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Shaggn
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Giving a shoot-out to @NuttyProfessor for his advice. 
You kept them alive, the buds they provide may turn out to be the best medicine you've had!!
I do wonder what you mean about washing out the peat in your coco??
You kept them alive, the buds they provide may turn out to be the best medicine you've had!!
I do wonder what you mean about washing out the peat in your coco??
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@Shaggn I watched a YouTube video where the guy rinsed the coco through a strainer removing the finer particles in the coco which he referred to as "coco peat".
What do you think about it? I wasn't a big fan because a lot of the coco I paid for is just washed down the drain. But it does make some sense as to why he does it..
What do you think about it? I wasn't a big fan because a lot of the coco I paid for is just washed down the drain. But it does make some sense as to why he does it..
yes you can do it but if you add perlite its not too bad you do not clog up the drainage as much , its best to start with rinsed coco in little pots, but you would need to rinse with low ec and then calmag again , i would rather add extra perlite , saves most of the hassle, my perlite coco goes from 30 percent to 40 percent perlite , i was stuck in three gallons but want 5 gallon coco next run i think i would have done better , i use fabric pots now so drainage is not an issue after transplant from smaller pots , for the small starter pots yes wash the smaller crap out but not the whole bag , things are pricey enough 
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I rinsed my coco the first time as I was unsure. Never done it since and I go through a lot of it now. I'm now situated to re-use my coco. I'm looking forward to this. I buy Canna coco bricks. Haven't had any major issues that I can recall, at the moment...
best temps for growing in coco , in the root zone is 18c to 22 c so ive ordered fish tank temp gauge for a couple of pound each and a deep meat probe to see what the roots zone is like , just out of curiosity lol
they will be fed the right temps and i want to see what temp my room should be to keep the roots at the best temps throughout , i know i dig in a bit deep , but sure why not lock down is boring
they will be fed the right temps and i want to see what temp my room should be to keep the roots at the best temps throughout , i know i dig in a bit deep , but sure why not lock down is boring
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@NuttyProfessor okay that makes sense, I may have went a little overboard washing away the smaller particles especially since the autos went straight into their final 3 gallon pots then. I am going to repot the other ones in 1 gallon pots once the new coco comes (I am out now anyway) and will add more perlite and see how it goes. I do feel that washing it away seems to be helping the top dry out faster which should help keep algae and fungus gnats away.
i might get shot here by other coco growers , i let my coco dry 50 percent first half of the grow , the top was never always wet because i didn't want gnats .
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@NuttyProfessor also good to know about the root zone temp. I'm not sure what mine is but I do know that when I feed the water is 20 degrees C so should be helping maintain that 
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@NuttyProfessor lol let's hope they are too busy adjusting pH to see this
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the foil i see might heat the pots up and cause mold underneath also , i would let fresh air hit there
ed the head
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I am no expert, and I grow in soil not coco, but this looks very much like when I over fed my seedlings last year.
My seedlings were a little bigger than the one in your photo. They probably had 3-4 true leave sets and were about 4 inches tall. They were looking spectacular and I applied Dr Earth Liquid Gold ferts as directed. My heart sank as they all began to wilt. Putting 2 + 2 together, I figured the nutes were at fault so I tried flushing them. I only managed to save less than half, so my hard learned lesson was NO NUTES until they are 4 weeks old AT LEAST. This works when using a nutrient and ph balanced soil as a base but I think you need to do a bit more research on how to handle this with coco.
Best of luck in saving those ladies
My seedlings were a little bigger than the one in your photo. They probably had 3-4 true leave sets and were about 4 inches tall. They were looking spectacular and I applied Dr Earth Liquid Gold ferts as directed. My heart sank as they all began to wilt. Putting 2 + 2 together, I figured the nutes were at fault so I tried flushing them. I only managed to save less than half, so my hard learned lesson was NO NUTES until they are 4 weeks old AT LEAST. This works when using a nutrient and ph balanced soil as a base but I think you need to do a bit more research on how to handle this with coco.
Best of luck in saving those ladies
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Hey bud, I'm in coco, the plants need to be fed from day 1, every day, they are actually severely underfed in the first photos because I was using organic nutes that required soil or other additives in order to be used by the plant. They are all doing much better now. Thanks tho. Happy growing bro
I noticed a lot of the confusion for new growers on forums comes from soil growers telling coco growers how to and vice versa.
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Good point @NuttyProfessor I didn't think about that, just have to wait till tmrw so I can repot (coco delivery) and didn't want the algae taking anymore foot hold
I wouldn't use the tin foil over the media for several reasons. But most of all I can see it burning the leaves from bounce back from the light. The underside of the leaves are really delicate and if you must cover the surface just use plastic. I never found the need to cover the tops of pots even with fungus gnat outbreaks.
Never add h202 to your coco, unless you are staying sterile but it won't serve you well. If you have done this add beneficial microbes to rebalance and get great root health. Great white myco or voodoo juice or roots excellerator will do wonders or a combination of any of them.
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Quick update, all 3 have been transplanted, I am also going to try to use the recommended dosage by canna nutes and see how they react, the E.C. is high since my tap water has a 0.3 EC higher than the recommended but hoping it shouldn't affect it much. We shall see.
Currently using raw silica, calmag, canna a+b, canna rhizo, cannazym, and great white mycorrhizae.
Currently using raw silica, calmag, canna a+b, canna rhizo, cannazym, and great white mycorrhizae.
0.3 is perfect starting point. Onky add 0.1ec calmag then bump ec to 1.5 with canna A+B. Canna are really chappy nutes but if you on the ball with ec then it can be OK. Just watch for yellowing of leaves as it's common with canna base nute.
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@Cultivator I'm 0.3 ec more than the recommended. My tap water is 0.7 EC. The canna chart uses a 0.4 EC water
