Buds to big for Coco

[Craven_au]

Just did my first 100% Coco grow, had very good results i grow one of my biggest buds ever my only problem with coco is it does not give my plants the support they need if i don't tie them up they would just fall over under the wate of my buds.

My Question is what do you guys and girls do to help support your plants in coco?

My Snow White in 100% coco

 

[shaunmulok]

tomato cages or garden stakes

 

[Craven_au]

tomato cages or garden stakes

G day m8 Tomato cages sounds good gives me an idea for my new grow room. stakes would need to be put in early not to damage roots right.

 

[Craven_au]

shaunmulok what do you think m8 the idea you gave me.

Vertical SCROG

 

[shaunmulok]

That looks good m8 you could feed the new growth in the squares in veg

 

[Craven_au]

I like it too the pot can be moved and rotated to. Autopot system if any one would like to Know.

 

[hippie_lettuce]

Where did you purchase the screen? I wonder if you can get it at a nursery? BTW this makes me want to try coco too

 

[Craven_au]

Where did you purchase the screen? I wonder if you can get it at a nursery? BTW this makes me want to try coco too

yer man nursery

 

[Shakalaka]

Where did u get snow white strain from?

 

[Craven_au]

Where did u get snow white strain from?

NIRVANA SEEDS

I got 3 clones from a friend first grow was in rockwool and Hydroton drip system

 

[turbolaser4528]

shit bro lookin reaaaaaallll good. 1000whps? 600? co2?


nutes?


coco is rediculous right? like that rockwool setup 2, cheers!

 

[Scrogerman]

'Extreamly nice buds craven!
Wow man, them some fat ass buds! Been considering Coco for quite some time myself & learning everything i can about it!
Peace & Good Luck with the show Bro!..........Scroger!

 

[Teeg420]

Dude where did you get that jim beam and cola i didnt know they made those!

 

[Dr.Dank]

sick beautiful and clean ! thanks for sharing
snow white at its best.

 

[Craven_au]

shit bro lookin reaaaaaallll good. 1000whps? 600? co2?

nutes?

coco is rediculous right? like that rockwool setup 2, cheers!

Gday turbolaser no co2
closet 8x2x8 LxWxH
Lights 2x400w hps diy air cooled hoods
568 m3/H Ventilation
Tap water
The girls got around 1200ppm @.5 PH 6
with 1/2 a ml of cal max per L + 1/2 a ml/L of plant steroid 0-52-34.

Thanks guys i will keep on sharing.

Teeg420 jim beam and cola, Australia man

 

[hazy]

hella nice buds craven. Looks like those AutoPots are working good.

 

[Dirtfinger]

The whole time I have a plant in veg I'm bending and twisting stems and I keep doing it until the 3rd to 4th week of flower or until she stops stretching. By that time it's like a small tree, more than capable of supporting it's own weight. I have a chicken wire screen over it, but it's more just to keep her down, not hold her up.

It's a lot of personal attention, maybe not too practical if you have more than 1 plant.

 

[Craven_au]

Its not that my plants can not support there own weight its the coco that can not support my plants may be a root issue or the fact that coco is so light. In my test sog my plants are so top heavy that they would just fall over taking the roots with them.

 

[Hazy Lady]

Stunning first coco run Craven.
It may be the Auto-pot and coco that is the problem, I have some immense plants in 6.5 lts of coco but I hand water from the top, the plants grow an inch thick mat at the surface right across the whole pot, very much as a tree does outdoors, you obviously have good roots that feed your plant well but are they all growing straight down to the res' and not giving the same support.

 

[Dirtfinger]

You could try putting chicken wire or some kind of open mesh over them so that the tops grow up into it just enough to hold them, or tie them up to it with florists wire.

The roots were ripping right out of the coco? It doesn't seem like it should happen, the roots usually fill whatever container they're in very quickly.

You might just have to grow smaller, less impressive buds