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“How to water 70%+ perlite coco”
In the southern hemisphere we twirl anticlockwise.“How to water 70%+ perlite coco”
I've never used 100% coco. I use coco loco from Fox Farm. It's buffered and pre loaded with nutrients and supplements for about 2 weeks of growthI have only used 100% coco and on the 8th grow now with all my previous grows i had drying on top of the coco but not much and i got leaf yellow/brown spots a few weeks into bloom but with this grow i stopped that and saw no drying and it looks the best grow i have done.
i didn't know coco was available with some nutrient i guess just water is added?and pre loaded with nutrients and supplements for about 2 weeks of growth
Yeah but that coco changes the structure so its a bit more dense… all coco is not created equal and the amount of pith ir organics in it will change watering needs so be prepared for that. That type of coco is more in line with watering like peatmossi didn't know coco was available with some nutrient i guess just water is added?
actually never mind this question i think the color change was to do with its transition.I'm not hijacking this thread but what does the light purple represent in this pic
I rinse the bricks in tap just to clear as much dust as possible. that will help give more aeration to the coco so its less compact.i have been using bagged canna plus coco but i recently bought there bricks they reckon its the same as there bagged coco and they say to use water to hydrate the brick but what about hydrating it with a nutrient solution? i go in around 0.8/1.0 in coco with a already germinated seed and it starts fine.
Just genetic expression those buds should look nice when finishedI'm not hijacking this thread but what does the light purple represent in this pic
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Appreciate the response… i dont let anything get to me… many dont realize much of the things you pointed out and many with differing opinions and experiences dont account for the changes they make to the coco as you pointed out like adding organic amendments@Aqua Man This thread took me 3 days to complete but this is the most bestest information on general growing there is. PLEASE PLEASE don't let the stupid ignorant people stress you out. Your information is gold. Worth more than the cannabis everyone is growing combined.
Now with that out of the way. PEOPLE 90% saturation is not water logg. Waterlogged is lack of oxygen or dissolved O2. AquaMan information is meant to be used as an excellent rule of thumb. A guide it the amazing right direction. He said water till runoff when you need to water... key word when you need to water!! Not up watering to prove a point.
High frequency watering allows for a more stable medium for nutrients uptake. Alot of people doesn't understand that plants doesn't take up equally amounts of one specific mineral. Ppm is also a general rule of thumb. And because your plants uptake different mineral at different points of the day/night cycle. There will have ph and conductivity swings. Especially in cocopeat that isn't buffered properly. So to combat that smaller pot will allow for ph and ppm stability by allowing for multiple "reset" of physical and chemical parameters within your growing media. Hence and overall stable environment to allow the cannabis to thrive.
In big pot or in pot that takes 2to 3 days to dry out.. you pH will definitely swing because plants naturally releases H+ ions into its growing media. Also because the mechanical action of watering draws in oxygen into your water table, if you have to wait 3 days to water... in the base of your pots my stand a chance to goe anaerobic and cause root rot.. it never oversatuation of water that causes rot.. but it's stagnant water. So all those that is bashing AquaMan put become informed and please shut your mouths.
I'm a new outdoor farmer to Cannabis but I am a 15+ yr farmer to Aquaponics. I know a thing or two on water and trust me when factoring the organics of Aquaponics into a grow.. Oxygen and water stagnant goes south pretty fast.
thanks mate i thought about doing a short cut without water first but makes sense its like following the the directions from the nutrient maker just follow there instructions.I rinse the bricks in tap just to clear as much dust as possible. that will help give more aeration to the coco so its less compact.
you can soak it or hydrate it with nutrients if you like but i prefer to rinse it
Organic amendments tends to cause the media to become alkaline over time. Due to as the beneficial bacteria digest carbon rich foods.. they release carbonic acids which instantly binds to calcium to form carbonates which interns causes an even bigger buffer in the soil to overcome via subsequent watering. The irony I see is you u are an organic grower you will benefit more from using inorganic amendments due to the fact that increased in carbon to nitrogen ratio causes assimilation of minerals such as phosphorus with the body of the bacteria such as PAO.. this instantly locks away all nutrients until the microbs can consume the extra carbon to see then restart the release of nutrients as the bacterial boom dies off. Adding organics to organic soil are a long term benefit but halts short term growth.Appreciate the response… i dont let anything get to me… many dont realize much of the things you pointed out and many with differing opinions and experiences dont account for the changes they make to the coco as you pointed out like adding organic amendments
Not at all the more discussion the betterIn saying that I'm a full organic grower via Aquaponics. Aquaponics once done correctly is a perfect hybrid between hydroponics practices and organic farming. The soild waste can be mixed into the cocopeat together with worm casting to make your planting soil.. then the water from the Aquaponics is treated as hydroponics nutrient solution. It also helps to have meters that can tell you exactly how much nitrates calcium and potassium your water have and you can make amendments to suit. One of the biggest benefits of organic is you don't have to be sterile with anything.. well you got a bigger margin for error.. and for outdoor growing it help holds more liquid in the cocopeat even when aeration amendments are added. So you can get the best aeration and best water retention and the bacteria can lock up excess nutrients to slow release it to your plants between watering or very hot days. CHEERS.. hope I'm not hijacking the thread I just love education on growing plants..
Interesting readOrganic amendments tends to cause the media to become alkaline over time. Due to as the beneficial bacteria digest carbon rich foods.. they release carbonic acids which instantly binds to calcium to form carbonates which interns causes an even bigger buffer in the soil to overcome via subsequent watering. The irony I see is you u are an organic grower you will benefit more from using inorganic amendments due to the fact that increased in carbon to nitrogen ratio causes assimilation of minerals such as phosphorus with the body of the bacteria such as PAO.. this instantly locks away all nutrients until the microbs can consume the extra carbon to see then restart the release of nutrients as the bacterial boom dies off. Adding organics to organic soil are a long term benefit but halts short term growth.