i need some help with coco

[two2time]

Hi guys i need some help as you all know i used to grow only in nft and before i done i just got in to coco. and to be honest i dont know coco that well. So here i go again wanting to keep as much cash as i can in my pocket i thought it better to do it in coco than nft. and just hand water the plants.

 

But here is the problem i dont know what i need to grow in coco i would perfer to use canna product and coco.

 

so can some of you coco growers tell me what i need and what addives i should buy..do i need a cf and ph meter . i do rember pure telling me you have to wash the fuck out of the coco , but thats about it.

 

i just dont want to get to the shop and for them to tell me i need all this other shit that i really dont need as i am one of those who will buy what they are telling me to...

 

any help with this would be great . ... i have already got my self a new grow tent 1.2 by 1.2 and a 600w hps light and oder and fan contol..

 

some of the stuff i know i need is pots , coco , cannazm ....what about cannaboost?

 

and i as i have not grown in two years i think , some good points that i might have forgot would be great as well. what i trying to say is any help would be great , even for a old pot grower teach me some new tricks !!!!!

 

 

thax

 

tt

[WantDaChronic]

with coco you need to flush it a few times before use to get all the orange/brown shit off it. for some reason if you flush once, wait a few hours and then flush again you are able to get heaps more of that crap off the medium so i recommend flushing 3 or 4 times to make sure you have got rid of it all.

 

as for nutrients and additives, i recommend using dutchmaster gold as the nutrient because i have tried many different brands and so far its looking a fair bit better than the rest. i cant afford all the fancier additives like cannazyme, but i use pk13/14 and superthrive and still get great results. personally i dont think you really need anything more than superthrive and pk13/14 if you use a decent nutrient, but if you feel the need to use them it wouldnt hurt.

 

you'll probably find that after you have watered the plants a few times you wont need to check the pH, EC, etc. but you will definately need to suss them out when you start growing again as well as when you decide to up the nutrient strength.

 

the best tips i can give you are to add a little perlite for drainage, flush the medium throughly before use and then once every 2-3 weeks while growing and the most important tip of all when growing in coco is to use the biggest pots as possible. there is nothing worse than a rootbound plant in coco as they pretty much stop growing and it prolongs the harvest date in your tent i would aim for 4x 40L pots, vege the plants for 3-4 weeks with major training and then flower them. in reality the bigger the pot the better, but 40L pots should be enough for each of the plants to yield a few ounces so long as you have everything else right

 

best of luck mate and if you have any more questions dont hesitate to send me a pm or jump in chat when im in there and i'll spend a few hours with you if needed

[Medusa]

I don't know where you hang your hat, but over here in WA second nature make one for coco growing, the old man used it in his last grow and he got 7oz.

[megzie moo]

u ser...NICCC!!!

[freddie]

Coir is a hydro medium like any other. Probably holds more water. Canna make an a+b nutrient specifically for coir, although conventional nutrients work fine.

 

One thing is the quality of coconut fibre varies considerably with some blocks not expanding well and containing a lot of grit. Trouble is you can't tell until you've expanded it and by that time it is too late.

 

I've gone organic and I still use it my organic mixes. people seem to love it or hate it.

[two2time]

I don't know where you hang your hat, but over here in WA second nature make one for coco growing, the old man used it in his last grow and he got 7oz.

 

 

hi mate how plants di he have or was this of the 1??

 

tt

[bufo marinus]

If your using the Canna coco tt it shouldn't need a flush. Couple things I can think of

* Mix your nutes up the same as hydro, but not strong

* Silica is a useful addition

* Add some Cannazyme as well. Seems to help with keeping the sciarid fly/fungus gnats at bay.

* Cut the coco with perlite to assist it with drainage

* Don't over water

[Reverend]

I had two plants, first grow in coco, didn't cut it with perlite but definitely the next time I will, it stays to clumpy for want of a better word. The coco I used was from the hydro shop in bags, it was already loose.

Pick of crop in there.

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(I am Wogs Mr)

[yota]

another tip.... you wont need to water as much since coco holds more water.

[two2time]

i might go and play safe and get this system http://sog.open24x7.biz/catalog/product_in...products_id=296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tt