growing in coco.any tips?

jrinlv

jrinlv

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I used coco a lot , I did not like how the roots liked to go to the bottom only and not really grow "in" the medium. I did get a lot of good harvests out of it though.
 
thamadfarmer31

thamadfarmer31

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jrinlv said:
I used coco a lot , I did not like how the roots liked to go to the bottom only and not really grow "in" the medium. I did get a lot of good harvests out of it though.
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awesome,its my 1st coco grow,in my previous grows i used ffof with ok results,so i have read that the most important thing is ph when growing in coco,...now were you using cloth pots or plastic?
 
jrinlv

jrinlv

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I ran three Dutch trays ( long rectangles) on 3 separate reservoirs, in a flood system. I was harvesting every 3 weeks under 1 light in a 4x4 tent. Coco was pretty stable ph wise for me. One good soak in ph'ed water set them straight before a plant even hit the mat.
 
thamadfarmer31

thamadfarmer31

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jrinlv said:
I ran three Dutch trays ( long rectangles) on 3 separate reservoirs, in a flood system. I was harvesting every 3 weeks under 1 light in a 4x4 tent. Coco was pretty stable ph wise for me. One good soak in ph'ed water set them straight before a plant even hit the mat.
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wow nice,i initially mixed the coco with nutes,& checkd ph,twas about 5.8,but after a few days i saw the leaves curling in downwards,so i flushed with florakleen,they seem to b doin fine now.thanks jrinlv
 
jrinlv

jrinlv

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Nope. A good system runs it's self. I might take some time to get it there but that is experience. Most of the rooms I have run turn into a very systematic thing. Every week the same steps. You know something is wrong when that system gets out of wack.
 
thamadfarmer31

thamadfarmer31

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jrinlv said:
Nope. A good system runs it's self. I might take some time to get it there but that is experience. Most of the rooms I have run turn into a very systematic thing. Every week the same steps. You know something is wrong when that system gets out of wack.
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definitely,how long have you been growing? if you dont mind me asking
 
two2brains

two2brains

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Use nutrients that are made for coco. Run your ph at 6 to 6.5. Coco does great potted in flood drain tables. Other than that its like any other soilless medium.
 
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