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you so far are the first person ever that has told me run off don't mean jack
What's 2 way? PH and ec?I ph my water every time at 6.5 know its going to drop some ph of run off is 5.7
I have a blue lab 2 way tester
Not in coco.. In soil it's important I think. Not for sure.you so far are the first person ever that has told me run off don't mean jack
@Wisher619 would you chime in so I don't misrepresent no info here. Since its went scientific, I need my professor to explain... if you wouldn't mind one last time.. I know your tired of repeating it. But just cation exchange and testing runoff in coco is my only focal points..
You really need an ec meter. If you had been growing for decades and new what ec certain ml/gals already were then no problem. If you were only using I nutrient we could probably manage but you adding a 3 part and that's probably not helping...it tells ph of med and of water never got a ec was thinking about it but lot of people say they really don't work as well as people say something about needing more electricity going though the water to get a true reading so I always try to just give light amount of nute when feeding but see how well that's worked out lol
There you go.. Thanks Wisher for chiming in...so here is the deal on coco
coco has a very unusual cation exchange with a high capacity for holding on to nutrients
by testing runoff you are really only testing waste mixed with fresh salts that exceeded the cation capacity
if you want a true reading pull a plug of your coco and soak it in ro water for 24 hours
strain and test
that is what is called a slurry test
that would be your most acurate reading
for coco......since most here arent running a giant digitaly controlled agg operation
only worry about what goes in
and make sure at leat 5-10% runs out the bottom
as for Canna Coco being to hot
maybe.....not......maybe what you were seeing is malnutrition from noting in the coco
I plant springtailed seeds directly into canna and they start life with 1.5ec feeding
I can go into scientific detail on what happens in coco but the only thing we need no know is
1. always keep coco moist
2. Always feed with every watering
3. Never let coco dry out
4. Always allow for 5-10% runoff
5. always ph between 5.8-6.2
so here is the deal on coco
coco has a very unusual cation exchange with a high capacity for holding on to nutrients
by testing runoff you are really only testing waste mixed with fresh salts that exceeded the cation capacity
if you want a true reading pull a plug of your coco and soak it in ro water for 24 hours
strain and test
that is what is called a slurry test
that would be your most acurate reading
for coco......since most here arent running a giant digitaly controlled agg operation
only worry about what goes in
and make sure at leat 5-10% runs out the bottom
as for Canna Coco being to hot
maybe.....not......maybe what you were seeing is malnutrition from noting in the coco
I plant springtailed seeds directly into canna and they start life with 1.5ec feeding
I can go into scientific detail on what happens in coco but the only thing we need no know is
1. always keep coco moist
2. Always feed with every watering
3. Never let coco dry out
4. Always allow for 5-10% runoff
5. always ph between 5.8-6.2
No you just got a lot to think about. This promotes you to better understanding.I can truly say I am more lost now then ever before
u say coco is to hot?? for babies or did I mis read
I found coco is the least harshest for babies thought coco don't have nute well not much nute that is why its a good med bc u as the grower get to have all the control
so here is the deal on coco
coco has a very unusual cation exchange with a high capacity for holding on to nutrients
by testing runoff you are really only testing waste mixed with fresh salts that exceeded the cation capacity
if you want a true reading pull a plug of your coco and soak it in ro water for 24 hours
strain and test
that is what is called a slurry test
that would be your most acurate reading
for coco......since most here arent running a giant digitaly controlled agg operation
only worry about what goes in
and make sure at leat 5-10% runs out the bottom
as for Canna Coco being to hot
maybe.....not......maybe what you were seeing is malnutrition from noting in the coco
I plant springtailed seeds directly into canna and they start life with 1.5ec feeding
I can go into scientific detail on what happens in coco but the only thing we need no know is
1. always keep coco moist
2. Always feed with every watering
3. Never let coco dry out
4. Always allow for 5-10% runoff
5. always ph between 5.8-6.2
Sorry forgot to mention the rinsing before even planting too..Read my profile. I said I'm no expert, just good at it.
Ok I'll be the first to admit I didn't know about the correct way to slurry test. And you made me think about the malnutrition thing. Now...as for the always feeding with every water. I will admit I knew nothing about cation exchange until today, and feel kind of embarassed that I was giving advice about feeding plain water. But it would seem you are the best person to ask why I never had any problems with giving my plants (in coco) a heavy plain flush halfway through the grow? To be honest, it was a habit I took from soil growing...
I cant say to whether the soil tester is accurate or notwith this what u think about my blue lab soil tester ??? as it being true on the ph
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