Switching mediums well into flower?

I have some plants flowering in miracle gro soil that are between 3-5 weeks into flower that I'd love to rescue from their leafy and disappointing fate by putting them into coco.

I'm thinking of just knocking any soil I can off that root ball and then replacing what falls with coco. All in the same 5 gallon container. So I can get them away from all that f&%* nitrogen.

Could anybody give me a yes or no on doing it this late?

Opinion-> I'd battle through it and water to extreme runoff to try and clean some of that extra crap out.

Pulling them and putting that rootball of soil into coco will create more issues. It would work like it's layered which is bad with coco and soil. My grow is absolute proof of that. Mixed is fine but you can't exactly clean out the roots so..

If you feel you have to switch, I'd go with a super light soil myself.

Flushing..serious flushing.. ugh. I'll will try it though. Totally unknown to me if the time released ferts will even come out but I understand the logic.

What you said all makes sense. Have some happy frog around that I hadn't even thought of. It's shit knowing that all this time and work aren't going to turn out well if I don't do anything so I think I'm up for the try with new soil on one of them at least. Thanks very much for the solid info.

I have one too that was started in 1 gal of MG and was upped to a 5 gallon of coco, vegged for a week or so, and 4 weeks into flower it's jumping and looking like a (hydro) plant should but I've always wondered what pH to water it at? I been giving it like 6.3ish and it looks good but am really curious how pH is supposed to be managed in a mix of coco/soil?

PH should be good in your pot. With that ball of MG, that's likely what she's taking everything in from.

I have 3 plants in 5gal pots with kind soil half way up and coco filling the rest. 2 grew fast and hit the soil and are fine (mostly), the 3rd I think didn't reach the soil in time and has been nothing but problem after problem. Cla/mag issues, def's AND nute burn, over and over. lol

Ah bummer man sorry to hear. The effin worst chasing problems.

I think if I had to half and half a pot I'd want coco in the bottom..?! Unless I guess you're aiming for the organic goodness? Still the change in rate halfway through seems like it'd be tough to watch? I like the little ones in soil now so I don't have to fool with feeding tiny plants.. then coco.

I dunno anything except I'm a full coco convert. After fooling around with all kinds of hydro, soil, and supersoils and organics, I think I'm finally home.

Again appreciate the info on the pH. dig the name. I'd be a '74'

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Creature1969 said:

With that ball of MG, that's likely what she's taking everything in from

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Just saw this - I' gotta disagree with this 100% just because of what I'm looking at... man this plant is a whole different color. This plant is the only one with coco among 7 others in MG soil. They've all been getting GH nutes. The (1:5) coco plant went in shorter and is already now the tallest and best looking of them. It's the only one that is not deep emerald green and too leafy and is actually raising buds to the light. Don't know how to say it except that it looks like a hydro plant. I feel like I'm away from the soil with this plant and in control of the food.

Maybe that has some relevance on what you're doing? Hope so..