Coco Growers Unite!

[madazz]

so if i am understanding right, you are using net pots filled with coco and setting them in a aeroponics system that sprays/mists the net pots full of coco?? i would think u would get clogged nozzles like crazy...

HELL YEAH THEY WILL CLOG! PROBABLY WITH SALTS & EVEN SOME OF THE COCO THAT FALLS THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE NET POT. WOULDN'T CLAY BALLS BE EASIER OPTION FOR AERO?

I've never seen anyone using that method, IF thats what your doing...

it seems like it would be easier and cheaper to just use a top feed drip system? but if you think your on to something, i guess go for it.

or, if you just feed once a day you could still hand water (i hand water more than 90 plants everyday and it takes about ten minuts or so) or if you want the multible feeds than you will have to go automated for sure.

I love spending time in my garden to water 100 beautiful girls would not be a chore it would be a dream come true! I love growing & I love my weed.

Madazz

 

[madazz]

Yea that is what the guy at the local shop is saying too. KISS method. As I said I may be back to my 20 oz. Dixie cup before it is over.

I am still building everything at the moment but will post another set of pics when I get this part of it up and going.

I just put a 25 micron pre-filter in where all the return lines dump back in. There will be another where I fill the res and a canister type before the pump. But just in case I am ordering 30 extra nozzles too.

CHECK OUT STINKBUDS THREAD. THE 1ST 100 PAGES ARE REALLY GOOD. I THINK ABOUT PG75 THERE ARE FULL BLUE PRINTS FOR HIS SYSTEM (AEROPONIC) PROBABLY MORE UP YOUR ALLEY IF YOUR SET ON GOING AERO. COCOPONICS IS THE BEST METHOD THATS MY OPINION AND OTHER MAY NOT AGREE.

HERE IS THE LINK - https://www.rollitup.org/hydroponics-aeroponics/116859-harvest-pound-every-three-weeks.html#post1420523

MADAZZ:WEED:

 

[Katatawnic]

So what, exactly, is cocoponics? Are you referring simply to growing with coco for the medium, or something more specific?

 

[jberry]

Yea that is what the guy at the local shop is saying too. KISS method. As I said I may be back to my 20 oz. Dixie cup before it is over.

I am still building everything at the moment but will post another set of pics when I get this part of it up and going.

I just put a 25 micron pre-filter in where all the return lines dump back in. There will be another where I fill the res and a canister type before the pump. But just in case I am ordering 30 extra nozzles too.

i would add House and Gardens Drip Clean to your line up, it will help with keeping your nozzles clear... and a $20 dollar bottle will make 500 gallons of nute mix. It also will prevent a salt build up in your root system as a bonus.

 

[jberry]

So what, exactly, is cocoponics? Are you referring simply to growing with coco for the medium, or something more specific?

yea since coco is completely unique (not soil, but not traditional hydro) it is actually in its own category... cocoponics.

 

[Katatawnic]

Gotcha, jberry. Thanks!

 

[Lil ganja princess]

ive just started my 1st grow in coco. my boyfriend has been growing in coco from a few months an i have seen the difference in growing in soil an growing in coco.

just wondered with coco, can u allow the plant to rootbound itself an it will b ok?

 

[ZEN MASTER]

ive just started my 1st grow in coco. my boyfriend has been growing in coco from a few months an i have seen the difference in growing in soil an growing in coco.

just wondered with coco, can u allow the plant to rootbound itself an it will b ok?

just understand that coco allows plants to get a good amount of root growth. so if you are going to let it get root bound you are going to be feeding it a lot more frequently, for me that is the only drawback. what i do after my clones take root is either start them in a 1gal pot and after a four week veg and 24hrs of dark, i transplant into a 3gal pot for flower, or i just have them vegging, and flowering in the 3 gal pot. each way works pretty good for me. btw cograts on your decision to use coco what type/brand are you using?


