PH problems with coco..

I have had success with coco it is good but if you're doing your dro right it will no doubt produce faster results. Coco drain and waste is a great alternative to recirculating hydroponics but once your hydroponic system is dialed in and kicking on all cylinders it will be superior in nearly all aspects.

And I would suggest trying an aeroponic system they are really great, I see much better results than with my DWC (I have a waterfarm system).

I forgot to say there is perlite too, about 40%.. so I should give them more water? They get 2l each with a good cup off run off..

40% perlite is plenty. Will really facilitate drainage. Pour your feed quickly into your pots it helps with saturation and be sure to cover all of your coco. 20% runoff is plenty. I am happy if I get 10%. Keep your coco moist bro. Don't let it dry out. I know it can get a little boring doing it every day and a little pricey with nutes etc but it will certainly be worth it.

Ahh ok ill start watering some more n see how they go I cant water to quickly in airpots bcuz it all pours out the holes in the sides :/

Hope it goes well bro. Good luck.

no need to water quickly. The coco will wick the nute solution to where it is needed.

Yodaweed said:

Kieran I feel bad for your plants...they don't need water everyday that's the biggest noob mistake and not PHing your water...noob mistake number 2... you're a bad grower. Advanced nutrients are garbage nutes to begin with and all nutes work in a wide range that doesn't mean you shouldn't PH your water so your plants can absorb the nutes at a better rate...

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I bought AN for the first time last grow, had plenty left over so im using them again this grow. I did it just to see if people like yourself were right or if the AN guys were right and it worked great. I havent tested ph of my feed since week 3 of veg on my last grow, I am currently at week 6 of veg on my current grow so thats roughly 20 weeks of growing without a ph pen. I can feed with distilled water with a ph of about 7, ro water with a ph of about 8, or my tap water with a ph of 9.4, it all ballances out with ph perfect. I use php sensi grow that was. $17 for 2 1 ltr bottles and php connisseur that was $24 for 2 1 ltr bottles, no ph up/down, no calibration solution for my pen, no lockouts & no precip in my bottles. Coco is not in any way like soil, it is soilless, soilless growing is treated the same way as hydro. Do tell me about your negative results when you used AN kind sir. I have never had a bad experience with any nute line, they are all the same shit but I will say that not ph'ing, as simple as it is, is great.