Thanks Truu!!!
Heading over to check your grow log and see what info i can get!
Have to start thinking about building something to raise the drainage trays above the res.
And finding the drainage trays...
Hey lazy, check out the "airpot bastardization project" thread I opened up in the DIY section, the post I put up yesterday. Maybe what you're looking for, who knows.
Anyways... I'm late for the party, but here goes what I found when using coco.
1 - Never ever ever wash your coco, if its Canna Coco Pro+ or Biobizz or whatever. That is an old to-do thing when using old-school blocks. The coco we use is actually cheaper, all thing considered. It is by no means inert, as usually described. It is treated with, among others, trichoderma mould, that is essential to kick start life. Watering the coco will automatically create microbial life.
2 - Always pre-feed coco with a light 0-6 to 0.8 EC 24h before potting. Your roots will have an orgasm when they get in there.
3 - I find that letting the coco dry
considerably between waterings makes the plant much bigger, bigger roots, bigger stems, bigger buds... Have no clue why, but I've replicated results numerous times. Now, this is when the plant is established. Don´t be doing that to young baby plants. Sometimes that means 3 or even 4 days between waterings in early veg, depending on temps and RH (24ºC and 50%RH). In flowering, plants suck it all up, late flowering I water twice a day 'cos they'rew hungry and thirsty and drink it all up quickly. This is using airpots which does help dry the medium quicker.
4 - Swinging the pH... not sure yet, but I do see the logic behind NOT trying to hit the 5.8 mark obsessively. 5.6-6.2 swings is considered to be better to balance nutrient lockout vs pH meter accuracy. I'm actually feeling better results pointing to 5.7, less problem.. actually none so far. But I'm also using new beans, so...
5 - If you are blessed with springtails, you're a lucky bastard. I am a lucky bastard right now. The are hundreds os species of springtails, a minority are hazardous. You will know because your plants will die quickly, they will eat the healthy roots and not only dead matter. The vast majority however, are like viagra for roots. If you see an "infestation" of minute tiny little white creepy crawlies (less than 1mm small) that jump around when you water the plant, don't panic!
Can't remember anything else right now.
