manny jane
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Any suggestions going from soil to cocoa? a friend gave me a bunch of stuff and now ill have to re-pot into canna cocoa from Schultz pre fert potting soil
Coco Growers Unite!
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Snow Crash
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You should start with some research...
This will help:
It's called "coco" not cocoa.
It is made from coconut fiber and is an inert media used in both hydroponics and organics. You will need a coco specific nutrient system high in Calcium and low in Potassium. The cation exchange capacity depends on a delicate balance of buffer elements. Without doing a little research, at least knowing what to call it, you're going to have a lot of problems in coco.
Just keep looking around. Cannatalk issue... 8... I think... Is all about coco and provides you with a good beginners concept. A very good beginners guide to coco can be found here: http://forum.grasscity.com/coco-coir/620656-askeds-coco-guide.html
Most of it is pretty true. Don't listen to the dudes amendment advice.
Wolverine97
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You don't want to do that. There will be a massive water pressure differential between the two mediums, you want to keep that balanced or the roots won't grow in properly.
masonite420
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Anyone try Coco A&B? The H&G line does wonders with coco.....Did great with it....Peace
vdubb808
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I would just leave it in soil until your done and do a coco grow from new. Save your coco for some new plants.
PUKKA BUD
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cheese and 2 x grapefruit 12-12 from seed under a 600 lumatek..............
Lookin good there del is the 1 in the middle the Graprfruit mate?
del66666
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yeah 1st on left is cheese 12 inches tall, the other 2 are grapefruit, the middle 1 is 24 inches tall and bud from ground level
masonite420
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Just rinse the roots thoroughly afer pulling them outta the soil.....should be no problem.....I have taken plants from soil and put them into straight rock/hydro with no problems....Peace
manny jane
Member
Problem is the Shultz is killing my plants and im sure my inexperience is too. heres some shots. I think its nute burn, nute lock or ph problems. i had C
FL heat issues but now im using A MH light
manny jane
Member
so i can rinse all the dirt off the roots and place them right into the coco medium? i haven't transplanted yet cause im concerned with giving it the A+B nutes with out more than a gallon jug. not sure how to mix such a small amout at a time. how often to water etc. the guy who gave me the stuff is on a auto system so he could really help me with this one lol. unless i continue in soil and get clones for the coco? hmmm wat to do.
masonite420
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No....Take them out of that soil ASAP....That stuff is no good.....You can go to Rite Aid and get a measuring eye dropper that they use for baby medicine to measure small amounts like 1 ml...Rinse the coco before you transplant....Once you transplant ph some water and just add Roots Excel....Drench them really well and then again in a couple of days...do this for about 3 waterings and then, from there, use very light nutes....like 1 ml a gal. of A&B....slowly bump them up every other watering until you get to about half the strength of what they suggest....Then hit me up again and depending on how they look....I can guide you through the next step......Peace
manny jane
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Thanks a lot man. Im goin to do that right away. I do believe Im going to have to choose 4 to repot cause all I was given was four pots. Dont know the sex yet unless I put 2 in each pot till I find the males and cut the root ball out without "hopefully" destroying the other. Basically I have 8 really good bag seed plants in hopes I get 4 females.
Thanks for the advice much appreciated. I will keep you informed.