How to get better flavor growing in coco?

[Stroke1]

Hey AFN,

I'm having a dilemma. I am running my first Coco grow. I'm doing drain to waste, feeding from a reservoir. I've heard that growing in Coco can create bud that lacks flavor and smell. I'm looking at additives, but none of what I'm finding can be added into my reservoir because of potential bacteria growth

Also, my plants are set to receive watering to run off 6 times per day so I don't know if top feeding with something like terpinator will work.

Any ideas???

 

[AJrexxx]

I have grown in coco on and off for years. I always found long as your PPMs do not get real high the flavor will be there. I cannot get it to taste as good as when I grow organic. So lately all I have been running is dirt. I am interested to see what suggestions you get might give it a whirl on my next coco grow.

 

[Stroke1]

I have grown in coco on and off for years. I always found long as your PPMs do not get real high the flavor will be there. I cannot get it to taste as good as when I grow organic. So lately all I have been running is dirt. I am interested to see what suggestions you get might give it a whirl on my next coco grow.

Thanks for the feedback. So far my auto seems to be doing ok. Feel free to follow my grow journal. Still figuring out how to use this site. Lol. My last post she was at day 30.

 

[AJrexxx]

Thanks for the feedback. So far my auto seems to be doing ok. Feel free to follow my grow journal. Still figuring out how to use this site. Lol. My last post she was at day 30.

Where is your thread posted.

 

[Your_Mailman_Grows]

+1
I'd like to follow it too! Just signed up and trying to find my way around this place still. Planning to start my 1st run soon too hopefully, 4 weeks or.
Best of luck!!!
-Mailman

 

[Arthur]

Fairly normal for this issue. Hydro runs are for weight, soil runs are for personal. (Sorry, an old rule) keeping the feed a little lower will help, but.. that's about it. No way to get the flavor and smell that decomposed wine grape hulls... (or many other things) add to a soil. Those low earthy notes with a slight grapey undertone...good stuff

Coco is great, I love it, and use it a lot. But realize there are tradeoffs to different styles, both have advantages and disadvantages.
Up till just recently, I needed to see 600 to 800 grams dry out of a 4x4, to help cover a friend's medicine. Only way to hit that is coco and push. Now I'm on a personal run in soil, so there is something special for the holiday's, and expect I'll see something like 450 to 650 dry grams in the same space.

 

[Stroke1]

Where is your thread posted.

https://www.autoflower.org/ubs/auto-gorilla-og-day-30-killer-kush-day-22-update.29/

 

[Stroke1]

Fairly normal for this issue. Hydro runs are for weight, soil runs are for personal. (Sorry, an old rule) keeping the feed a little lower will help, but.. that's about it. No way to get the flavor and smell that decomposed wine grape hulls... (or many other things) add to a soil. Those low earthy notes with a slight grapey undertone...good stuff

Coco is great, I love it, and use it a lot. But realize there are tradeoffs to different styles, both have advantages and disadvantages.
Up till just recently, I needed to see 600 to 800 grams dry out of a 4x4, to help cover a friend's medicine. Only way to hit that is coco and push. Now I'm on a personal run in soil, so there is something special for the holiday's, and expect I'll see something like 450 to 650 dry grams in the same space.

Thanks for your input. I have never done well growing in soil. I feel like my abilities will be better suited for coco. It seems much easier when you get it going. It may be my best bet until I get a handle on what I'm doing. I've never harvested more than about 40 grams per plant (dry). I'm really focusing on environment this time and documenting everything.

 

[Stroke1]

+1
I'd like to follow it too! Just signed up and trying to find my way around this place still. Planning to start my 1st run soon too hopefully, 4 weeks or.
Best of luck!!!
-Mailman

Thanks for chiming in. I will put the link below.

https://www.autoflower.org/ubs/auto-gorilla-og-day-30-killer-kush-day-22-update.29/

 

[PotDaddy]

Thanks for your input. I have never done well growing in soil. I feel like my abilities will be better suited for coco. It seems much easier when you get it going. It may be my best bet until I get a handle on what I'm doing. I've never harvested more than about 40 grams per plant (dry). I'm really focusing on environment this time and documenting everything.

I am curious, What size pots and lights are you using? I used to use soil but switched 3 grows ago to coco and doubt i will go back.