I can relate so much to that. There was a point I wanted to tear my hair out because of the stress of my problems in coco but I kept on researching here and other forums and asking Canna themselves and Ive got it almost down to a tee. I wouldnt say im a master with growing in coco but im close.
Well thanks so much for the help (great tread). I knew something wasn't right seems like i would always get slow results when i was first starting a plant . How about a transplant scenario. Would you water every day after transplant to larger container.
I would feed them girls right now if were not so close to light's out
I was watering once, sometimes twice, a day in 15 gallon fabric pots using coco. My outdoor plants went absolutely beast mode in coco. Coco should be kept consistently moist at a minimum. Because it holds oxygen so well, overwatering isn't as much an issue as with soil grows.
Yea i would see good result's once i started feeding every day. Just getting started and transplants was i was seeing a problem. I pretty sure i managed to find a way to over water coco a couple of times.
I see what you're saying...I had good results transplanting several times into successively larger containers, rather than just going from say a solo cup to a 5 gallon, for example. I think I went starter pot, 1 gallon, 3 gallon, 6 gallon then final 15 gallon. They didn't miss a beat.
I go from solo to 1 gal and finally to 2 gal cloth pot. No veg time. So are you saying continue to feed daily after transplant
Me ,personally, whenever I see roots coming out of the solo cups I transplant. And I still water everyday BUT the pots I use (radical bags) let me water everyday. Ordinary fabric pots are ok too, Im sure on that, but those get so much algae growth whereas radical bags inhibit algae growth a noticeable amaunt. To be honest Ive never used the watering every day method on any other pots like say nursery pots/regular pots.Those radicle bags I told you about are THE tits for coco grows. Heres my LVTK
. I guess they got stunted a bit by it.
Well, I'd say do what works best for your situation. If you were having trouble with daily waterings, then maybe every other day would be best while they throw down more roots. My plants were outdoors, so with air movement and heat my coco was probably drying out faster than yours is.
I was looking at those the other day. They don;t make them in 2 gal size. They have 1 and 3 gal. If i am doing clone to flower do you think i could get away with the i gal size. I was figuring a three gal might be to muchMe ,personally, whenever I see roots coming out of the solo cups I transplant. And I still water everyday BUT the pots I use (radical bags) let me water everyday. Ordinary fabric pots are ok too, Im sure on that, but those get so much algae growth whereas radical bags inhibit algae growth a noticeable amaunt. To be honest Ive never used the watering every day method on any other pots like say nursery pots/regular pots.Those radicle bags I told you about are THE tits for coco grows. Heres my LVTK
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This plant was transplanted and fed "daily" again debunking any overwatering theories to me. The leaves do look a bit droopy but thats because the heater didnt turn on today (Ironically posting about overwating today) and when I checked the lowest temp of the night it was 63f
Heres a shot of the roots
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Nice response, nothing like a little ad hominem when we get frustrated.
Coco is almost fool proof once ya know what ya doing
Man, that is beautiful. Really nice return too.
This is what I do with smart pots and pure coco. Except I veg in the 1 gallon for however long. I water every day, sometimes twice and feed with every watering. Works well for me.
I forgot who it was said he just cuts out the rootball and sticks the new one in. Once I heard that I started reusing it (just taking out the large roots) and I haven't had any issues.. not one.
Yeah, for sure.
I had some used coco that I had put in landscape fabric in a big tote with holes drilled in the bottom, left it outside and just let it rain through it to flush it out, it's been outside a long time. I just put some new sprouts in some in dixie cups and watered em in with a light clonex ph'd solution, and by the time I noticed something was wrong I only saved 2 out of 11. Ive only grew in coco a handful of times with good results but never started with fresh seedlings( straight from paper towel) anybody know what was wrong? Would they have a cal/mag issue that young?