Cocoa Fiber?

preoQpydDlusion

preoQpydDlusion

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i had this posted in the Indoor forum, but i just realized it might be better off in here...

preoQpydDlusion said:
never heard of cocoa fiber before. can it be useful in making an organic mix for veg?

(ill be having an indoor, hydro setup.)
i plan on making a mix for my mother plants. im reading up a lil on cocoa fiber, perlite, vermiculite, and peat moss. seems like i should be careful with how much peat moss i put in.

whats the main dif in perlite and vermiculite? (function) they have similar prices, but vermiculite seems to be a little harder to find.

i plan on putting my seeds and clones into macro plugs. for the mother seedlings, the plugs will go into plastic cups filled with organic mix. the clipping plugs will be placed into larger rockwool cubes. ill pick my strong seedlings for my mothers (probly two) and transplant them into 10 gallon buckets filled with mix. clones will chill in 4 in cubes until flowering. (is this a bad idea?)

i plan on using clay pebbles for flowering.

any feed back/advise will be greatly appreciated. this is the extent of my growing medium knowledge, so if anybody feels like going off in a tangent, im all ears.
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VictorVIcious

VictorVIcious

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you don't need anything else with cocoa fiber. The shop I buy from has been around since 1983 and cocoa is the owners favorite growing medium. Vermiculite and perlite are both non organic. Folks
 
potroast

potroast

Uses the Rollitup profile
Yeah, I see several problems. I'll get tangential. :blsmoke:

Your mix will have problems with the peat, and vermiculite is not inert. And you won't need anywhere near a 10 gallon for your mothers.

When you put the 4 inch into the pots with cubes, you will want to veg in that pot for awhile to root into the rocks. You will need a bed of roots grabbing the rocks to steady the plant.

With seedlings, you don't want to impede the downward growth of the taproot. You should provide at least 6 inches of medium for a seed.

HTH :mrgreen:
 
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