First Time Coco Grower

[Arminius]

With all manufacturers feed schedule, start off at half strength, then add 1/4 strength until you get the EC/PPM you need. Generally 3/4 strength is a safe bet.
The Blue Dragon will stretch for ~20 days before first flower set begins. So follow the second line in Grow for stretch, then for week 3 go to next line, etc...
Edit: the jpg is too small to see the numbers, but if you google Canna Feeding Schedule you will find it.

 

[Arminius]

You will notice from the chart that they do not use equal parts of A and B. Equal parts are fine for house plants, but with the Blue Dragon in particular she is super N sensitive. The N is typically higher in part A iirc, and you can see after stretch the ratio of A is reduced as you get later into flower. Hope that makes sense...

 

[Arthritis_sucks]

huh?....your reading the chart wrong bro...always equal parts.

 

[Arthritis_sucks]

i dont think ya got experience with canna..........the chart sux...it states 8-12 ml per a&b equal parts or 8-whatever. Never mix different ratios of a&b. The guide i gave was from my own experience of using canna for many years. With canna if ya find a strain needs more N then ya foliar it in some how, i.e. fish emulsion, magic green or some N product to foliar.

 

[Arminius]

I don't use Canna, and if they recommend equal parts, I see why I wouldn't use them. When I was referring to the N sensitivity of the Blue Dragon, I meant it needs less, sooner, than some strains. She gets retarded if you don't drop N levels by end of stretch.
After reading a more definitive feed schedule from Canna, it does say equal parts, so disregard my earlier post. The chart I posted says nothing about equal parts, so excuse my mistake.

 

[Arthritis_sucks]

ahhhh gotcha, its equal parts cause its made for the botany of marijuana so you dont need to adjust like GH's lucas formula. Its also got fulvic and humic in the base, cant beat that. But to each his own i believe it goes.

 

[pmoney]

Alright ill bump it up little by little

 

[pmoney]

O lord

O lord

I took my plant out

ahhhh !

it looks like a white mossy mold

Anyone know what this shit is?

 

[Arminius]

Mineral deposits. Make sure you are watering to runoff, and water as often as possible. May need something to catch and drain the water away. Constant feeds to runoff will wash away the residual nutes and replace them with fresh juice. Lower PPM levels as well if you do this...

 

[Arthritis_sucks]

is it fuzzy like mold or crusty?

 

[pmoney]

Its kinda fuzzy

 

[pmoney]

I dont always feed threw until they drip, so thats prolly why this is happening. I have a runoff catcher ..should I remove the runoff immediately or can I just let it sit there.

 

[dalilguy]

You shouldn't leave you're pots sitting in the run-off.. If u have a well established root system u can do this incase of an emergency or u need to go outta town or something.

 

[Arthritis_sucks]

I agree they shouldnt sit in the run off. If its fuzzy an not crusty then you have a mold issue, if its crusty then its salts from build up. Cure mold/fungus build up by lettin them dry out more between waterings and a h202 watering with 8 ml per gallon till you get 20% run off. If its salts which im thinkin it is then more than likely its your brand of coco that had salts to begin with and just built up an can be fixed by watering with a 15-20% run off till you notice it clears up. Canna coco nutes is a real clean nute that doesnt build up as fast as others as long as you give them a decent run off, but ive seen good results with lil to no run off. All depends on the skill of grower an havin the knowledge of when to cut back on nutes or increase them by listening to the plant. God damn plant whisperers.

 

[Arthritis_sucks]

get a close macro shot of the bottom of the pot if u can.

 

[pmoney]

They are sitting on a little cookie-rack over a tupperware catching the runoff, so they are not SITTING in it but it is sitting under them.

 

[Arminius]

Flushing with just water in coco is not good. If you need reduce the salt build up flush with half strength nutes until the run off equals what you are flushing with. This will require a meter, which I don't remember if you have one or not. Or you go overkill and give them a couple gallons.
Remove the run off from your catchment tray. It will increase your RH. During the first 3 weeks you want it as close to 70% as you can get it. After that keep it between 40-50% til the end.
Also, after week three pluck some of those big ass fans she throws.

 

[pmoney]

I agree they shouldnt sit in the run off. If its fuzzy an not crusty then you have a mold issue, if its crusty then its salts from build up. Cure mold/fungus build up by lettin them dry out more between waterings and a h202 watering with 8 ml per gallon till you get 20% run off. If its salts which im thinkin it is then more than likely its your brand of coco that had salts to begin with and just built up an can be fixed by watering with a 15-20% run off till you notice it clears up. Canna coco nutes is a real clean nute that doesnt build up as fast as others as long as you give them a decent run off, but ive seen good results with lil to no run off. All depends on the skill of grower an havin the knowledge of when to cut back on nutes or increase them by listening to the plant. God damn plant whisperers.

Fuck, I think it is mold. How do you do the h2O2 watering.. ?

 

[pmoney]

I was not letting the coco dry at all, then the temps dropped so I went in there with a blowdryer to raise the temp of the room. It worked, very well. I hope that helps dry this out.

pic update:

gunna start trimming fans end of this week

 

[Arminius]

Looking good!