Whats your opinion of coco

desplegado said:

You have to water 1 a day in veg and 2 in flower? Seems like alot

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You might want to look into Promix a bit more then. Depending on the perlite, vermiculite and peat ratios of the type of Promix used, container volume and plant size, you can water anywhere from twice a day to every 5 days.

7CardBud said:

You might want to look into Promix a bit more then. Depending on the perlite, vermiculite and peat ratios of the type of Promix used, container volume and plant size, you can water anywhere from twice a day to every 5 days.

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Ik ive been looking into all of them just to see what I like better do yk if promix hp or bx is better? And is it 2 a day bc I've been looking and can't seem to find if I can just water all at once or if I have to water thought the day

You can water once a day I did it for like 10yrs before I automated

I did coco at first, but my well water would not hold ph so I switched to ro water, but that was a pain. I wanted to go soil but have to leave for several days at a time. I have switched to SIPs, something you can look into if you decide coco isn’t for you. SIPs have the advantage of almost hydro rate growth in soil, no need to worry about dry backs, weighing pots etc. The pot waters itself, just keep water in the res. Feeding is the con, it takes a bit to get used to living soil and getting the nutes right. I would have stayed with coco if it wasn’t for the water issue, but I’m glad I changed now.

desplegado said:

So is hand watering the same just in smaller parts in flower? From my understanding people say 1 time in veg each day and 2 times in flower

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Same pot, same amount.
Yes, minimum once per day growing coco. Minimum.

desplegado said:

so would that be like 50/50?

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If you can get Canna Terra Pro, Promix etc, get those.
I've used Canna Terra Pro and liked it. You can use it straight out the bag for smaller pots. I was using 40% perlite for my largest pot which is 80L. I was watering every 3 days.
How much perlite you add depends on your own pot size and your potting mix, coco, peat or whatever. And how you plan to grow and how often you plan to water/feed.

Coco for me. I don't even bother to transplant. I just put the sprouted seed straight into the pot and spray a little Fung-onil on the area. If the stem is weak, I usually just pile up some coco around it. I will feed every other day until it looks to be "teenage", then once a day. I'm using the 3-gallon Bucket System and one will plant take about a half gallon of nutes for decent runoff. Therefore with only 2 plants I mix 3 gallons of nutes to last 3 days. Put in a feed pump and it takes under a minute to feed and another to recycle the runoff into the yard/garden. You could put it on a timer as well. I do check the runoff pH and ppm, but that takes very little time. I used to adjust the pH every time prior to feeding because it drifts up but I quit that and only adjust the next nute mix if the last runoff starts to drift away from 5.8. My yields have been great and I reuse the coco.