Watering practices, ph in organic amended coco

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I grow autos in 3 gal pots, air, fabric, nursery pots. I use coco loco, amended with giga green 444, giga green 284, bat guano, worm castings, & mykros. I have been growing for a year and a half. I have tried watering when dry, & watering everyday. I have also tried using lower ph 5.5 - 6.2 & I have used ph of 6.3 - 6.8. I have had mixed results bad & good, kind of depending on the strain. Just wondering what everyone's opinion is on how often I should water in coco with organic ammendments & what is the right ph for growing in coco with organic ammendments? Thanks for the help.
 
TintEastwood

TintEastwood

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Coco loco is misleading. It's a mix of coco, peat and other. Should be treated like soil IMO. Soil PH.

"Potting Mix"
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Bush Doctor® Coco Loco® Potting Mix - FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company

Plants growing in Coco Loco® will require less frequent watering. Whether you're growing in hanging baskets, vertical gardens, containers, or seedling trays, extend your watering schedule. Now you will have more time to beat on the drum all day!
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TintEastwood said:
Coco loco is misleading. It's a mix of coco, peat and other. Should be treated like soil IMO. Soil PH.

"Potting Mix"
foxfarm.com

Bush Doctor® Coco Loco® Potting Mix - FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company

Plants growing in Coco Loco® will require less frequent watering. Whether you're growing in hanging baskets, vertical gardens, containers, or seedling trays, extend your watering schedule. Now you will have more time to beat on the drum all day!
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Thank you very helpful.
 
MickFoster

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I've yet to see a successful grow using coco and dry amendments.
Maybe you'll be the first.

There is a thread in the organics section titled: Official Gaia Green Method and they use either soil or peat moss, or a combination of both for the dry amendments. Nobody uses just coco.

Good luck.
 
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MickFoster said:
I've yet to see a successful grow using coco and dry amendments.
Maybe you'll be the first.

There is a thread in the organics section titled: Official Gaia Green Method and they use either soil or peat moss, or a combination of both for the dry amendments. Nobody uses just coco.

Good luck.
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I have also used soil in place of coco. The results was a lot less, in terms of yeilds. But the quality was great. The area where I live I have to order my soil/ coco. The choices are coco loco, happy frog which are all expensive. Or potting soils from lowes, miracle grow. I can also used canna coco but it is over $50s a bag. What do you suggest with coco loco? I have some fox farm trio liquid nutes that I used when I 1st started but was afraid of burning them up but I am more experienced now. Usually my yeilds on average are 20 to 50 grams.
 
MickFoster

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Why do you grow autos?
What light are you using?
I have no experience with CocoLoco so I can't answer your question.
Consider the coco bricks instead of the bag.......it's cheaper.
 
osowhom

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Autoflowering grower said:
I have also used soil in place of coco. The results was a lot less, in terms of yeilds. But the quality was great. The area where I live I have to order my soil/ coco. The choices are coco loco, happy frog which are all expensive. Or potting soils from lowes, miracle grow. I can also used canna coco but it is over $50s a bag. What do you suggest with coco loco? I have some fox farm trio liquid nutes that I used when I 1st started but was afraid of burning them up but I am more experienced now. Usually my yeilds on average are 20 to 50 grams.
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20 to 50 grams per plant? why not try some photos why do you grow autos for such a small amount? if coco loco is a potting mix i also amend with bat guano and earthworm add a little perlite you should be watering every other day and feeding at least twice a week i would say half a gallon per plant or until you see runoff
 
osowhom

osowhom

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MickFoster said:
Why do you grow autos?
What light are you using?
I have no experience with CocoLoco so I can't answer your question.
Consider the coco bricks instead of the bag.......it's cheaper.
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lol i said the same thing at the same time JINX lol
 
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MickFoster said:
Why do you grow autos?
What light are you using?
I have no experience with CocoLoco so I can't answer your question.
Consider the coco bricks instead of the bag.......it's cheaper.
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I grow autos because I just have one room to grow in. It was just easier with the same light schedule. I don't have a place where I can start plants to so it takes
osowhom said:
lol i said the same thing at the same time JINX lol
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This run I did start some photos 3 weeks into the autos grow. Hopefully when the autos are done I can flip the photos into flower. But I grow autos because I just have one room, 1 light schedule. But are you suggesting to use liquid nutes? I do add perlite I forgot to include that in the 1st post.
 
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The lights are 1 electric sky 180, 1 spider farmer sf 2000, & 1 spider farmer sf 4000. Right now they are on for 24 hrs a day. I am running mostly Mephisto genetics that's what they suggest.
 
707Patrick

707Patrick

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Autoflowering grower said:
I grow autos in 3 gal pots, air, fabric, nursery pots. I use coco loco, amended with giga green 444, giga green 284, bat guano, worm castings, & mykros. I have been growing for a year and a half. I have tried watering when dry, & watering everyday. I have also tried using lower ph 5.5 - 6.2 & I have used ph of 6.3 - 6.8. I have had mixed results bad & good, kind of depending on the strain. Just wondering what everyone's opinion is on how often I should water in coco with organic ammendments & what is the right ph for growing in coco with organic ammendments? Thanks for the help.
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I have a mixed grow of GG autos. I am using coco in two of my plants and same amendments as you. Not sure when to water? Do I dry them out like I do in the FFOF soil in my other two pot?
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