Coco question

Frydmcnugget

Frydmcnugget

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Ok so I’m growing in coco..so many different opinions..
ok so some advice is water once daily other advice is multiple times daily other advice is let the coco dry before next feed..
personally I’m feeding once a day at least in order to wash away waste and crap from previous feed ..they see, to be happy I’m feeding the. 1260 ppm now once daily and there happy I tried to water them more frequently but they didn’t see, to like it ...
opinions please guys ..
 
Beehive

Beehive

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Coco is a hydro type medium. It needs to stay soggy.

I'm lazy watering twice a day. You can water coco 5 times a day if you want. Using fert solution every single time. No plane water.

Your ppm is crazy high.
 
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oill

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Frydmcnugget said:
Ok so I’m growing in coco..so many different opinions..
ok so some advice is water once daily other advice is multiple times daily other advice is let the coco dry before next feed..
personally I’m feeding once a day at least in order to wash away waste and crap from previous feed ..they see, to be happy I’m feeding the. 1260 ppm now once daily and there happy I tried to water them more frequently but they didn’t see, to like it ...
opinions please guys ..
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Don't let coco dry. It creates issues with salt build up.

I like to water daily til I get run off of about 20%



Just to add.... I do let it dry out a couple of.times towards the end as it helps with trichrome production
 
PJ Diaz

PJ Diaz

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Feed at least once a day. Twice a day is better than one, but make sure you have 20% runoff every time. It doesn't need to stay soggy, but it shouldn't dry out either. I used to water 5x a day, but plants like a bit of dryback, so now I do 2x a day. 1260ppm is higher than I ever feed, but which ppm scale are you using, 500 or 700 weighted?
 
Frydmcnugget

Frydmcnugget

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PJ Diaz said:
Feed at least once a day. Twice a day is better than one, but make sure you have 20% runoff every time. It doesn't need to stay soggy, but it shouldn't dry out either. I used to water 5x a day, but plants like a bit of dryback, so now I do 2x a day. 1260ppm is higher than I ever feed, but which ppm scale are you using, 500 or 700 weighted?
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Yeah fair enuf I would of thought 5 times a day would be way to much.. I would of thought that would never allow the roots to get air..I’m new to coco and there are sooooo many opinions on this and that so I gather everyone’s opinion and make my own decision..I’m still putting it all together there going well thou seem to be happy I just flipped these 3 three days ago..I’m not familiar with what scale I’m using ..Im still learning on that side of things to I’m using house and garden a and b and on the house and garden scale app it says 1260ppm so that’s what I’ve been following and they seem to be loving it..
 
PJ Diaz

PJ Diaz

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Frydmcnugget said:
Yeah fair enuf I would of thought 5 times a day would be way to much.. I would of thought that would never allow the roots to get air..I’m new to coco and there are sooooo many opinions on this and that so I gather everyone’s opinion and make my own decision..I’m still putting it all together there going well thou seem to be happy I just flipped these 3 three days ago..I’m not familiar with what scale I’m using ..Im still learning on that side of things to I’m using house and garden a and b and on the house and garden scale app it says 1260ppm so that’s what I’ve been following and they seem to be loving it..
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I would get an actual ppm/EC meter, so you can see what the real numbers are. Personally I like to use perlite with my coco for better aeration, but many swear by straight coco.
 
PJ Diaz

PJ Diaz

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Frydmcnugget said:
That’s the 3 I have flowering I’m feeding them 1260 ppm daily but going by what your saying I might try to add extra feed..
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No, we are saying lower the feed ppm, but yes you can feed more often, just make sure you get ample runoff so you aren't just increasing the concentration of nutes in your coco.
 
Frydmcnugget

Frydmcnugget

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PJ Diaz said:
I would get an actual ppm/EC meter, so you can see what the real numbers are. Personally I like to use perlite with my coco for better aeration, but many swear by straight coco.
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I’ve got a ppm meter that’s how I’m getting the 1260 they seem to be happy ..but that wasn’t my question ..question is how many times to feed daily not strength of food?
 
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oill

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Frydmcnugget said:
Yeah fair enuf I would of thought 5 times a day would be way to much.. I would of thought that would never allow the roots to get air..I’m new to coco and there are sooooo many opinions on this and that so I gather everyone’s opinion and make my own decision..I’m still putting it all together there going well thou seem to be happy I just flipped these 3 three days ago..I’m not familiar with what scale I’m using ..Im still learning on that side of things to I’m using house and garden a and b and on the house and garden scale app it says 1260ppm so that’s what I’ve been following and they seem to be loving it..
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1200ppm is where I.max out in week 6 and 7.

Also... water carries oxygen in... giving your tank a blast with air stones works well before feeding time too.
 
Frydmcnugget

Frydmcnugget

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PJ Diaz said:
No, we are saying lower the feed ppm, but yes you can feed more often, just make sure you get ample runoff so you aren't just increasing the concentration of nutes in your coco.
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Lol I now your saying lower it but why there happy lol i get my 20% run off each time ..

i just thought watering that many times a day would drown the roots
 
Frydmcnugget

Frydmcnugget

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oill said:
1200ppm is where I.max out in week 6 and 7.

Also... water carries oxygen in... giving your tank a blast with air stones works well before feeding time too.
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Ahhh ok fair enuf I was following recommended but I’ll drop it down to 1200 ppm and see how they go..I have no issues at 1260 just wasn’t shore on how many times a day I. Gunna bump it to 2 times a day at 1200 and see how they go
 
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oill

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Frydmcnugget said:
Ahhh ok fair enuf I was following recommended but I’ll drop it down to 1200 ppm and see how they go..I have no issues at 1260 just wasn’t shore on how many times a day I. Gunna bump it to 2 times a day at 1200 and see how they go
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What week are you in? 1200 is too strong for early flower.

You probs want it at around 800 to 1000... depends on how they look.... if they are looking good and not burning then you should be good
 
PJ Diaz

PJ Diaz

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Frydmcnugget said:
I’ve got a ppm meter that’s how I’m getting the 1260 they seem to be happy ..but that wasn’t my question ..question is how many times to feed daily not strength of food?
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You do have a ppm meter? You said you were using the "house and garden scale app", whatever that means. You didn't answer the first time, so I'll ask again: does your ppm meter use 500 or 700 weighting? If you don't know that answer, do you know what the EC is instead of ppms?
 
Frydmcnugget

Frydmcnugget

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yeah I’m using the h and g scale but I stilll have ppm meter the scale is in mls so once you put in as directed you get your 1260 or there about s..all g anyways I fed them just before at 1200 ppm and I’ll feed them again before bed so how the next few days go but they were happy at 1260 just that so many opinions saying that’s to hogh
 
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