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I grow in coco and I'm currently at an EC of 2 @ mid/late flower.1.0/1.2 is fine for vegHello everyone. I know this has been asked a thousand times, but I will ask but it again... What Ec should I be feeding in coco? I've read hundreds of threads. They talk about chronic overfeeding at 1.1 Ec. Other's say they start seedlings at 1.2. I'm using GH maxi series, Cali magic when I think I need it and my 151 ppm tap. I've been growing in a 70/30 coco/ perilite mix. I've been in coco for almost 3 years now. I've had great time, and shitty ones. Thought I had it figured out with my last run. Did the exact same thing with clones of the same plant this run and it was a shit storm. 1.0 Ec in veg of maxi grow, 5.8 pH. Work up to 1.2 in flower with maxi bloom. Not enough? To much? Not enough Ca/Mg? Used to always add cal/mag, but with better ratios, I haven't always needed it. What does everyone say?
I know this won’t be super helpful but it really is strain dependent. I’ve had plants show nutrient deficiencies at 1.2EC in veg and another get burnt leaf tips at 1.0EC in flower. Nothing changed except the strain. I run coco DTW with auto drippers. My recommendation is to start low (around 0.6 EC) and work your way up as needed. Find where she’s happy and keep notes. That way you can just start at that EC next time around and be good to go. My first run of any strain is never optimal and I’ve been doing this for years.Hello everyone. I know this has been asked a thousand times, but I will ask but it again... What Ec should I be feeding in coco? I've read hundreds of threads. They talk about chronic overfeeding at 1.1 Ec. Other's say they start seedlings at 1.2. I'm using GH maxi series, Cali magic when I think I need it and my 151 ppm tap. I've been growing in a 70/30 coco/ perilite mix. I've been in coco for almost 3 years now. I've had great time, and shitty ones. Thought I had it figured out with my last run. Did the exact same thing with clones of the same plant this run and it was a shit storm. 1.0 Ec in veg of maxi grow, 5.8 pH. Work up to 1.2 in flower with maxi bloom. Not enough? To much? Not enough Ca/Mg? Used to always add cal/mag, but with better ratios, I haven't always needed it. What does everyone say?
Absolutely, a lot of growers do it that way. I like to feed double that EC but allow a certain amount of runoff and I’ll flush once a week as well. If I were using any other nutrient id be doing it the way you do, it’s just that this nutrient allows me to feed heavily and the plants look great with no burn. I sent samples of my nuts to the lab and they said it was extremely well balancedI try to use 1.2-1.3, little to no runoff, whole grow. Different size plants and not going to mix different nutes for each one and never seen a reason too.
I’m using coco as well so it likes to rob my plants of nutrients so I gotta come in stronger that I’d like to. I’ve been getting some really quality buds from doing it this way. I love hearing other methods of success, rock on :)Answers will b as wide as the grand canyon ....Since i havnt gone over 1.2 ec in 4gals feeding once a day with good runoff have never had to flush last 2 grows and yields are great..
Nice! What nutrients are you using?I’m using coco as well so it likes to rob my plants of nutrients so I gotta come in stronger that I’d like to. I’ve been getting some really quality buds from doing it this way. I love hearing other methods of success, rock on :)
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HGV Nutrients. Shits no joke , and the owner Ron is a mountain of knowledge and deals directly with his customers. Takes the guess work out of nutrients in my opinion. He is expanding now to keep up with the business he is getting. Well diservedNice! What nutrients are you using?
I’ve heard good things about HGV. Definitely going to give them a closer look.HGV Nutrients. Shits no joke , and the owner Ron is a mountain of knowledge and deals directly with his customers. Takes the guess work out of nutrients in my opinion. He is expanding now to keep up with the business he is getting. Well diserved
You wouldn’t happen to have the elemental ppm numbers for the HGV blend your running now? Would like to compare them to my current mix.Yea I heard about it from a well respected grower out here in Oregon who uses it for all of his recreational grows, and all his product is. He runs it like I do 3.0EC from clone to flush with no burn and it’s only a 2part which opened up an extra doser on my dosetron for enzymes for my weekly flushes. The only thing I struggle with is this darn brick coco. I drench it twice with 3.0 EC and I still get early deficiencies but after a week of normal feeding my plants green up and grow like crazy. I might try a coco/peat mix next run but I still might have to flush that too
Oh hell no :( that’s terrible! I’m gonna try bio 365 next run, heard VERY good thingsI stopped using bricks awhile back. Even with charging and buffering I would get deficiency and pH issues. Was using cyco 70/30 but that shit is expensive. Ran fox farms cultivation nation 70/30 coco/ perilite blend these past few runs. Got a few bags real cheap a couple months ago but, they came with a steady supply of fungus gnat larva lol!
Bingo; every strain is different. Furthermore; Every grow is different. Lighting intensity; RH; ventilation and temps are huge contributing factors in this relationship.... ie. how much the plant can consume. The ppm your using in one setup will be different in another.... That said; I've usually got my plants tolerating 1000 ppm long before I go into flowering mode.I know this won’t be super helpful but it really is strain dependent. I’ve had plants show nutrient deficiencies at 1.2EC in veg and another get burnt leaf tips at 1.0EC in flower. Nothing changed except the strain. I run coco DTW with auto drippers. My recommendation is to start low (around 0.6 EC) and work your way up as needed. Find where she’s happy and keep notes. That way you can just start at that EC next time around and be good to go. My first run of any strain is never optimal and I’ve been doing this for years.
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