Coco and ppm help

Offmymeds

Offmymeds

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I only use Cal-mag to treat the coco before the grow and then some in the first week or two to keep the pH in balance. After that, I build the nute strength w/o Cal-Mag. Currently I have Pineapple Express #2 in 26 days of flower with the runoff at 1,300 ppm which is about 2.2 ec with no indication of burn. It's a hardy plant. Now I'm putting in nute strength at 1.4 ec, roughly 800 ppm, until I see the runoff drop a little. Every strain is different.
 
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ec121

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secretmicrogrow420 said:
also on my last grow i was using a 3 part base fertilizer micro grow bloom(not made for coco) and my plants in the seedling stage were healthy but once they entered veg they were growing slowly and some of the leaves started going yellow on me
so i switched to advanced nutrients "sensi coco grow" 2 part base and my plants exploded in growth.
my next grow im trying mills fertilizer's but so far with advanced nutrients in coco ive had very explosive growth.
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Isn't the only real difference between a "made for coco" nutrient line and a general nutrient line is the additional amount of calmag in the base parts?

I have used GH 3-part (with calmag supplementation) for years in coco with no issues at all from seedling to chop and the explosive growth comes from multiple fertigations each day.
 
MickFoster

MickFoster

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ec121 said:
Isn't the only real difference between a "made for coco" nutrient line and a general nutrient line is the additional amount of calmag in the base parts?

I have used GH 3-part (with calmag supplementation) for years in coco with no issues at all from seedling to chop and the explosive growth comes from multiple fertigations each day.
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What feeding schedule do you use?
R/O water I assume?
 
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Lou66

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ec121 said:
Isn't the only real difference between a "made for coco" nutrient line and a general nutrient line is the additional amount of calmag in the base parts?
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I would say it's the cannabis tax that such products carry.
 
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Billybill

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ec121 said:
How many ml/gal of each bottle are you using?
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2 ml calmag. Works out to about 200 ppm 2.5 ml silica blast. 5 ml liquid karma and 5 ml of pure blend grow (I just upped the grow to 10ml). All per gallon works out to 575 ppm total. Was about 400. I use ro water from the store and when I add all my bites it’s working out to 6.0 so there’s no need to ph it. My calmag is 2-0-0 Humboldt secrets.
 
secretmicrogrow420

secretmicrogrow420

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ec121 said:
Isn't the only real difference between a "made for coco" nutrient line and a general nutrient line is the additional amount of calmag in the base parts?

I have used GH 3-part (with calmag supplementation) for years in coco with no issues at all from seedling to chop and the explosive growth comes from multiple fertigations each day.
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im honestly not sure what the difference is between a fertilizer made for coco and one that isnt. but i would also assume that the amount of iron is different as well not just cal mag :D,

if you dont mind me asking how much ppm's do you feed your plants? is 1200 ppm too much? if it is too much how much should i be feeding? please help i only have 2 grows under my belt with coco and you have years of experience :D <3 :3

also i dont fertigate multiple times a day because my plant is small(29 days alive from seed) and my pot is big(3 gallon pot). dr.mj coco from coco for cannabis says that if your coco has enough perlite in it you can water again after the plant drinks up 10% of the water in the pot but my coco has no perlite in it lol.

i honestly believe that if i tried feeding multiple times a day i would run into over-watering issues. but maybe im wrong? dunno lol but i dont plan too find out :P
 
secretmicrogrow420

secretmicrogrow420

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Billybill said:
Looks way worse today. I upped the feed and added a little heat. It was 68 degrees with lights on today. Bad bean, starved to death or too cold.
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looks super over watered and under-fed.
dont give her too much water wait for her too drink up what you have given her before watering again.
you can recover from this! i feel it in my gut! will just take some love and care.
also make sure not too blast them with too much light while theyre recovering.
 
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Billybill

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secretmicrogrow420 said:
looks super over watered and under-fed.
dont give her too much water wait for her too drink up what you have given her before watering again.
you can recover from this! i feel it in my gut! will just take some love and care.
also make sure not too blast them with too much light while theyre recovering.
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It’s my first time in coco watering everyday. I’ve been watering once a day. I may back down to every other day for a week or so and see how it goes.
 
secretmicrogrow420

secretmicrogrow420

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Billybill said:
It’s my first time in coco watering everyday. I’ve been watering once a day. I may back down to every other day for a week or so and see how it goes.
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only water when the plant needs it.
if the plant isnt drinking up water dont water again.
but if the plant is drinking up a good amount during the day than go for it.
in those solo cups its hard too tell when too water because they are very light. for me it was a guessing game lol. something you could do is check how much the cups weigh when fully watered and check the weight of the cups every couple hours too see if they are drinking water or not you can easily do this with a scale.
when the cups drop in weight you know they drank water and you can water again and if they are still around the same weight than you know you cant water them yet.
sorry for spam good luck man.
 
amneziaHaze

amneziaHaze

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secretmicrogrow420 said:
im honestly not sure what the difference is between a fertilizer made for coco and one that isnt. but i would also assume that the amount of iron is different as well not just cal mag :D,

if you dont mind me asking how much ppm's do you feed your plants? is 1200 ppm too much? if it is too much how much should i be feeding? please help i only have 2 grows under my belt with coco and you have years of experience :D <3 :3

also i dont fertigate multiple times a day because my plant is small(29 days alive from seed) and my pot is big(3 gallon pot). dr.mj coco from coco for cannabis says that if your coco has enough perlite in it you can water again after the plant drinks up 10% of the water in the pot but my coco has no perlite in it lol.

i honestly believe that if i tried feeding multiple times a day i would run into over-watering issues. but maybe im wrong? dunno lol but i dont plan too find out :P
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Coco fert is hydro fert meaning it allso contains macro nutrients.
 
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