Hi Everyone: I’m new to growing in coco

[420Yooper73]

Hi everyone, glad to be here. I’m new to growing in coco coir...my buddy gave me some clones he was growing in soil for about a month and a half...I transplanted them into my double buffered coco..I used CalMag from General Hydroponics and some 20-20-20 Schultz plant food to fertigate them because my local hydro shop was closed so I couldn’t get any Boom to use. My E.C. was 1250 and ph was 6.3. Some of the plants look fine, good color and no droop but some of the others dropped a little and the color seems a little limey ‍..not sure what is going on. Are my E.C. and ph numbers ok? Could it be just plant stress from transplanting?..oh, and they are outside plants too. Any thoughts? Thanks guys

 

[Pennywise]

Welcome Yooper, 1250 ppm is a lot of fertilizer. Do you have any pics of your plants?

 

[420Yooper73]

Welcome Yooper, 1250 ppm is a lot of fertilizer. Do you have any pics of your plants?

Thank you for the reply ...it’s dark here now but I will take some pics and add them tomorrow. My E.C. was 1250 but my ppm was 626...my meter has separate functions for each

 

[Pennywise]

Ok cool, better to run to little nutrients rather than too much.

 

[Mastrmasn]

Welcome Yooper. You'll like the results of coco when you get it going. Absorb all the info you can on the board. And ask away. There's always great members willing to jump in and help you figure things out.

 

[420Yooper73]

Ok cool, better to run to little nutrients rather than too much.

That was kinda my thoughts too...I’m going to try to get my E.C. down to about 1000 and my ppm to about 500 and the ph down around 6.0 or 6.1...I’m going to the hydro shop tomorrow to get the correct nutrients from General Hydroponics. I’ll keep posting updates and pics of any changes ...thanks again

 

[420Yooper73]

That was kinda my thoughts too...I’m going to try to get my E.C. down to about 1000 and my ppm to about 500 and the ph down around 6.0 or 6.1...I’m going to the hydro shop tomorrow to get the correct nutrients from General Hydroponics. I’ll keep posting updates and pics of any changes ...thanks again

It has been raining like a son of a bitch here lately and it’s been pretty overcast..maybe the babies are just pissed

 

[420Yooper73]

Welcome Yooper. You'll like the results of coco when you get it going. Absorb all the info you can on the board. And ask away. There's always great members willing to jump in and help you figure things out.

Awesome...thank you so much ...I’ve read a lot of great things about growing in coco...I hope I can get everything dialed in before I damage the plants too much.

 

[MochaBud]

to Yoop...I don't grow in coco I drink it though

 

[Lowrider72]

I grow in Coco....do it....you know you want to.....

Left of Tent Day3 of Wk9

• Lowrider72
• May 27, 2019

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• Lowrider72
• May 27, 2019

9L buckets of 70/30 coco-perlite mix.

You will love it once you learn the basics.

 

[420Yooper73]

to Yoop...I don't grow in coco I drink it though

...Thanks. I’m more of a coffee drinker

 

[420Yooper73]

I grow in Coco....do it....you know you want to.....

Left of Tent Day3 of Wk9

• Lowrider72
• May 27, 2019

Right of Tent Day3 of Wk9

• Lowrider72
• May 27, 2019

9L buckets of 70/30 coco-perlite mix.

You will love it once you learn the basics.

Awesome ...That’s the ratio I used for coco and perlite. I hope mine end up looking like your pics!!

 

[Lowrider72]

From little things....Big things grow.....

 

[MochaBud]

I grow in Coco....do it....you know you want to.....

Left of Tent Day3 of Wk9

• Lowrider72
• May 27, 2019

Right of Tent Day3 of Wk9

• Lowrider72
• May 27, 2019

9L buckets of 70/30 coco-perlite mix.

You will love it once you learn the basics.

...Thanks. I’m more of a coffee drinker

I always try to lighten the mood And yeah I'm a coffee drinker too...but I like everything organic

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• MochaBud
• Apr 24, 2019

Liberty Haze...almost done

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• MochaBud
• Apr 3, 2019
• 3

GDP x LH "Daddys Bitch"

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• MochaBud
• Apr 1, 2019

DB again

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• MochaBud
• Jan 17, 2019
• 1

 

[420Yooper73]

Here are some pics of my plants...I’m guessing that I way overwatered them

 

[420Yooper73]

I always try to lighten the mood And yeah I'm a coffee drinker too...but I like everything organic

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• MochaBud
• Apr 24, 2019

Liberty Haze...almost done

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• MochaBud
• Apr 3, 2019
• 3

GDP x LH "Daddys Bitch"

006.jpg

• MochaBud
• Apr 1, 2019

DB again

GDP x Liberty Haze.JPG

• MochaBud
• Jan 17, 2019
• 1

WOW...those are some awesome looking plants!!!

 

[MochaBud]

WOW...those are some awesome looking plants!!!

Thanks Yoop yeah I've been at this for a while now and I wasn't knockin' coco everyone starts somewhere...hell I started in Miracle Grow ...ahh ya that was 11 years ago

 

[420Yooper73]

Right on. Miracle Grow..that pretty funny ..I ended up drilling more drain holes in my buckets and drained the coco a little...I actually have the coco inside 5 gallon paint strainers then inside the buckets for just such a problem ...now the coco is just moist to the touch..i’ll Just watch them closely for a few days and adjust my watering schedule accordingly..hopefully they perk back up...they look pretty pouty right now

 

[Slowpuffer]

Thank you for the reply ...it’s dark here now but I will take some pics and add them tomorrow. My E.C. was 1250 but my ppm was 626...my meter has separate functions for each

 

[Slowpuffer]

Are you sure that's not 1.250 EC ?Some meters It takes 500ppm to =1 ec, and other meters it takes 700ppm to = 1 ec. Best advise I can offer, is to buy doc buds hibrix kit, and follow the simple directions. You wont need a ph meter, ever again.