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I like that controller. Tell us moreA few pics of my setup
I might just have to check the temp in my reservoir I need to adjust ph every day. I would rather buy a chiller or something. Good info thanksI actually increased my feeding times. Still the same EC but more frequent waterings. I do five a day and I keep the reservoir cooled to 60 degrees(no more ph adjusting and the chemicals don't precipitate for weeks. It's a much more stable reservoir at cold temperatures) It comes out at about 68 degrees and the plants are loving every bit of it. I also do 50:50 perlite coco now. Phenomal growth.
I use about an 80/20 mix coco and perlite. I've been thinking about using smart pots. I keep hearing good thing about themI've learned the following in the year since I started coco:
Your EC is definitely going to be relative to your VPD and whatever lights you're using.
Frequent feeding WORKS. Don't let it dry out.
Make sure to get 10 to 20 percent runoff of the total amount you water throughout the day and you'll never need to flush.
Drain to waste is the way to go
50/50 perlite to coco seems to be a nice balance of the coco retaining moisture and the perlite allowing airflow. Smart pots FTW
Happy growing guys!
I might just have to check the temp in my reservoir I need to adjust ph every day. I would rather buy a chiller or something. Good info thanks
I just got it and I like it too. It's 2 seperate timers in 1. It can run all day or just when the lights are on. It can be set as low as 1 second intervals. Mine is set to water for 20 seconds every 130 min while the lights are on. Takes only a few seconds to set the timer. It's super easyI like that controller. Tell us more
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I got the Autopilot brand of the same timer. They work great.I just got it and I like it too. It's 2 seperate timers in 1. It can run all day or just when the lights are on. It can be set as low as 1 second intervals. Mine is set to water for 20 seconds every 130 min while the lights are on. Takes only a few seconds to set the timer. It's super easy
Yes. You dont really need a feed at night. My timer kicks on when lights fire up in the morning. And every 3 hours after depending on stage of growth. Its a good idea to start the last feed an hour or 2 before lights out. Coco drain to waste rules dont it? Ive grown every which way u can think of...in all mediums. And this is the most consistent forgiving and results worthy way to grow in my opinion. Back in the day I ran recycling rockwool blocks and slabs on drippers. Then i went to rockwool drip to waste (which is the way we should of been doing it way back then) with much better results. Then I went to soilless peat mixes like promix. With a water wand. Awesome as well but then I got hooked on coco coir...once I figured that medium out. Holy Shit. Game on for about the last 10 years or so. My cousin gave me some big mommas in pots of promix not too long ago..Its been so long I honestly forgot how to grow in peat mixes. Lol. I wanted to hammer em with a feed every watering. Not a good idea.Question.
I have autopilot digital timer as well, yet ive been feeding 4 to 5 times throughout day. Thats every 5 or 6 hours it goes off. So far great results with hydroton layer on bottom 2 to 3 gal coco container and 1inch hydroton on top using Coco loco which I need to make my own coco because fox farms coco loco comes filled with fungus knats.
Anyways, I have recycling timer going off throughout day and night.
Is it better to run feedings just during lights on?
Lights on is 86 F and 46% rh
Lights off is 79 F and 67% rh
Current feed schedule gets plants fed around 2 times lights off and 2.5 times lights on.
Again great results however have not considered feeding just lights on..
Hi pimples, What coco do you like to use? Do you pasteurize you coco before use. I'm just starting with coco. Thanks!Yes. You dont really need a feed at night. My timer kicks on when lights fire up in the morning. And every 3 hours after depending on stage of growth. Its a good idea to start the last feed an hour or 2 before lights out. Coco drain to waste rules dont it? Ive grown every which way u can think of...in all mediums. And this is the most consistent forgiving and results worthy way to grow in my opinion. Back in the day I ran recycling rockwool blocks and slabs on drippers. Then i went to rockwool drip to waste (which is the way we should of been doing it way back then) with much better results. Then I went to soilless peat mixes like promix. With a water wand. Awesome as well but then I got hooked on coco coir...once I figured that medium out. Holy Shit. Game on for about the last 10 years or so. My cousin gave me some big mommas in pots of promix not too long ago..Its been so long I honestly forgot how to grow in peat mixes. Lol. I wanted to hammer em with a feed every watering. Not a good idea.
I used Botanicare ReadyGro Moisture Formula (less perlite and pumice than the Aeration Formula) for years. Has a nice light starter charge of goodies to get the young ones off to a start. But the last couple years I been using Canna Coco Brick Coir. Its prebuffered. 4 ten liter bricks. 2 in each bag. They got holes in em for easy expansion. Just a gallon of lukewarm tap water per brick. Expand them right in the bag. Needs no rinsing. Bug free. Just plant and go. About 11 to 13 bucks for 40 liters in all the growshops around town. I also reuse my coco coir up to 3 times. Get the main rootball out. Rinse with 0.6 EC and 6.0 pH base nutrient and an enzyme. Replant..and go go go. With reusing and the cheap price of quality bricks...coco coir is not really that much of an expense anymore. Cheaper than rockwool and Promix for me.W
Hi pimples, What coco do you like to use? Do you pasteurize you coco before use. I'm just starting with coco. Thanks!
