Problems with coco

calvin.m16

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Ok so if I’ve got a salt building and they locking which I was thinking that they could be locked ,how would get rid of the salt buildup ? So I should be watering everyday?
If you notice white salts building up then the only cure is adding plain water to help dissolve and flush out the salts. Water absorbs salt, its probably going to take a lot of run off, let the plants almost dry out and just blast them with plain water then next time they dry go back to normal feeding. In coco you also want to make sure its not getting dry enough to salt up while the plant is alive, you wanna keep it moist to prevent that salt from solidifying.
 

Dr. Goto

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Clear signs of potassium deficiency ! Water absorbs salt, its probably going to take a lot of run off, let the plants almost dry out and just blast them with plain water then next time they dry go back to normal feeding.
 

calvin.m16

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Tiny pots. Last run, one was a 2 gal plastic, and the other a 3 gal fabric. I wasn't running off sufficiently the first week or so and the fabric pot ended up with a white ring of salts lol.
Smaller pots will be less forgiving especially if you let them dry out at all with heavy feeding, the nutrients will just crust up. IF you keep coco wet it'll be good as long as you don't over feed and over water. If I had the headroom and wanted to spend a few grand I'd do flood tables and drip irrigation but for now I'm keeping it stupid simple haha. I water using a 32 gallon brute bucket on rolly wheels and a 5 gallon measuremaster bucket.
 

MickFoster

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I feed coco daily to substantial run off.........twice a day in flower.
I never use plain water.......ever.
I never let the coco dry out.
If you have a need to flush, use a very weak nute solution........not plain water.
Good luck.
 

dizzyground

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Ok so if I’ve got a salt building and they locking which I was thinking that they could be locked ,how would get rid of the salt buildup ? So I should be watering everyday?
19L pots are big, am not sure if you can water every day. If the plant is big then probably yes. Water every 2 days or every day and with good runoff since you havent done it. Should fix itself slowly. I wouldnt panic and do some crazy flushing.
 
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