They don’t need much . Sounds about right what you gave them. I am not a coco guy though.
Looks good
You cannot overwater in coco ... if you are pure coco / coco and perlite - IMO water twice a day. There is so much space - there is no risk of drowning.
Manually - water around plant. If seedling till first sign of water run off. I use a syringe and water in concentric circles. Help the roots look outwards. Once two/three nodes water to 20% run off.
You cannot feck up in coco unless you add too many Nutes. Read your leaves closely. Minimum of 1/3 of manufacture estimates.
Airpots / self pruning is a must, again IMO. E
You cannot do coco IMO without EC and pH meters. It is a very reactive medium - you need accuracy.
I prefer to use an irrigation pump and water 1 x 15 sec per 2hr as seedling. 1 x 22 sec in veg. 1 x 30 sec in flower.
I only grow 4 plants - but they consume
> 15l per day.
I use an air pump in a reservoir to ensure max O2 gets to the roots.
I have a diy auto drain to waste to get the 20% excess off. The above is a total ball ache to do manually.
For the record, an air stone is also a massive fecker ... it shifts your ph of your nutrients by +2 per day. I had to use a peristaltic pump and ph controller... stoned rambling ... hold off on air stone
See my diary for how to on drainage system.
Manually - water around plant. If seedling till first sign of water run off. I use a syringe and water in concentric circles. Help the roots look outwards. Once two/three nodes water to 20% run off.
You cannot feck up in coco unless you add too many Nutes. Read your leaves closely. Minimum of 1/3 of manufacture estimates.
Airpots / self pruning is a must, again IMO. E
You cannot do coco IMO without EC and pH meters. It is a very reactive medium - you need accuracy.
I prefer to use an irrigation pump and water 1 x 15 sec per 2hr as seedling. 1 x 22 sec in veg. 1 x 30 sec in flower.
I only grow 4 plants - but they consume
> 15l per day.
I use an air pump in a reservoir to ensure max O2 gets to the roots.
I have a diy auto drain to waste to get the 20% excess off. The above is a total ball ache to do manually.
For the record, an air stone is also a massive fecker ... it shifts your ph of your nutrients by +2 per day. I had to use a peristaltic pump and ph controller... stoned rambling ... hold off on air stone
See my diary for how to on drainage system.
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@jumper114 thanks for respond I was just wondering should I feed today ... well I have a ph meter just not EC will place a order for one i ordered some stuff for a drip system I got a pond pump etc I just got scared away from doing it on my first grow so I'll be reading your diary after I smoke. . They're in 5 gallon pots at week 2 I should water till run off huh @jumper114 ?You cannot overwater in coco ... if you are pure coco / coco and perlite - IMO water twice a day. There is so much space - there is no risk of drowning.
Manually - water around plant. If seedling till first sign of water run off. I use a syringe and water in concentric circles. Help the roots look outwards. Once two/three nodes water to 20% run off.
You cannot feck up in coco unless you add too many Nutes. Read your leaves closely. Minimum of 1/3 of manufacture estimates.
Airpots / self pruning is a must, again IMO. E
You cannot do coco IMO without EC and pH meters. It is a very reactive medium - you need accuracy.
I prefer to use an irrigation pump and water 1 x 15 sec per 2hr as seedling. 1 x 22 sec in veg. 1 x 30 sec in flower.
I only grow 4 plants - but they consume
> 15l per day.
I use an air pump in a reservoir to ensure max O2 gets to the roots.
I have a diy auto drain to waste to get the 20% excess off. The above is a total ball ache to do manually.
For the record, an air stone is also a massive fecker ... it shifts your ph of your nutrients by +2 per day. I had to use a peristaltic pump and ph controller... stoned rambling ... hold off on air stone
See my diary for how to on drainage system.
Personally I would. Take it easy as it will run off once saturated. Again, you cannot over water - only over feed.
I always use 20C warmed Nutes - don’t want to shock the roots. No idea if it is good/bad - just seems logical and the deep water guys do it. My large res is heated by fish tank heater, the small 5l is left in groom.
I use the 35 GBP plant irrigation pumps from Amazon - cheap and work well. Oh and on prime ;-), not sure I can link... but simple and will feed 4 plants in veg - 2 in flower. Readon why : limited to 99 sec dosage.
I always use 20C warmed Nutes - don’t want to shock the roots. No idea if it is good/bad - just seems logical and the deep water guys do it. My large res is heated by fish tank heater, the small 5l is left in groom.
I use the 35 GBP plant irrigation pumps from Amazon - cheap and work well. Oh and on prime ;-), not sure I can link... but simple and will feed 4 plants in veg - 2 in flower. Readon why : limited to 99 sec dosage.
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Oh if you are serious .... once you get EC pen - you may need a RO unit.
My shit tap water is 8.4 ph and 0.8!!! WTF!!! Yours may be good
Once you know - you can decide. Coco is a science / routine - know your starting point IMO !
Even more so if you use high power LED (Quantum Boards) - they love cal/mag!
Avoid lockout at all cost with autos!
My shit tap water is 8.4 ph and 0.8!!! WTF!!! Yours may be good
Once you know - you can decide. Coco is a science / routine - know your starting point IMO !
Even more so if you use high power LED (Quantum Boards) - they love cal/mag!
Avoid lockout at all cost with autos!
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Oh if you are serious .... once you get EC pen - you may need a RO unit.
My shit tap water is 8.4 ph and 0.8!!! WTF!!! Yours may be good
Once you know - you can decide. Coco is a science / routine - know your starting point IMO !
Even more so if you use high power LED (Quantum Boards) - they love cal/mag!
Avoid lockout at all cost with autos!
Ok I'm using RO water currently.
Nice. So much easier
An EC pen will help your great start! 1/3 nutrients or EC 0.3-0.4 pH down to 6.0. Gently raise by 0.1 each week till first sight of leaf tip burn. Then back off 0.5.
Using a 5l can, 1ml a + b = ~ 0.1 for me
I love Buddhas Trer solar power - IMO get some ASAP! Makes serious branches
