PSI Bloom, FloraFlex B1 B1 and their bloom foiler once a week.
What else can I look for?

What's the runoff ppm.?

 

[ic0dex]

What's the runoff ppm.?

900

 

[Oblivi0us]

So come on you must have harvested by now any updates

Sorry... 4 years late to the party lol. Final dry weight was 14 oz from 2 plants under a 315w cmh. I forgot this website existed until I started growing again a month ago. I was actually running into the same problem as before... was treating the coco more like soil and plants weren't 100% happy. Came back here to check what I did last time and everyone's great advice gave me the kick I needed.... keep coco 90 to 100% saturated. Will update with a new thread for the new grow. Have bigger light and better strains this time

 

[richymac81]

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.

Hi I have a three week plant and mad the mistake of putting it in soil that's very clay so I need to take it out and put into co co or potting soil how best can I get rid of this horrible soil without killing plant thanks

 

[carper]

Hi I have a three week plant and mad the mistake of putting it in soil that's very clay so I need to take it out and put into co co or potting soil how best can I get rid of this horrible soil without killing plant thanks

Take it straight out of it and transplant straight into buffered canna coco
Ph 5.8 water
Tape water ec + 0.8ec a&b feed
Make sure you have slight drain off
Then let the pot settle for a day or two before watering MOIST is optimum conditions

 

[richymac81]

Take it straight out of it and transplant straight into buffered canna coco
Ph 5.8 water
Tape water ec + 0.8ec a&b feed
Make sure you have slight drain off
Then let the pot settle for a day or two before watering MOIST is optimum conditions

 

[richymac81]

How does that look as I am new to this and trying to learn as much as I can I love in UK in hard water area I am trying to catch as much rain water as can

 

[richymac81]

How does that look as I am new to this and trying to learn as much as I can I love in UK in hard water area I am trying to catch as much rain water as can

But I am just waiting for my ph tester and the a and b nuts I got cal mag and fish blood and bone

 

[richymac81]

Take it straight out of it and transplant straight into buffered canna coco
Ph 5.8 water
Tape water ec + 0.8ec a&b feed
Make sure you have slight drain off
Then let the pot settle for a day or two before watering MOIST is optimum conditions

Buffered ???

 

[richymac81]

Buffered ???

Sorry Wats the ec + I thought it was pH you need to look at

 

[carper]

Sorry Wats the ec + I thought it was pH you need to look at

The ec is your start water before you add anything, then....like ro water is 0ex so you would ammend to 0.4ec with calmag
Buffered coco ?
Canna coco...have area's up on it
Non Buffered coco
Is cheap brick formed compressed coco

Ph should be 5.8ph but wait for the swing as it normally goes back up after 2 hours or so, it's good practice to leave your bubbled water to gas off any chlorine gas and will raise your ph

 

[richymac81]

The ec is your start water before you add anything, then....like ro water is 0ex so you would ammend to 0.4ec with calmag
Buffered coco ?
Canna coco...have area's up on it
Non Buffered coco
Is cheap brick formed compressed coco

Ph should be 5.8ph but wait for the swing as it normally goes back up after 2 hours or so, it's good practice to leave your bubbled water to gas off any chlorine gas and will raise your ph

Yeah I leave water for 24 HR or I have been collecting rainwater which been told is the best ways to and oex