Feeding in coco

Hi everybody, should i feed with every watering with coco 66% perlite 33% or every other watering??..and should i water everyday as many ppl say, or should i water when the the surface starts to dry?..please help me cause i think that underfeed i my lady..my run off is 0.4 lower than what i put..even if i put 1.5
 
All the time and everyday if the pot is fully rooted which it should be if in flower. Make sure and get at least 30% run off to stop salt build ups.
Actually i am in veg day 30 from seed..the pot is 50lt..i do exactly what u say but my run off is 0.7 when i put 1.2,..And the roots starts to appear almost on the surface of the coco the plants starts to turn yellow on the top and i dont know if i shall continue the every day watering ,and feeding every other watering..i think when i water the day after feeding, i pull out all the nutrients from the previous day with the run off..what do you think..environent is perfect..distance from light is perfect..i am sure that the problem is about the watering and feeding frequency.
 

zypheruk

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Post a photo on here it will help to see it and im sure a lot more people will give some help.
 

zypheruk

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All I can say is that pot and amount of coco is way to much for such a small plant. Take it out trim the roots and put it in a 2/3litre pot and give it a weak feed of base nutrients for a week or two, roots will grow back very quick. I think you will find that will sort it and start growing again. If it's a auto flower plant forget my advise as I don't grow them.

If you normally grow plants in say 10litre pots of compost the same plant in coco would need 5/6l max.
 

Neville Longbottom

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Hi everybody, should i feed with every watering with coco 66% perlite 33% or every other watering??..and should i water everyday as many ppl say, or should i water when the the surface starts to dry?..please help me cause i think that underfeed i my lady..my run off is 0.4 lower than what i put..even if i put 1.5
The runoff should be lower than what you put in that a sign the plant is using the nutrients. Idealy you would want the runoff to be much lower than what you put in. The amount that is missing from the runoff is what the plant is using.
 
The runoff should be lower than what you put in that a sign the plant is using the nutrients. Idealy you would want the runoff to be much lower than what you put in. The amount that is missing from the runoff is what the plant is using.
Nice..i appreciate your usefull information, thank you!
 
All I can say is that pot and amount of coco is way to much for such a small plant. Take it out trim the roots and put it in a 2/3litre pot and give it a weak feed of base nutrients for a week or two, roots will grow back very quick. I think you will find that will sort it and start growing again. If it's a auto flower plant forget my advise as I don't grow them.

If you normally grow plants in say 10litre pots of compost the same plant in coco would need 5/6l max.
ok m8..i am not sure if i ll do it in this crop cause i am afraid of too much stress..but i ll keep your info for my next one.also i would like to see if the "straigth to the final pot'' practice is working...thank you my friend!
 

upnsmoke13

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Treat her like soil until she gets her roots. Water around the edge of your pot. That will encourage roots to explore for moisture and it'll help not overwatering. Let her dry out some between waterings. She'll be fine, just let her do her thing.
 
Never water with plain water in coco. Always water with nutrient solution. That plant does not need to be watered everyday until it gets larger and the roots fill out and fill the pot.
i was thinking about it..is that real that if you water plain water, all nutes or the majority of them will be pulled out with the run off?..i actually water/feed/water/feed/water/...and i do it every day...Look at this and remember..the light, the environment the light distance are perfect..the seed's genetics are perfect..critical kush barneys farm..sooo..i think i am undefeeding her!check her out..and tell me what d you think about her:Day30b.jpg
 
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upnsmoke13

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"Water" with ph'd nute solution every time moisture is needed in the coco! After her roots fill the pot, you'll increase feeding to encourage growth. The roots will start working through a lot more nutes after they get going. Multi feedings a day may be needed depending on the media and environment. Judge it your self, it'll be hard the overwatered(after established) but you may waste nutes if you feed to much!
 
"Water" with ph'd nute solution every time moisture is needed in the coco! After her roots fill the pot, you'll increase feeding to encourage growth. The roots will start working through a lot more nutes after they get going. Multi feedings a day may be needed depending on the media and environment. Judge it your self, it'll be hard the overwatered(after established) but you may waste nutes if you feed to much!
Nice i will start running this method..thank you very much..and i have a last q..if i feed every time should i change the quantity of nutes of what i put until now that i watered after feeded,should i use less than before maybe?
 
I have plants at a foot and a half tall and i only feed them at .8 ec. If i gave them anymore theyd have nute stress and the tips of the leaves would "burn".
Well man..my light is 1200w (2x600w for better destribution) LED, i was giving her until 2 days before 1.2 but they really looked like was underfeeded..so i desided to give her 1.5..but i was wrongly watered/feeded and from now i ll give her everytime phed nuted water, and only when the surface starts to dry. as a man from above told me and as i have seen that many times at very good results(in viedeos)..she has 12 upcoming tops..she is 30 days old from seed's sprout.the problem on her was my wongly everyday W/F..i pulled out all her nutes before she eats them,with the next day plain phed water.plain phed water only if the run off is too high..soo ..from now i wait for the better progress..
 

Neville Longbottom

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Well man..my light is 1200w (2x600w for better destribution) LED, i was giving her until 2 days before 1.2 but they really looked like was underfeeded..so i desided to give her 1.5..but i was wrongly watered/feeded and from now i ll give her everytime phed nuted water, and only when the surface starts to dry. as a man from above told me and as i have seen that many times at very good results(in viedeos)..she has 12 upcoming tops..she is 30 days old from seed's sprout.the problem on her was my wongly everyday W/F..i pulled out all her nutes before she eats them,with the next day plain phed water.plain phed water only if the run off is too high..soo ..from now i wait for the better progress..
Sorry the way you said that is somewhat confusing with such large text blocks. But feeding at that high at 30 days from seed is definetly too much. These clones are around 30 days from root and probably have 20 plus tops a piece already. Im feeding .75 ec, 5.9 ph, room temp in the day is 78° night 66°, humidity 55% 2x 600w mh(will use 2x 600w hps in bud)20181006_025422.jpg
 
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Sorry the way you said that is somewhat confusing with such large text blocks. But feeding at that high at 30 days from seed is definetly too much. These clones are around 30 days from root and probably have 20 plus tops a piece already. Im feeding .75 ec, 5.9 ph, room temp in the day is 78° night 66°, humidity 55% 2x 600w mh(will use 2x 600w hps in bud)View attachment 4211237
Yes but this project is hydro..and in hydro the lower ec than coco is normal from what i know..now that i ll start to feed with every watering i ll give her 1.2 and i ll see how will she go on..
 
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Neville Longbottom

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Yes but this project is hydro..and in hydro the lower ec than coco is normal from what i know..now that i ll start to feed with every watering i ll give her 1.2 and i ll see how will she go on..
From what ive found ec is generally correllated to plant size regaurdless of medium. Ive grown coco before as well as other mediums and ive never fed a plant over 1.2 in veg. But by all means do whatever you feel is right experience is the best teacher.
 
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