OnlyAftrDrk
Active Member
Hey guys, I am hoping some of you guys who really know your stuff can help me out a little. I hope you dont mind reading this story but i really need some help, im getting so frustrated...
I have been trying to grow in COCO medium with really bad results. I have systematically upgraded everything over the past 3 months, I now have 400 w hps in a 4x4 tent with ventilation into the roof. The temp never goes above 80 and they are getting about 1000 LMS on a 20/4 cycle. Water is PHd to 5.8
Now that all those things are working nicely and my plants are still struggling to survive i have put the problem down to watering and nutrients.
I am using NF COCO Grow and Bloom part A and B. NPK 23-21-14 (1:250 recommended). I went to the hydro store today and they insisted it was the best nutes i could get and i must simply be guessing my mixes. It seems that when i feed them low doses they all go light green and slowly yellow and if i up the dosage they burn. So i ended up walking away with a new digital EC reader.
The guy at the store told me i should feed the seedlings phd water with an EC of 10 for the first few weeks. My questions are: what should i up the EC to after 3 weeks? Do i feed them nutes with every single water? Do i water when my probe goes into the red, or when the top of the COCO is crisp?
I have been trying to grow in COCO medium with really bad results. I have systematically upgraded everything over the past 3 months, I now have 400 w hps in a 4x4 tent with ventilation into the roof. The temp never goes above 80 and they are getting about 1000 LMS on a 20/4 cycle. Water is PHd to 5.8
Now that all those things are working nicely and my plants are still struggling to survive i have put the problem down to watering and nutrients.
I am using NF COCO Grow and Bloom part A and B. NPK 23-21-14 (1:250 recommended). I went to the hydro store today and they insisted it was the best nutes i could get and i must simply be guessing my mixes. It seems that when i feed them low doses they all go light green and slowly yellow and if i up the dosage they burn. So i ended up walking away with a new digital EC reader.
The guy at the store told me i should feed the seedlings phd water with an EC of 10 for the first few weeks. My questions are: what should i up the EC to after 3 weeks? Do i feed them nutes with every single water? Do i water when my probe goes into the red, or when the top of the COCO is crisp?
