New grower.just popped seeds. Coco grow. Help appreciated

Hello friends,

As a complete newbie to growing I have joined the rollitup community with the hope that I can be helped by some of the great growers I have looked at in here over the years...
I managed to get my hands on some exclusive strains from Cali and I popped the seeds yesterday. I have my grow ready and was wondering if anyone would be great enough to help me with a few newbie questions as I go along!?
My first question is... I understand that the perfect ph balance for coco grows is approx. 5.8, when I first plant the seedling do I need to add any additional nute's straight away? or do I start by using balanced water only!? If so...for how long!? Etc etc. This is embarrassing I know but although I've been smoking many years, I have never grown before... I have some beautiful milkbone seeds and want to make sure I hit the ground running. Thanks for any help offered.

FYI : I am using bhuddas tree nutrients

The Plug said:

My first question is... I understand that the perfect ph balance for coco grows is approx. 5.8, when I first plant the seedling do I need to add any additional nute's straight away? or do I start by using balanced water only!? If so...for how long!?

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5.8 is a good pH for coco but I have found that varying the pH between 5.8 and 6.1 works best. I pre-charge my 70/30 coco/perlite mix with 1/4 strength nutes, pH'd to 6.0 or so. Never use just water. Are you using tap water or r/o? If r/o you will probably have to supplement with cal/mag.

Thanks for the reply Mick. Im using standard tap water. I also have the cups ready with 70/30 coco perlite ready for seedlings . So I should pre charge the medium with quarter strength nutes ready for seedling to be planted!? Your help is appreciated

how did your first grow go?

You may want to research on Growweedeasy.com. That site has a lot of step by step tutorials for the novice grower.

We include a nutrient free watering day into our feeding schedule. The water is from the tap and is pH balanced to ~6.0. Whether you do this every other feed or something less frequent (1:3, 1:4) is up to you. The goal is to prevent nutrient abundance and reduce the likelihood of nutrient lock from occurring.