PEACE!!!
-ZEN-

 

[Lil ganja princess]

just understand that coco allows plants to get a good amount of root growth. so if you are going to let it get root bound you are going to be feeding it a lot more frequently, for me that is the only drawback. what i do after my clones take root is either start them in a 1gal pot and after a four week veg and 24hrs of dark, i transplant into a 3gal pot for flower, or i just have them vegging, and flowering in the 3 gal pot. each way works pretty good for me. btw cograts on your decision to use coco what type/brand are you using?


PEACE!!!
-ZEN-

im using canna coco. with coco A + B. ive got the in 8 cm pots the im gunna trnafer them in 5lt water bottles

 

[ZEN MASTER]

im using canna coco. with coco A + B. ive got the in 8 cm pots the im gunna trnafer them in 5lt water bottles

that's exactly what i use, it is awesome. just an fyi, in my opinion you can use regular tap water for you nutes and end up with the same results that you would using the more expensive r/o or bottled water, unless your tap water can't be ph'd to the correct ph range listed on the bottle. you are more than welcome to visit my journal and check out what i got going if you'd like.

PEACE!!!
-ZEN-

 

[jberry]

depending on the quality of your tap water... if you have good tap water (200 ppm or under) than it will give you better yields than water with 0 ppm when using the canna line of nutes. Bring a sample of water to your local hydro shop and ask them to test it, or buy a tds meter.

 

[Slater13]

Just wanted to say thanks for all the info on coco. Been growing in it for 18 days and I cant believe the difference over soil. The roots just love it and the organics were using. Cant wait to see how they grow for the plants entire life span. Maybe it's the strain or whatever but the roots developing in coco are blowing away what we had seen in soil. Thanks again.

 

[jimstar]

I am planning on growing in a canna coco coir/perlite mix (70/30) and have bought Canna Coco A + B nutrients.

Have I made the right purchase here? Have started thinking I made a mistake with the A + B - is it for hydroponics?

thanks for any clarification

 

[jats]

I am planning on growing in a canna coco coir/perlite mix (70/30) and have bought Canna Coco A + B nutrients.

Have I made the right purchase here? Have started thinking I made a mistake with the A + B - is it for hydroponics?

thanks for any clarification

that's the coco I use with my autopots and that's a hydro system...it works wonderfully for my set up...

 

[jberry]

I am planning on growing in a canna coco coir/perlite mix (70/30) and have bought Canna Coco A + B nutrients.

Have I made the right purchase here? Have started thinking I made a mistake with the A + B - is it for hydroponics?

thanks for any clarification

if you are using canna coco as your medium than you DO want the coco A+B, so you did right.

I personally wouldnt mix in that much perlite but some people do.

its not really needed if you are in the correct size pot, imo.

Canna says not to mix in more than 10% perlite, but a couple of years ago they were saying as much as 25% was acceptable... I dont use any because i dont think its worth the trouble, but it wont hurt anything.

 

[jimstar]

Yo Jberry, i think thats sound advice! Cheers man. I will get some perlite just so its there if I need it, am now considering a 5-10% mix.

First time in canna and looking forward to it after reading this great thread!

peace

 

[jberry]

Yo Jberry, i think thats sound advice! Cheers man. I will get some perlite just so its there if I need it, am now considering a 5-10% mix.

First time in canna and looking forward to it after reading this great thread!

peace

i mix in like 15% give or take when i plant seeds in 4" pots... but besides that i dont trouble with it...

I know that some other nutrient companies recommend adding perlite to canna's coco when using their nutes, but canna does not.

 

[aeroponicsROOKIE]

whats the best soil that comes with a coco mix

 

[Corwin]

whats the best soil that comes with a coco mix

Coco coir is a soil-less medium. It is made from Coconut husk. Good info about it at http://www.canna-hydroponics.com/infopapers

You will need to create an account to get access to the papers. Also if you reads this whole thread there is a lot of valuable info in it.
Oh also this thread: https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/156578-all-about-coco-mog.html

 

[SnowWhite]

whats the best soil that comes with a coco mix

In the UK, you can get New Horizon Organic Compost with coco. It is an organic compost/coco blend. Personally, I don't see the point, apart from the fact the medium has some nutrient content in it. But part of the appeal of coco for me is that fact that it is totally inert and you have complete control over the medium.