Coco coir Grow From Seeds

Brussels

Forgot to add a few photos of the first topping. With the help of a
grow-op friend I took several pics...B

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leap270

i would of topped her a little lower. But I think that should do the trick.

MercyEternity

Hey Brussels your plants look really nice and green. I have been interested in the co-co like many others and I was just wondering how is your PH? Do you have to adjust every watering or does the co-co stand true?

I have read that it needs to be rinsed before use or it causes reactions and on the other hand I have read that it maintains the PH at 6.5 always.

Brussels

Mercy...I know this is way outside the box, but I have no idea what the pH is in the coco. I have a relative idea of where my water/solution stands, as I measure it when I do winter DWC grow. A new 10 gal container of solution mix runs from 6.0 to 6.2 with my digital meter. I've never had problems with those numbers, so I simply leave well enough alone. I don't do any run-off testing, because I really dont care. I just want to keep it simple if no problems occur.

The coco I use is said to be pre-rinsed -- I still rinsed it myself. One of my goals with this grow is to see if coco can be as fast and productive as DWC. I'd just love to eliminate many of the hassles connected with dwc. I'm somewhat obsessive about my growing, and have fairly accurate records of each grow. The past three cold seasons, I've had very successful bubbler harvests, and the speed can't be argued. This grow will be used as a comparison.
So far, I really really like this stuff. Next installment with photos next Tuesday...B

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Brussels

Alrighty! During the past week, things have really picked up. After giving the kids a new home, they taken off. All plants except the 'runt' of the litter have been nipped at the sixth node, and three have been cut again at the 2nd node of the 2 new top branches. All will eventually get this treatment.
They three and four weeks respectively from seeds.
Growth has been quite vigorous, with node branches from the 4th and 5th nodes level with the plant tops. I feel they're almost as fast as my winter DWC's, even though they're outside all day in our 95 degree Texas heat. Can't wait to see what coco will do inside during the winter under HID's
They're all getting watered twice a day, one heavy, and one light with 15ml of Botanicare Progrow per gal of tap water. The four oldest plants will go to flower next Tuesday, with two of them going into Jangles 4 days of <WTF> darkness. Just want to see if there is any difference. Anyway, that's enough of coco fun for this week. It's been fun so far, and if I can get rid of those #@* D#!^* bubblers this winter, and convert to coco, I'll be oh so happy...B

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scott06

Brussles thanks for the well documented thoughtful posts on your grow...It's informative and interesting....your attention to detail awesome

jangel

ROTFLMAO! Thank you sweetie! I like that one! Just be careful with that though. I am not sure if I had an increased amount of hermies from doing that. I would do a shorter period, maybe 3 days to try it. And I don't know if I got any further ahead than if I had just put them out. Just my two centavos worth.

It will be a good trial test with a control though so I am looking foreward to seeing what happens.

Peace

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MercyEternity

They look really nice Brussels; you are using only co-co for the substrate? Nothing else because I think I read that earlier but it is a little difficult to believe at this point. Do you think you use more or less nutrients with the co-co versus the cubes? Do you think the co-co could survive organics like compost tea with that much watering? I guess that is a tough one to determine. I read that it is mildew resistant and can be re-used a couple of times.

Brussels

Mercy, the grow medium is only coco with no additions. Growing in coco is in essence, doing a hydroponic grow with a solution saturated medium. The coco retains the solution as well as oxygen preventing the roots from drowning. <as I understand it>
The Botanicare products I'm using, are the same solutions I've used successfully in dwc grows in the past. They are completely organic, derived from: fish meal, composted sea bird guano, kelp, and many other natural ingredients. It is like feeding them with a compost tea. I don't think however that I'd try a 'home brewed' tea -- I'll leave that to the experts.
I'm not certain what you're asking about 'more or less nutrients': I'm sill using a little less than a 50% full strength for fully mature plants. This strain will not take heavy feeding. I've already noticed a bit of tip burn, and have backed off a tad...B

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MercyEternity

Hi B well I guess what I meant about more or less is if you think the co-co utilizes the nutrients more than your last substrate. If the co-co seems more absorbent and a better carrier. It looks really interesting from everything I have read and your plants look great. They say co-co naturally has some nutrients. I am sure it is really light-weight and odorless for the most part. Your nutrients do sound like compost tea. Is the fish smell strong? My aunt uses fishmeal outside and it smells very........well it smells yucky.