Nutter3 Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 Is it OK to use Coco nutrients in a pure soil mix,, why are cocoa newts only meant for coco, Posted from the OZ Stoners mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmac Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 Soil generally has been prepared with the necessary nutrients Coco on the other hand is a inert meduimThis being the case you need to constantly feed with hydroponic nutrients Does that help Posted from the OZ Stoners mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutter3 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 Thanks for reply yes I understand Coco needs feeding constantly,,,but if you do have leftover cocoa fit is it OK to use it in soil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmac Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 I got it in my gardens outside Posted from the OZ Stoners mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmac Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 Yeah but less room remember that soil with nutrients It will help it hold more water , I don't grow in soil so i don't know if that can give any probsFungus gnats love if your not careful Posted from the OZ Stoners mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloud9 Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 Thanks for reply yes I understand Coco needs feeding constantly,,,but if you do have leftover cocoa fit is it OK to use it in soilI'm trailing a 30%coco, to soil mix and seems ok , so far. Yanks are doing it in some grow diaries, noticed your feedings are heavier than in just plain soil. Using amendnt s and treating the medium like an organic medium top dressing wise and watering, nil to little run off. Just waiting for something to go wrong from here in ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raniformis Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 I see no reason why you can't but a few reasons to be cautious. What's being conveyed is that soil has a high cation exchange ratio. To keep it simple, the particles in soil are negatively charged and attract positively charged particles from the nutrients. Different media have different exchange ratios with soils and compost having many more negatively charged sites than coco coir. Thus these mediums can hold many more nutrients and can't be flushed out with water. Hydroponic mediums are inert and have little to no cation exchange sites. Thus everything the plant gets is contained in the nutrient solution and not within the medium itself. The only real difference seems to be that hydro nutrients are somewhat buffered for pH. If you wanted to use them I'd consider weekly feeds and take it from there, particularly if you're confident enough to pick up problems before they become problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloud9 Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 Salt build up was my only concern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raniformis Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 @kloud9, agreed mate. Touching on compost mixes, I get the same rich earthy flavours from 50% compost/coir as 100% compost, it's too heavy to use though and smothers the roots. I find 30% is the sweet spot, get all the acids and stuff like that but can still smash it with nutrients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro de pacas Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 Salt build up was my only concernHow would you know, you struggle to get a crop out, or grow a plant successfully , I pity anyone that buy's any of your "Ocean genetics" bullshit non auto autos, or any other strains your selling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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