what do i need to growing in coco coir

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if i wanted to start using coco for a medium is this all i would need other the pots and things like that
1. coco coir
2. perlite
3 hydro nutrients
also would the p.h be different
 
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Botanicare coco
Perlite
Mix %70 coco to %30 perlite and Jacks 321 after the first week, should start growing like a rocket and that’s all you need to start
The ph for coco should generally be between 5.8-6.2
 
Aqua Man

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I have some info here that should answer most of your questions.

 
biggerbud420

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I have some info here that should answer most of your questions.

aqua man in that right up where it talks about how much to water where it gets to 5 gallon 1 liter and 1 -200 ml of run off right now im using pro mix premium moisture control and im in 5 gallon pots it takes about 1.5 gallons to start getting runoff but if that was 5 gallons of coco i would only need less then a half gallon ?
 
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aqua man in that right up where it talks about how much to water where it gets to 5 gallon 1 liter and 1 -200 ml of run off right now im using pro mix premium moisture control and im in 5 gallon pots it takes about 1.5 gallons to start getting runoff but if that was 5 gallons of coco i would only need less then a half gallon ?
Yes in high ferigation we keep the coco much more saturated. Watering more often with less. That is if you do 5gal coco with 50% perlite.

You cannot water this way in soil....bit coco is not soil
 
biggerbud420

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Yes in high ferigation we keep the coco much more saturated. Watering more often with less. That is if you do 5gal coco with 50% perlite.

You cannot water this way in soil....bit coco is not soil
so like now i mix 7 gallons at a time for 7 plants like every 2 or 3 days , if this was coco i would only need to mix up 2 or 3 gallons every day for 7 plants
 
Aqua Man

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so like now i mix 7 gallons at a time for 7 plants like every 2 or 3 days , if this was coco i would only need to mix up 2 or 3 gallons every day for 7 plants
Yeah kinda. You water as often as needed to get the runoff. If you give you 1.25 litres and get 10% of that as runoff your good. If you get no run off then you need to add a watering.
 
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aqua man in that right up where it talks about how much to water where it gets to 5 gallon 1 liter and 1 -200 ml of run off right now im using pro mix premium moisture control and im in 5 gallon pots it takes about 1.5 gallons to start getting runoff but if that was 5 gallons of coco i would only need less then a half gallon ?
I was running 4-6 litres daily in 5 gals but only watering once .plants age was 5-6 week veg..sometimes 4 litres wasnt enough and seems i was only running through that amount i started getting salt buildup and had to run like 30 -35% runoff to keep it in check every watering.very wastefull.in 4 gals now in spring but not real warm giving them 3 lites a day with 500ml runoff.when it does ill have to split the feed and water twice as in summer they were drying out hence salt buildup ..i couldnt do 2 waterings ..i gotta get it automated lol..
 
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I was running 4-6 litres daily in 5 gals but only watering once .plants age was 5-6 week veg..sometimes 4 litres wasnt enough and seems i was only running through that amount i started getting salt buildup and had to run like 30 -35% runoff to keep it in check every watering.very wastefull.in 4 gals now in spring but not real warm giving them 3 lites a day with 500ml runoff.when it does ill have to split the feed and water twice as in summer they were drying out hence salt buildup ..i couldnt do 2 waterings ..i gotta get it automated lol..
same here max , i definatly need the automatic watering set up . hand watering 3 times a day is way to much work - especially now lockdowns over for me
 
Madmax

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You can get away with 1 but will just have to run heaps through like i mentioned..your enviroment plays a big role,,
 
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