Coco people how often to water 5gallon fabric pots?

switched over to coco. I've done a couple grows with it and some were good and others almost made me stop growing. I just transplanted these 3 days ago from dwc and waited a day to water them. kinda look overwatered. they are in 5 gallon fabric pots with roots organic coco and chunky perlite. I watered with a 5 gallon jug (ro water) just for transplant and added half dose maxigrow, half calimagic, rapid root. should I let them dry out more before watering often?

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If you just transplanted them and the coco is wet from watering you can let them dry out some. I grow in fabric pots and when I transplant into the three gallon size I water and let them dry out some. When I start seeing root tips poking out the sides it's time to start watering. But if you don't see root tips you'll still need to water if the coco drys out too much. Damp is better than wet right after transplanting.

xtsho said:

If you just transplanted them and the coco is wet from watering you can let them dry out some. I grow in fabric pots and when I transplant into the three gallon size I water and let them dry out some. When I start seeing root tips poking out the sides it's time to start watering. But if you don't see root tips you'll still need to water if the coco drys out too much. Damp is better than wet right after transplanting.

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I do pretty much the same way I've used the roots coco & botanicare but lately prefer royal gold tupur & basement mix right out of the bag I use 3 gal pots though

horribleherk said:

I do pretty much the same way I've used the roots coco & botanicare but lately prefer royal gold tupur & basement mix right out of the bag I use 3 gal pots though

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I prefer the bricked coco myself but bagged works the same. I like the bricked because it takes up much less space and I always keep a few 5 kg bricks on hand. They fit nicely on a shelf. Plus you get 30 -40% more for the same price so it's much more economical. I'm cheap. And it's easy to rehydrate it yourself. But I have a backyard and a garage. If I didn't have a decent location to rehydrate it I would buy the bagged.

You can grow trees in three gallon pots of coco.

horribleherk said:

I do pretty much the same way I've used the roots coco & botanicare but lately prefer royal gold tupur & basement mix right out of the bag I use 3 gal pots though

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xtsho said:

I prefer the bricked coco myself but bagged works the same. I like the bricked because it takes up much less space and I always keep a few 5 kg bricks on hand. They fit nicely on a shelf. Plus you get 30 -40% more for the same price so it's much more economical. I'm cheap. And it's easy to rehydrate it yourself. But I have a backyard and a garage. If I didn't have a decent location to rehydrate it I would buy the bagged.

You can grow trees in three gallon pots of coco.

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I was looking for 3 gallon fabrics but my local store only carries 1,2,5,7,10, and up from there. I'll have to have them order me 3 gallon cus the 5 is a little big but it'll work. also how much do you think the plants will need when I start watering 2 times a day when I put them on a dripper

larrypizzimp93 said:

I was looking for 3 gallon fabrics but my local store only carries 1,2,5,7,10, and up from there. I'll have to have them order me 3 gallon cus the 5 is a little big but it'll work. also how much do you think the plants will need when I start watering 2 times a day when I put them on a dripper

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You can find 3 gallon on Amazon. I've been buying the Vivosun 5 for $11.99 but I just noticed these and they're 12 for $15.99 so I'll probably get those next time I buy some.

https://www.amazon.com/JERIA-12-Pack-Vegetable-Aeration-Handles/dp/B07RY3FVG6

As for you're watering. You're going to have to dial that in and it will change as the plants get bigger and require more. I use blumats which are a constant gravity fed drip system using sensors to determine the need for more water.

xtsho said:

I prefer the bricked coco myself but bagged works the same. I like the bricked because it takes up much less space and I always keep a few 5 kg bricks on hand. They fit nicely on a shelf. Plus you get 30 -40% more for the same price so it's much more economical. I'm cheap. And it's easy to rehydrate it yourself. But I have a backyard and a garage. If I didn't have a decent location to rehydrate it I would buy the bagged.

You can grow trees in three gallon pots of coco.

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I only do one plant in 3x3 tents a bag of tupur is $11.00 I've used the bricks & mixed in perlite but have got lazy lol the basement mix & megacrop is giving me a good rate of growth I do e&f coco is so versatile & so many ways it will work your imagination is the limit

horribleherk said:

I only do one plant in 3x3 tents a bag of tupur is $11.00 I've used the bricks & mixed in perlite but have got lazy lol the basement mix & megacrop is giving me a good rate of growth I do e&f coco is so versatile & so many ways it will work your imagination is the limit View attachment 4401602 View attachment 4401603

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Cool. I've stopped using perlite and just roll with 100% coco.

larrypizzimp93 said:

switched over to coco. I've done a couple grows with it and some were good and others almost made me stop growing. I just transplanted these 3 days ago from dwc and waited a day to water them. kinda look overwatered. they are in 5 gallon fabric pots with roots organic coco and chunky perlite. I watered with a 5 gallon jug (ro water) just for transplant and added half dose maxigrow, half calimagic, rapid root. should I let them dry out more before watering often?

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a 5 gal pot with coco could take a bit to dry out & also you just transplanted give them some time to settle in

I like to lift my pots to gauge when to water. If they feel light i'll water.

There seems to be some difference from strain to strain as well. I germinated some seeds in solo cups and picked my best plants to go into pots leaving me with one extra Bruce Banner and one extra Grandaddy Purp in cups that I then set aside and neglected. The GDP promptly dried up and died but the BB is strangely doing just fine despite not having been watered in weeks.

horribleherk said:

I only do one plant in 3x3 tents a bag of tupur is $11.00 I've used the bricks & mixed in perlite but have got lazy lol the basement mix & megacrop is giving me a good rate of growth I do e&f coco is so versatile & so many ways it will work your imagination is the limit View attachment 4401602 View attachment 4401603

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I like your set up I get 2 autos in 3 gal fabric pots and 3 photo periods finishing in 2 gal fabric in my 3x3 sog method myself could stick another 2 gal in there for more flavors. I use a air cooled 600w mh/hps and get amazing results and flower but you definitely make the 1 plant full that canopy nice

I feed every other day in 3 gallon pots

I treat coco just like hydroponics every time you water you want to allow roots and plants a fresh uptake of nutrients. I usually water soon as lights come on till there’s a good amount of run off and then will water again 8 hours later. Plants love it and thrive when I transplant root system is insane!! As plants get bigger it takes more water each watering. I hand water so it’s alot of dedication. Whenever I am busy I set up my feeders on timers to come on 5 min after lights come on and 8 hours from when pump turns off. I let system run for 5min that’s where I’m getting good run off for me. As plants get bigger and feed more I let pump stay on longer. Again this works for MY set up every persons set up is different doesn’t matter if you copy someone else environments are never the same which play a hudge role in the plants feeding