COCO + PERLITE vs SOIL the question

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grower112

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Hello, all i have 2 plants in COCO + PERLITE (50/50) mix and one plant in organic garden soil.

now the plant in the organic soil is like 3x bigger than the other 2 in coco + perlite i want to ask you if i should start all seedlings in normal soil only when they get's bigger repot them in coco + perlite.

im a bit dissapointed of coco + perlite since all almost all growers suggest this.
 
jondamon

jondamon

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What ppm are you feeding the coco perlite mixture?

You do realise it pretty much needs feeding instantly.

Ideally you should be using some coco specific nutrients with elevated levels of Ca and Mg and reduced levels of K.

Coco produces its own K over time.


I hope you aren't treating the coco plants like you are the soil plants.

Let me guess, you are only using straight water with the soil plant and assumed you'd be doing the same with coco.

I NEVER GIVE MY COCO GROWN PLANTS PLAIN WATER.



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grower112

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jondamon said:
What ppm are you feeding the coco perlite mixture?

You do realise it pretty much needs feeding instantly.

Ideally you should be using some coco specific nutrients with elevated levels of Ca and Mg and reduced levels of K.

Coco produces its own K over time.


I hope you aren't treating the coco plants like you are the soil plants.

Let me guess, you are only using straight water with the soil plant and assumed you'd be doing the same with coco.

I NEVER GIVE MY COCO GROWN PLANTS PLAIN WATER.



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ye bro, you are correct in everything you wrote i handle it the same as the organic soil plant just pure water... however i have some herb feeding product however there it's writing i should use it every 2 weeks .... i will not kill it if i give it every time feeded water?
 
jondamon

jondamon

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You'll realistically need something specific for coco growing otherwise you'll need to elevate the levels of Ca and Mg.

For now start at 1/4 the recommended feeding.

Feed every time you water and make sure you get 20% of what goes in out of the bottom of the pot.



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jondamon

jondamon

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Coco is basically a hydroponic growing medium.

You might be best to search about growing in coco.

It is similar to soil. But DEFINATELY not the same as soil.



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grower112

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jondamon said:
You'll realistically need something specific for coco growing otherwise you'll need to elevate the levels of Ca and Mg.

For now start at 1/4 the recommended feeding.

Feed every time you water and make sure you get 20% of what goes in out of the bottom of the pot.



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ok, thank you for info, i will need to go to the shop again and ask what i need so it contains Ca & Mg because in the current feeding product i have is only nitrogen and some other but it has not Mg & Ca :( ok so that's why my plants look so small and weak damn ... im a new grower never growed before ...
 
radicaldank42

radicaldank42

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jondamon said:
What ppm are you feeding the coco perlite mixture?

You do realise it pretty much needs feeding instantly.

Ideally you should be using some coco specific nutrients with elevated levels of Ca and Mg and reduced levels of K.

Coco produces its own K over time.


I hope you aren't treating the coco plants like you are the soil plants.

Let me guess, you are only using straight water with the soil plant and assumed you'd be doing the same with coco.

I NEVER GIVE MY COCO GROWN PLANTS PLAIN WATER.



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wheres the fucking like button!!!!
 
radicaldank42

radicaldank42

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first off! coco is bettern then soil, all these people are rite. they already covered everything I was gonna say.
 
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grower112

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hey, man calcium and magnezium can't i just add the regular tablets which also we humans mix in water to drink ? or it has to be specific for plants ?
 
radicaldank42

radicaldank42

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and look up botanicare kind nutrient line. its got the ca and mag in its grow base and flower
 
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jondamon

jondamon

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I'm not sure if the tablets are in a form that can be uptaken by the plant.

I use coco, I use CANNA COCO nutrients. But I also use mono calcium and mono magnesium.

I have to elevate the levels of Ca and Mg in my water from time to time as I have pretty soft water.



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radicaldank42

radicaldank42

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jondamon said:
I'm not sure if the tablets are in a form that can be uptaken by the plant.

I use coco, I use CANNA COCO nutrients. But I also use mono calcium and mono magnesium.

I have to elevate the levels of Ca and Mg in my water from time to time as I have pretty soft water.



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wheres youre water from tap or well?
 
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