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If you have problems watering and have the time to water often maybe consider coco. It's very forgiving on over watering but will require significantly more watering as the plant grows.
Hmmm, good tip, ill pickup a new package of seeds for the next try. ill grab like 6 of one strain and just stick with them. i have a couple different strains going now.Hey bro, you can grow the same number of plants just make sure they are the same strain. Different strains need different things, Did you see my post "aint that a pisser?". I got a Sour D x White Widow giving me fits thats growing in the same soil and same amendments my other 2 plants thrive in.
I dont mind watering more often, i just get scared buying coco because i hear about bugs lol. i mean, i guess i run the same risk, if not more, in soil. But.. yeah.If you have problems watering and have the time to water often maybe consider coco. It's very forgiving on over watering but will require significantly more watering as the plant grows.
Got you - Storing all the info for next run, i mean whats done is done now, well, i could add more water if needed but i think i did fairly well.One other thing, if you just transplanted you need to SOAK and I mean SOAK them in to that new soil so you dont get air pockets
That's a good pointTruthfully, you got experience with soil. Get that right first before you start changing. Keep it simple right? Dirt, Water, and Light. When you get that dialed in make that switch. I was growing outside, this inside is a bit different, but I am keeping it simple, dirt, water, light
I feel it's easier because you can adjust feed not like fertilised. If ya mess up in soil it's much harder to correct.Let me say this as well, nothing wrong with other growing methods. Coco has no nutrients so thats something you have to get dialed in from the jump. If you can not dial in plants in pre-fertilizes soil coco is going to be a stretch
Not disagreeing with that, I have not used coco, I was waiting for the flood and drain upgrade for that in my grow. Hand watering 3-4 times a day with nutes seems like a lot of work and measuring and what not. I am sure it works well though I have seen the results of coco grows, just seems like something for more experienced growers who can spot issues and make adjustments.I feel it's easier because you can adjust feed not like fertilised. If ya mess up in soil it's much harder to correct.
Yeah definitely more work.Not disagreeing with that, I have not used coco, I was waiting for the flood and drain upgrade for that in my grow. Hand watering 3-4 times a day with nutes seems like a lot of work and measuring and what not. I am sure it works well though I have seen the results of coco grows, just seems like something for more experienced growers who can spot issues and make adjustments.
the strange issues uptop is whats happening, do you have any suggestions?soil likes to compact towards the bottom of the pot - if you water it too often. One of the reasons i moved to coco.
generally it doesnt dry out as fast as the rest of the pot, leaving your roots in an environment lacking of oxygen.
then you get super strange issues up top that are misleading. like drooping that looks like under watering.