First Coco Grow and I am not Happy how she looks

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Fiete

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Hello, my EC from Run off was today under 0.7 but I watering heavy with 1.4 EC is that Normal?
 
rob333

rob333

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Fiete said:
Do you think it is not to much water 3 times a Day? How much Water I grow in 15 Liter Airpot.
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nope any comment you read about letting coco dry out between watering ditch they to be honest have no idea about getting 100% growth from coco coco is ment to be treated like hydro u can have it dripping for a 24/7 period or run 3 times a day everyday best thing for u to do is inbox me you will have alot of people here that think there pro but will fuck your grow up peace inbox me
 
rob333

rob333

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vertnugs said:
It'll dry out according to the amount of roots in the container,and room conditions.Might be a day might be 3.


My advice is let it dry some a few times between your water/feed.As your coco drys roots will search for water and fill out your container.

By dry i'm not meaning completely.Dry enough to where your pot isn't saturated and heavy.TO dry and salts will build up and roots will dry out and suffer.Take notice how heavy the container is when fully watered.Let it loose half of it's weight,maybe even a tiny bit more.If your plants get wilty you know you let it get to dry.If that ever happens NEVER water with normal or heavy feeds,use 1/4 or even less strength.Lock out will more than likely become a problem if you let it get to dry to many times.
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why would u let coco dry out ?
 
greencropper

greencropper

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Fiete said:
That's how she looks today on Day 22

I watering now 2-3 Times a Day but how much Water ?

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looking ok there, ive found its not a good idea to use the pot saucers as it tends to build up excess salts quickly, just let your fluids run straight through to waste, how much water you ask? i lift the pots by hand to get a feel of moisture level, i never let them dry completely out, but try not to overwater/too often them, but when you water them let it run out the bottom before you stop, that way you will be flushing the salts out with every time you water, when i say water i mean nute blend, never clear water
 
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greencropper

greencropper

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Fiete said:
Can i Re use the water run off?
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some people recycle their runoff, but it needs to be closely monitored, if you have only a few plants its no real great cost to let it run to waste, it doesnt have to be a huge amount of runoff...as long as its runs out approx 10% of what you water, coco is great if you keep within its boundaries, if you try to cut corners and get imbalances it can be hell to try & save your plants, PH, PPM & EC are possibly the 3 most important things to keep under control with coco, of course light & temp all play their role too.
im really still a novice with coco and struggled the last few years getting it to a usable level, i think things will be ok from now on, below is a link to some coco grow threads, there is lots of info on coco here on RIU, but it can be spread around in lots of different threads & a bit hard to find
https://www.rollitup.org/f/drain-to-waste-hydro.139/
 
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zypheruk

zypheruk

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looking alot better now, just remember when you remove leaves the plants won't drink so much for a day or so, when i strip lots of leaves i reduce the nutrient a little for a few days and then carry on as normal.
 
Kipn

Kipn

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Fiete said:
You got much perlite I understand you need more feeding / Day but with pure Coco I realy think 1-2 times is enough. So many people say different thinks that's crazy but I now what you mean.

Do you think my Plant looks OK?
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pure coca can stay wet for over a week depending on pot size
after pulling my plants the pots stay moist inside 3 weeks later
1 feed a day is more then enough i think in pure coca
 
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