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Growing in coco!

You ain't pissed me off, takes way more than that silliness, and I've been growing since the mid sixties, but that don't mean sh-t, I see young growers on here every week that can grow better than I can, an I'm proud for them, that's what Nebula set out to do on this GWE site, make it easy for new growers, an for older growers too,
But there is always more than one way to skin the cat. They have got to find what works best for them an their plants.
 
DoctorJohnson
It doesn't have to do with fact/opinion - I am dealing with objective/subjective.
In hard science, the ontological reality you are trying to measure exists objectively. Your job as a scientist is to build an objective understanding or "epistemology" of it. The issue is that even in hard science, epistemologies are always subjective... (subject, for example, to the interpretation of our senses). Hard scientists work very hard to eliminate subjectivity and create knowledge that is as objective as possible (always still somewhat subjective though). In social science, there is no objective ontology (no objective truth). Social scientists also work to build knowledge, but we are under no illusions that the knowledge we build is objective, at least most of us... those who feel that objective knowledge is possible in social science are called (by themselves and others) "positivists". The post-modern turn in social science has made maintaining a positivistic attitude very difficult, because we have become very aware of how social "facts" are constructed and are subject to perspective. Economics is really the only social science that continues to chase the positivistic goal, and they do so by making assumptions about human goals which often do not reflect actual human behavior. The position of most economists is that there is one rational way, and lots of irrational people. Most social scientists take a very different approach and criticize economists relentlessly. Different people have different goals, especially when it comes to an activity like horticulture. Good social science recognizes those goals rather than imposing a priori assumptions on others who have different perspectives.
What I and others are responding to, is not your effort to help, but the arrogant tone you take while offering it. I mean, you even corrected grammar. And then you wrote "oh please...". I remember earlier your dismissive and rude comments about the Crohn's study that you offered with a great deal of self-confidence but without any actual knowledge or information. You talk on the forum as though you think you are smarter than everyone else. Nobody likes that.
 
Hey StBuds, yeah 3-4 times a day, when they get a little age on them, small amounts like 16ozs, in a 2gallon pot.
Not always to runoff either, last time I checked my runoff it was 6.1
Using ph perfect advanced nutrients, don't know for sure though, if that's why my runoff was right on St Buds, they didn't hurt none though,
But I got some other stuff in my coco that keeps the ph right.So I ain't saying advanced nutrients is doing it. I know for a fact the other stuff works, seen it to many times.
 
what are the benefits of watering so often?how do you ration out the nutrients throughout feedings? What stuff is in your coco to help ph I would LOVE to have some of the in mine too lol. I'm curious in your watering method your plant looks great and I've been doing pretty much the opposite with my coco could I speed up my plants growing by watering more?
 
Hey St Buds, yes absolutely you can speed up the growth, try it you ain't gonna hurt nothin, feed like normal dose , but not so much . Save the rest for 6-8hours later, your plants leaves, are always looking excited for the next feeding, when you come back, fast,fast growing, even compared to supersoil, coco is much faster.
 
Thank u both for the info Im going to start watering more often I've felt my plants could be growing faster but just thought it was in my head
 
Hey dman. This topic escalated quick and it’s not the way usually things are around here. We take very seriously being nice and polite. I know it must be confusing who to listen but like some said everyone’s grow it’s diferent. Temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, dew point, VPD, plant size, water and nutrient uptake, medium, strain, ventilation,etc.... they all affect how much water you’ll need so there are no definitive truths for everyone. You will very quickly find what works for you don’t worry. And keep asking good question :)
 
RIU: Roll it up
They fight and are rude to each other. I had no interest in joining...
The feeling of community here is important to me!
 
> When u get back could u post me some info on watering everyday in coco? Thanks
Here are a couple of YouTube videos that are terrible visually (just static shots of plants) but the voiceover has really good info.
https://youtu.be/ReHJZtEQMTc
https://youtu.be/hnxbj8o_PwQ <-- This one is my favorite.

I use Nebula's recommended Flora Series ratios, which is a diluted General Hydroponics schedule. Sometimes I dilute her mix even a little more, like with dwarves that don't handle beaucoup fertilizer as well.

I know it seems weird to water every day with coco, overwatering being the #1 sin in soil grows. But coco isn't soil, it's really more of a modified hydroponic grow with oxygenated nutrients being supplied all the time to the roots. It's easy and gives fantastic results. The only down side is having to water every day. That's why I set up my automatic recirculating system. I was super busy at work last week but the only problem I had after a week of not paying attention to my plant was that it had turned into a giant tangle of greenery!
 
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> They fight and are rude to each other. I had no interest in joining...
> The feeling of community here is important to me!

I hear ya. I apologize to all if my comments crossed the line into dickishness, which seems to be the case based on the comments. My bad. :o
 
For a bunch of peace loving pot heads, they do sure fight a lot. I posted about LEDs in another site, someone contradicted me, I posted a scientific peer reviewed paper as evidence, they go with regurgitation from YouTubers, who's right? Cognitive dissonance is pretty real even in the weed culture.
 
Thanks for the info I've always had great results with letting my coco dry out can't wait to see if I can speed up my plants growth rates
 
Hey StBuds, yeah, I still sometimes, only water when the pots lite, and that works fine too, but watering several times a day, you get faster growth.
 
I grow autos in 3.5gal black plastic pots and water/feed to runoff daily aiming for around 20% runoff. Always with nutes - full GH line. Never just calmag on its own. Sometimes I may throw a plain pH adjusted watering in when changing from veg to transition mix and then from transition to bloom. I don't check EC of runoff so daily nutes may not be required but it gives me peace of mind that they've always good food if they want it. Regular runoff helps prevent salt buildup and EC within the coir skyrocketing

You could probably get away with every second day for the first week or two to help encourage the roots to spread looking for water and nutrients instead of being 'lazy' but I highly recommend daily waterings, at least give it a try. I don't even use perlite and haven't run into any problems yet.
 
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