Grow Mediums RQS Creamatic 30L Coco Airpot

[medic grower]

5.5-5.8 for Veg. 6.2-6,,5 for Flower total easy to run on coco. and even with soil plain water isnt the best option u need to regulate the Ph everywhere. Only Soil has a better natural Buffer for wrong ph levels.

 

[stonedBRO]

Okay medic grower, I welcome any advice I will continue to lower the amount of water till I find a happy medium.
What you said about dryer pots encouraging the roots to grow does make sense.
However, the first see we put in I am sure suffered from over drying out because the entire pot was literally bone dry.
I did repot this out the tent in my bath room window, not for yield, just because I don't like killing any thing I grow.
I usually keep it 5.5ph during the hole grow, as it naturally rises over time, until the next feed, and gets all the nutes it needs.
I was told not to worry about ph for the first week or so, to avoid burning, deformities, stunting etc.
Thanks for your input again, I will take into consideration what you said about ph during the flowering period. I stuck to 5.5 my entire previous grow, would like to see how drifting up to 6.2-6.5 would benefit the plants.

Nudd, firstly thanks for your input buddy how far into coco are you and what strains? Best of luck and hope you embrace the befits of coco over compost
I have left the water in a 20 L bucket, its has a lid with a vent installed to stop contamination but lets the chemicals evaporate from the tap water for a least 12 hours until the buckets refilled (week or so).
I have been told not to use nutes for the first 2 weeks or couple sets of leaves, to avoid burning, stunting, deformities, so thats the rule I generally follow. I have also been told not to use ph down for the first week or two, to avoid burning, stunting, deformities.
I have the flight about 4" away from the head today, I don't know exactly the rang of a 125w CFL but I am sure raising another 4 or 5 inches could put the distance at 8-9 inches and that I am sure is way to far, I was told to have it was close a possible but without burning and leaving small room for growth, and increasing it every few days to encourage growth. I don't want to fire up the LED yet as I have read that CFL have more benefit during the veg period of the plant. Soon as bud sights start to shower pre flowering I will fire up the LED. I have tried many different places for fan but the place it is currently is the easiest reached, I also have wire distance length restrictions, it feels like its a nice breeze reaching the plant, and keeps my light temp equilibrium where I want it.
Bouncing off the wall will increase the temp higher than I would like, it's a small tent, and thats a hot light!
Chuck me a link to your coco thread?

JAYAR thanks for the chart, I'll add it to my collection :tiphat:
I will take on board the dry cycle info from you and medic grower, how dry is okay for coco 2 days okay?
I was advised by Jimmy420 to start 5.5ph and it will raise its self over time until the next feed.
When I test runoff its generally a little higher than 5.5ph so I am happy with that system, I looked at the charts and all the essential nutes can be absorbed in that scale.

Its now 18 days since planted, and 17 days since sprouting.
Its still quite small and has only just started its second set of true leaves.
I will get a picture up as soon as I can.
Cheers for the input guys, ps JAYAR is that actually your dog?

 

[medic grower]

Im growing on Coco since 2009 and omg too many Strains to Mention but best of the Best were the Kush stuff from Rqs.. Og Kush the Presidential og and Special Kush they loved the Coco as Medium. The Airpods do dry out faster as i saw and read on a few Threads i never used them before but when my New Tent arrives i will go for them too as i only want to Run Autos in that one.

 

[JAYAR]

Lol yes that's my baby Rocky he's a Standard American Bulldog.

 

[stonedBRO]

Day 17 since sprouting.
Fed 1ml of cannazym, rhizo and a/b
Going to give this dry cycle a try and feed again in two days, upping that does to 1.5ml of each.

Beautiful dog Jayar

 

[JAYAR]

Thanks bro!!
Hopefully the dry cycle would encourage some roots and growth. Sorry man wish I could be more help but I've never watered a pot that big. Good karma sent your way. :Sharing One:

 

[stonedBRO]

That was last night, after a two day dry cycle, then fed 1.5ml of each.
Two sets of true leaves, still a bit slow for day 20 but it's looking happy so far

 

[Dr Fluff]

I think 5.8 or 5.9 is ideal, but coco can be ph'd at 5.5 to 6.2.. here's a handy chart I found on here.

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My "My 2 cents" about the watering, it's good to have wet/dry cycles in the beginning to build up those roots then by week three she should be able to take whatever you throw at her. Cant wait to see the beast you grow bro!!! :Sharing One:

Jay I clicked the link and got a page not found wondering could you link again. thanks bro

 

[nudd]

stoned im doing a sweet seeds blackjack auto and a fastbud 1 they popped up on the second of this month
most of my info comes from the AFN UK420 icmag thc tokers growmore weed thctalk plus others I cant recall
these girls were fed from seed

 

[JAYAR]

Hey stoned a little slow but she looks healthy! Maybe she's really establishing the roots and then she's gonna explode soon.

Arty not sure why it disappeared :/ but here ya go