[franklygrown]

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[Bozzin]

You should choose between coco OR soil. There's nothing wrong with running coco. There's actually much to like about running coco. Likewise, with soil ... either medium alone is fine. When you begin mixing it is when you start asking for trouble.

In your case, looking at your buds/flowers, you'll get more weight with soil than you are right now ... and probably even more weight with coco than you would using soil alone. Either way, your yield will improve by using either coco or soil.

Thank you for your help

 

[Bozzin]

You should choose between coco OR soil. There's nothing wrong with running coco. There's actually much to like about running coco. Likewise, with soil ... either medium alone is fine. When you begin mixing it is when you start asking for trouble.

In your case, looking at your buds/flowers, you'll get more weight with soil than you are right now ... and probably even more weight with coco than you would using soil alone. Either way, your yield will improve by using either coco or soil.

What is the best kind of soil I can buy?

 

[Bozzin]

What is the best kind of soil I can buy?

Are you trying to say I shouldn’t mix the cocoa with soil just choose one of them I’m a little confused. I need all the help I can get a beginner.

 

[RoadKillSkunkHunt]

Are you trying to say I shouldn’t mix the cocoa with soil just choose one of them I’m a little confused. I need all the help I can get a beginner.

You should not mix the coco with the potting soil. You can have excellent results running coco. You can have excellent results running soil. You run into problems when you mix soil with coco at home. The mixes are not compatible with each other but each one will work fine all by itself.

Coco is inert. It has zero nutrition so you'll be feeding your plants regularly and early on. Coco typically gets watered daily. It's considered a hydroponic medium. Most commercial grows use coco.

Soil comes with at least some nutrients in it. If you're interested in purchasing a good commercially made soil mix, look at Fox Farm's Ocean Forest. Add about 20% perlite so it drains well. It's a rich organic mix but it will eventually require feeding. To activate the buffering, premoisten the soil a couple of weeks prior to you using it. This helps gets the microbes and buffering started.