My first coir grow update

[Deadhead91]

I keep my coco run off around 5.5 and going in 6.0 to 6.5 you just got to find that sweet spot that the plant likes the most. And ya it's very misleading how most ppl say feed at half but I think what's ment is start at half and work your way up so you don't shock it either and depending on plant stage, like week 1veg you would barely feed it compared to how much it may need at week 4veg)

 

[Deadhead91]

Also the ph varies from nutrient to nutrient try ph'ing after youve added all the nutrients to it, like I use a lot of fox farm and they are super acidic so I only ever have to ph up

 

[Deadhead91]

If you can find a feed schedule like this for your nutes but for your brand

 

[Spanky]

Yes, I have the chart. I mix my cal mag, then nutes into a gallon of water. Let sit for a bit. Then I test the ph. Since my well water is about 7, the acidity of the nutes always brings the ph down. I only have to add ph down when giving plain water. Time to go water and adjust the binds. My plants keep wanting to get loose and grow up right! Wonder what my ph runoff will be today!

 

[Deadhead91]

You should test the well water for ppm levels then

 

[St.buds]

Yes well water can have tons of extras in it

 

[Waltermelon]

With coco, water at LEAST once a day (I try for 2 times). You should also run nutes full strength in coco. The old "run half strength" is more of a soil thing. Your lady's need food my friend. Hit them with full strength nutes with a, feed, water/cal-mag, feed schedule. Once they bounce back then play with your feed schedule.

 

[Waltermelon]

Also something that could help you cut costs (unless you're going for a really long veg) is that you can get away with a lot smaller pots. I typically veg for 6 weeks. I can finish those with no I'll affect in 1gal nursery pots (.67gal) but I'll most of the time throw them in 3 gal square pots. The roots have never wrapped on me. I found that to Max out a 3 gal pot I need at least a 3 month veg plus the 2 month flower time. Just a suggestion to help with cost. Coco isnt all that cheap. The tops of your pots also look very very dry.

 

[Deadhead91]

If your going to reccomend that you should be way more descriptive like how much does he water, and when he shouldn't and it depends on pot size and how much soil and weather

 

[Waltermelon]

I would be more descriptive if he was running soil. But he's running coco. NEARLY impossible to over water with that media. You can run 10gal at a time through it 3-5 times a day and be ok.