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somebody1701 said:

Replace the Epsom salt with 5 mg of calmag and that's it. Water when the pots are light. Flush every month or so.

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thats per gallon of water right? id like to try it in a DWC set-up with some coco croutons

brownEs said:

thats per gallon of water right? id like to try it in a DWC set-up with some coco croutons

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Yes, per gallon. I forgot to mention that if you are using RO water this will come out at 5.8 and you won't need a PH or PPM device. I have no idea how this would work with DWC. I used regular coco in Smart pots.

I'm on my first coco grow! 4-5gal smart pots under 600w with house and garden nutrient line ( plus big bud & CaliMagic)@17 days flower

I finally got my equip in the mail and am up an running with an Apollo 600w cooltube! Come check out my journal of my first HID grow! I have some cheap Mexican bagseeds and some nicer mids I got seeds from all in a mix of fine coco mixed with very coarse coco! I'm running roots organic master pack as well

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/698180-first-hid-grow-600w-mh.html

ace720 said:

Im using %100 coco and been getting killer yields
its the best (to me) and would never put nothing in it
check me out in the 250 club. I'm averaging 5 zo a plant
with a 250. Some times more

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thats some yield, how long do you veg for?

I usually veg between 6 to 8 weeks depending on the strain.
I only use 2 14w cfls is why it takes soooo long.

So, some recycling advice needed, search tool not giving me what I need.

Harvest is done and it's time to get the clones under the main lights.

got the coco spread out in the trays under lights to dry it out due to a flood from the irrigation system and had to harvest in a hurry to avoid mould and budrot.

Didn't really give it enough cannazyme in the period before harvest, but managed a few half strength doses.

Is it a bad idea to let it dry out too much?

Is it ok to just remove the main root structure?

do I need to put the fibre pots through the washing machine before i reuse them or just soak them in oxygen bleach?

Should I use cannazyme from the off with the new cuttings?

Thanks to all, roll on

Hey yoda this is how i went about it

1) Get a good flush on them in the end
2) then pull the main root ball
3) remove all the coco from the smart pots and
Break it up in a bin.
4) fill the bin with water and double dose zyme
Let sit for 48hr
5) then drain it and let it dry out

thats about it just remember when you go to use
it mix to 50/50 with new coco

the smart pots i like to dry out then shake out all the coco
and dust then put them in the washer normal cycle......

Thanks Hellraizer, appreciate the advice

Been rockin the Coco every other day feed in this room with the Roots Soilless mix. Loving the results thusfar however id never use it again. Its literally 70% perlite and if i wanted that id mix my own. I feed 3x, then feed just 2ml CalMag as a flush, i also use Drip Clean each time. Killin it.

Week 1 just completed.

Love a bit of coco here in 15-20 litre pots. Sometimes in smaller pots.

Yeah I know what you're saying man. I love coco my self.
%100 baby

My 1st ever grow in coco/perlite mix 11L fabric pot using canna coco nutes with magne-cal+ and liquid silicone, yeild was just over 8oz after cutting the tops from most of the colas due to bud rot. The whole grow is in my sig, i'm now on my 2nd grow using exactly the same stuff but with 2 plants this time

Really nice grow buddy

Thanks, i was well chuffed with it, the 2 clones i took from it are flowering now but are not as big as their mum was

reddiamond said:

My 1st ever grow in coco/perlite mix 11L fabric pot using canna coco nutes with magne-cal+ and liquid silicone, yeild was just over 8oz after cutting the tops from most of the colas due to bud rot. The whole grow is in my sig, i'm now on my 2nd grow using exactly the same stuff but with 2 plants this time

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Looks great man. Tell us about it. What did you feed and when? Canna Flores?

Lucius Vorenus said:

Looks great man. Tell us about it. What did you feed and when? Canna Flores?

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From day 1 to harvest https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/669112-1st-grow-how-does-look.html

its a great journal worth checking out

Hey folks. I'm going to try coco fiber for my next grow! (Was initially going to try aero but figured I should get a few more grows under my belt.)

I have just a few questions that I have been researching into and asking around for multiple opinions:

What's the recommended brand of coco?

Do you recommend perlite? How much? (I go by a 3 day feed schedule if it helps your recommendation. 1st day is nute feeding, 2nd is straight ph'd water, 3rd is nothing.)

What would be the best organic nutrients for coco and/or perlite? I hear liquid is the best.

Thanks

Great Brettain said:

Hey folks. I'm going to try coco fiber for my next grow! (Was initially going to try aero but figured I should get a few more grows under my belt.)

I have just a few questions that I have been researching into and asking around for multiple opinions:

What's the recommended brand of coco?

Do you recommend perlite? How much? (I go by a 3 day feed schedule if it helps your recommendation. 1st day is nute feeding, 2nd is straight ph'd water, 3rd is nothing.)

What would be the best organic nutrients for coco and/or perlite? I hear liquid is the best.

Thanks

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Cocotek is pretty good. There's a bunch out there, just search coco choir on amazon and read the reviews. I still rinse mine pretty thoroughly no matter how much they say they do it on the package.

Perlite isn't necessary but it doesn't hurt either..one of the benefits of coco is that you can't really over water. I would recommend fabric pots though.

Aqua flakes makes a line specifically for coco, has more calmag in it. It's good shit. Super simple and grows fat buds
I've also used Jacks classic which is much cheaper and does a real good job. You just have to supplement with calmag or epsom salts.