Awsome! Thanks for the info. Much appreciatedI used Botanicare ReadyGro Moisture Formula (less perlite and pumice than the Aeration Formula) for years. Has a nice light starter charge of goodies to get the young ones off to a start. But the last couple years I been using Canna Coco Brick Coir. Its prebuffered. 4 ten liter bricks. 2 in each bag. They got holes in em for easy expansion. Just a gallon of lukewarm tap water per brick. Expand them right in the bag. Needs no rinsing. Bug free. Just plant and go. About 11 to 13 bucks for 40 liters in all the growshops around town. I also reuse my coco coir up to 3 times. Get the main rootball out. Rinse with 0.6 EC and 6.0 pH base nutrient and an enzyme. Replant..and go go go. With reusing and the cheap price of quality bricks...coco coir is not really that much of an expense anymore. Cheaper than rockwool and Promix for me.
I used Botanicare ReadyGro Moisture Formula (less perlite and pumice than the Aeration Formula) for years. Has a nice light starter charge of goodies to get the young ones off to a start. But the last couple years I been using Canna Coco Brick Coir. Its prebuffered. 4 ten liter bricks. 2 in each bag. They got holes in em for easy expansion. Just a gallon of lukewarm tap water per brick. Expand them right in the bag. Needs no rinsing. Bug free. Just plant and go. About 11 to 13 bucks for 40 liters in all the growshops around town. I also reuse my coco coir up to 3 times. Get the main rootball out. Rinse with 0.6 EC and 6.0 pH base nutrient and an enzyme. Replant..and go go go. With reusing and the cheap price of quality bricks...coco coir is not really that much of an expense anymore. Cheaper than rockwool and Promix for me.
Thanks so much man. Always on point with the knowledge you shareYes. You dont really need a feed at night. My timer kicks on when lights fire up in the morning. And every 3 hours after depending on stage of growth. Its a good idea to start the last feed an hour or 2 before lights out. Coco drain to waste rules dont it? Ive grown every which way u can think of...in all mediums. And this is the most consistent forgiving and results worthy way to grow in my opinion. Back in the day I ran recycling rockwool blocks and slabs on drippers. Then i went to rockwool drip to waste (which is the way we should of been doing it way back then) with much better results. Then I went to soilless peat mixes like promix. With a water wand. Awesome as well but then I got hooked on coco coir...once I figured that medium out. Holy Shit. Game on for about the last 10 years or so. My cousin gave me some big mommas in pots of promix not too long ago..Its been so long I honestly forgot how to grow in peat mixes. Lol. I wanted to hammer em with a feed every watering. Not a good idea.
there are alot of ways to use cocoThanks so much man. Always on point with the knowledge you share
My good friend does super soil and strives for 1.5 per light. When I showed him what coco dtw yields are..he shat himself with disbelief. .then to curiosity. .now hes buying the same timer and dripper system we both use lmao
Do you add anything else to yourcoco? Like a % of perlite like standingrock?
I use plastic pots because they hold my tomato cages much better than fabric pots..do you have a preference?
I started flushing heavy right after and during stretch with low calmag and regular flower nutes at about 300 to 600ppm and the results are amazing. Im sure ill find that sweet spot but its been a priority for me to never allow nute lockout and ive found week3 of flower always has something to say about it...
I think there is a thread over at icmag on a side by side a grower did with heavy perlite amended coco and straight coco. Dont remember the results. But I have did some experimenting myself a few years back. I did a 70/30 a 60/40 and straight coir. In 3 gallon fabric pots. Hand watered/fed with a watering wand. The results in yield were inconclusive but the 60/40 blend needed feed way more. I could of gotten away with one daily soaking until runoff on all of them but the 60/40 and 70/30 pots liked a 2 or 3 daily feeds much more. This wasnt a tried and true test study...and I basically gave all 3 blends 3 waters a day at peak growth/bloom. My yield tallys were basically the same though. One of the reasons I left Botanicare Readygro Moisture (75/25) and Aeration (60/40) blends and went with straight coir. Last couple years settling on Canna Brick Coco Coir.Im curious to know if anyone on the farm has done a side by side in their own garden with say 80/20 perlite coco 50/50 perl coco or 20/80 per coco. Anyone got any links for references? Personal experience is great too tho. I want to step into this with a controlled side by side for next run everything the same with 1 control and only variance % of perlite to coco. Really excited to see which medium outperforms which in a multi day irrigation dtw system
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