ninja1
Well-Known Member
Proper basic stuff and know no doubt has been covered plenty of times but hear me out.
I got given some cuts and shoved them in some small round pots n watered to run off. Week later plants are up and can see a few roots. Go and visit my friend who got the same cuts at the same time. His blow mine away, twice the size and way more roots.
Now only thing I can think that I have done different is. Perhaps I am letting the coco dry too much and treating the coco more like a soil grow? I know you shouldn't let the coco dry out and I feel I always end up with decent roots. The thing is my vegging to get there does always seem to take longer than my friends. A few times he has visited me and lifted some pots n said it needs watering. Yet I have said nah it needs another day or two. Starting to think may be I am being to cautious? What you guys think?
Now two of my cuttings I potted up into 3 litre pots and can see they have put out plenty of roots. Pots are still heavy but yeah can see way more roots. I am thinking as its a bigger pot they are staying wet longer and so giving the roots more chance to grow. I know everyone says you can't over water in coco. I have had plants go droopy in the past though. Course by the time it gets to flowering I agree can water them every day no issues. My struggle to me it seems to take much longer to get there and at first I always have poor roots. I got two cuttings I'm basically just playing around with to see if I can nail it n get it right. Watered one while the pot was still quite heavy in the small pot and didn't go droopy so gonna do that every day or so n see if the roots improve.
I got given some cuts and shoved them in some small round pots n watered to run off. Week later plants are up and can see a few roots. Go and visit my friend who got the same cuts at the same time. His blow mine away, twice the size and way more roots.
Now only thing I can think that I have done different is. Perhaps I am letting the coco dry too much and treating the coco more like a soil grow? I know you shouldn't let the coco dry out and I feel I always end up with decent roots. The thing is my vegging to get there does always seem to take longer than my friends. A few times he has visited me and lifted some pots n said it needs watering. Yet I have said nah it needs another day or two. Starting to think may be I am being to cautious? What you guys think?
Now two of my cuttings I potted up into 3 litre pots and can see they have put out plenty of roots. Pots are still heavy but yeah can see way more roots. I am thinking as its a bigger pot they are staying wet longer and so giving the roots more chance to grow. I know everyone says you can't over water in coco. I have had plants go droopy in the past though. Course by the time it gets to flowering I agree can water them every day no issues. My struggle to me it seems to take much longer to get there and at first I always have poor roots. I got two cuttings I'm basically just playing around with to see if I can nail it n get it right. Watered one while the pot was still quite heavy in the small pot and didn't go droopy so gonna do that every day or so n see if the roots improve.