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i use now mostly 2-5 gal. coco/ chunky perlite mix and have to water once a day and some get it twice a day if they ask. I just lift the pot to feel the weight. if light i know it needs agua. i always add cal mag unless flushing,they tell me if I ran out or have forgotten the calmag. (once weekly)= when I add molasses on the flush I add in myco and nothing else but maybe a tad catalyst.
FishRealHigh
I have heard so many different things about coco i dont know what is right. i almost dont know if i want to start using it, im a little intimidated i guess. its like one person saying one thing and then the other person says exact opposite.
I've no idea why some people are watering their coco plants everyday, let alone a few times a day. I start my coco plants off in 3 litre pots, and water them until runoff. They will be fine for 2-3 days before needing another watering. Usually takes just under 1 litre of water to get some decent runoff from the 3 litre pots.
When i transplant into 12 litre pots, i water them 3 litres each, which gives a small ammount of runoff. This will again last 2-3 days, sometimes longer depending at what stage the plant is at. I pick the pot up and see how heavy it is to tell when it needs a water, i usually wait until it's very light but the plant is not wilting at all.
I give every 3rd - 4th watering plain ph'd water to prevent any salt build up. Never heard that letting the medium dry out between watering actually increases salt build up. Anyhow, this way workls extremly well, and i prefer the taste of the bud to my soil grows.
If i had to water a few times a day, i simply couldn't be bothered with coco unless i had a drip system.
Not sure why people are worrying about the top layer of coco drying out either. It happens the same with soil. You let it dry out before watering, at least i do. Never seem to have any problems.
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