Would AACT Tea work well in Coco Coir?

Jumfrey13

Active Member
I notice that the ph of a well made AACT is at the ideal range for soil; even when you dilute it with more ro water, the ph gets adjusted to whatever the aerobic bennes like. This is an awesome thing. However, i am growing organically with coco coir. Would the ph be too high for this? Would i be right to use it in coco? My current setup:
8x4 ft flourescent t5 fixtures
Temp: around 72-76
Humidity: 25-35%
Medium: Coco (60%)/Growstone (40%)
Nutrient Line: General Organics
 

Richard Drysift

Well-Known Member
Not sure hydroponic mediums will hold much. Organic soil is a conglomerate of living things whereas coco & grow stones are typically barren. Once the AACT gets washed away in the next watering your mix will provide zero nutrition. Teas do more to maintain populations of healthy microbes than they do to actually feed your plants.
Soup style organics however could work for you. There are a growing number of organic bottled nutrients on the market that may be what you are looking for. I've seen more than a few growers on YouTube using coco & organic nutes so I know it can be done but as far as what kind of nutes they use I have no idea.
 

Jumfrey13

Active Member
Thanks Richard. I am using General Organics nutrient line. I would like to start making my own soil mixes like the organic gurus around here but i had a bad experience with a soil that i used and didn't add any perlite to. No drainage and it wreaked havoc on 2 whole rounds of veg plants and i had to throw them all out. I couldn't figure out what was going wrong. I did a successful flowering using Roots Organic soil, but i tried to use some cheaper soil that was well amended but had negligible amounts of perlite and i didn't add any. Now my partner will not let us use soil because of that. I know i could have done it right if i just added a lot of perlite to that soil, but now it's kinda too late, so i have to learn hydro.
 
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