macsnax
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What is buffering coco? I assume adding something to ensure stable ph?
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blowincherrypie
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https://www.amazon.com/Coco-Bliss-Premium-Coconut-10/dp/B06W9F7XDY/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1545957979&sr=8-5&keywords=coco+coir
coco bliss.. I've done a lot of different brands and this is one of the few I havent had to rinse a bunch of times.
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thenotsoesoteric
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I've never broken a rib but had them bruised from sparring and such, makes smoking a painful ordeal. Trying to baby toke but then getting a little stoned and totally forgetting why you were baby toking and then pull a normal rip of the bubbler. Ouch!
Hit up those edibles Mikey!
Looks like I totally killed the 2 lvtk x tangerine power seeds. I had them next to my 315w ballast and I let them get way too hot. I set them there for like 3-4 hours and 1 looked like it was ready to split but I put the box back too close to the ballast and cooked those 2 mofos.
I did crack them open and there was little seedlings forming so they both would have popped if not for the last second fatality move. Think I'll wait till the gojis come down before I try popping a couple more of the pale seeds.
Hit up those edibles Mikey!
Looks like I totally killed the 2 lvtk x tangerine power seeds. I had them next to my 315w ballast and I let them get way too hot. I set them there for like 3-4 hours and 1 looked like it was ready to split but I put the box back too close to the ballast and cooked those 2 mofos.
I did crack them open and there was little seedlings forming so they both would have popped if not for the last second fatality move. Think I'll wait till the gojis come down before I try popping a couple more of the pale seeds.
socaljoe
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So I'm not going to claim expertise here, so anyone feel free to correct me if I've got it wrong... coco likes to hog and hold on to calcium. Buffering essentially preloads the sites that grab calcium so that the coco doesn't rob it from your nutrient regime. What I do, and again, not claiming this is the best or even the right way to do it, is when I expand the bricks, I'll rinse the coco through a few times to rinse residual salts, and then I'll mix up water with cal-mag and soak the coco through with that.
All that said, if you don't need a ton (I do when growing outdoors in 15 gallon pots), you're best bet is to go with Canna.
thenotsoesoteric
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Basically you would flush/clean the coco with water then drain and then wet coco down with water that has nutrients mixed in and ph'd to the proper level, 5.9-6.5 range.
Coco is weird, you'll have to look up the correct language, but basically you always want to use nutrients when using coco. If you use just plain water it will knock certain elements out of whack and you will have to rebuffer the coco.
blowincherrypie
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I've never broken a rib but had them bruised from sparring and such, makes smoking a painful ordeal. Trying to baby toke but then getting a little stoned and totally forgetting why you were baby toking and then pull a normal rip of the bubbler. Ouch!
Hit up those edibles Mikey!
Looks like I totally killed the 2 lvtk x tangerine power seeds. I had them next to my 315w ballast and I let them get way too hot. I set them there for like 3-4 hours and 1 looked like it was ready to split but I put the box back too close to the ballast and cooked those 2 mofos.
I did crack them open and there was little seedlings forming so they both would have popped if not for the last second fatality move. Think I'll wait till the gojis come down before I try popping a couple more of the pale seeds.
Wish I could give you rep for the mortal kombat reference! "FINISH HIM".. 
luvd that shit
thenotsoesoteric
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You got it!
thenotsoesoteric
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There were a few memes but the one with Finish him spoke to me, lol.
Amos Otis
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Roger that. Or scrolling RIU and have an unexpected LOL funny post appear. Those posters have no consideration for the pain their mirth can inflict, imo.
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macsnax
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I guess I better pack a fresh one
macsnax
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And once again thank all of you for your input and helping me out with coco. I'm going to have to do some more reading but basically, rinse and check ppm's, then hit it with nutes, then plant and make sure it doesn't completely dry out through out the grow.
One last thought.... If I'm using 1 gal pots, 12/12 from seed, am I going to end up having to water/feed these more than once a day once they get a good root mass?
One last thought.... If I'm using 1 gal pots, 12/12 from seed, am I going to end up having to water/feed these more than once a day once they get a good root mass?
socaljoe
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I'm growing some plants in 1 gallon Radicle bags...they're small now, but I'm expecting to have to feed them at least twice a day once they stretch their legs and start really packing on the growth. Once a day will be your bare minimum...you can do the old heavy pot/light pot routine to get an idea how much moisture is in the coco, just don't let it get drier than moderately moist.
CoB_nUt
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Once a day Will be fine. The 1 gal pots w/coco will fill up quickly with roots, you'll still be able finish in them tho. Are you going to add some perlite to the coco? Some brands have perlite added, I always add a bit more.Can't have enough root aeration imo. If you are going to hand water to waste,when in flower, water/feed twice a day may be necessary. Environment dependent.
Michael Huntherz
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macsnax
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I have a ton of the one gal nursery pots from years ago when I was a landscaper.
Old Thcool
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I see you are like me.. too cheap to buy hydroton! lol nice looking plants!