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Yield was no different for multifeeds
- Thread starter tiffa
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The idea of multi feed is to get multiple dry downs per day instead of 1.
If your in anything but soil you should be feeding more Than once a day. If your not the pot is too big.
Letting the coco dry out after the first few weeks of flower is a mistake
Letting the coco dry out after the first few weeks of flower is a mistake
In my experience, the benefit of letting the coco dry is to promote root growth. Once the container is full usually the first week of flower for me I increase feedings as needed to never let the coco dry. I can keep the coco consistently wet with 3-5 feedings a day at peak. Keeping the coco wet will also prevent residue and it keeps the coco at optimum feed levels and uptake ph. Treat coco more like hydroponics and there is without a doubt an increase in volume and density of the finished product. That being said, feeding numbers are the last thing to look at. The environment is everything and having it under complete control and supplementing co2 plays a much larger factor in quality and quantity. I had good results with vertical bare bulbs but the horizontal de blows what I thought was good away.
Letting the coco dry out after the first few weeks of flower is a mistake
In my experience, the benefit of letting the coco dry is to promote root growth. Once the container is full usually the first week of flower for me I increase feedings as needed to never let the coco dry. I can keep the coco consistently wet with 3-5 feedings a day at peak. Keeping the coco wet will also prevent residue and it keeps the coco at optimum feed levels and uptake ph. Treat coco more like hydroponics and there is without a doubt an increase in volume and density of the finished product. That being said, feeding numbers are the last thing to look at. The environment is everything and having it under complete control and supplementing co2 plays a much larger factor in quality and quantity. I had good results with vertical bare bulbs but the horizontal de blows what I thought was good away.
Isn't that what you kinda want moist coco ??? letting it dry only creates salt build up
Yes...for a laugh, to see what happens,
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You've gotta experiment a bit- This is her at 5 weeks flip
Would you like to agree to a wager on that?
settle down guys, lets not have any animosity towards each other.
Don't worry Bud, he will settle, I complained he broke rule 4.
RedBeardy5
Active member
Once your roots fill out you should not have wet/dry cycle. All that is doing is turning your nutes into salt. DJM explains that in the thread that stoned40 posted. I have grown trees in 1 gallon easily.
chomsky
Member
I would say I totally agree. I have never done a comparison myself but have done a shitload of growing. I'm definitely no scientist but I think yield is dependent on two things. Genetics and the growers growing ability. A distant third may be the nutes you use. Personally, I have had my best yields in coco but I don't believe it's due to the number of times I water a day. I never actually let the coco go completely dry and my largest pot is 5 gallon eco's. I water once a day more or less with about 15 - 20% run off and every two weeks or so I'll do a light flush. When I grow in coco (which is all I will use from now on) I use Canna. It's definitely the cleanest and best coco available (imo) and even though it's expensive I use the full line of Canna nutes. I never seem to have problems going this route.
Maybe for my own benefit and of course the icmag community I'll do my next grow in smaller pots and multi feed?
Maybe you are the one that has to admit you failed where others have succeededRead this thread, it will give you the answers:
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=300255
Seems like you lost your bet stoned40yrs, hows it feel son?
-BRR-
Member
Iused to get away with hand feeding daily well a few good 24oz girls in 75l bags and may have to continue like that doing outdoor coco.
But the science and forums weath of knowledgeable experience is clear. Automated timed feeds with correct pot size whoops hand feedings arse done properly.
One thing i’m more interested in is when going to 30-50gal in coco that advantage would be seen with a much lower or squat pot/bag profile. low with a wider footprint.
It’s my mission to find out.
But the science and forums weath of knowledgeable experience is clear. Automated timed feeds with correct pot size whoops hand feedings arse done properly.
One thing i’m more interested in is when going to 30-50gal in coco that advantage would be seen with a much lower or squat pot/bag profile. low with a wider footprint.
It’s my mission to find out.
Trend
Member
This is a funny thread. Of course more feeds leads to more growth which leads to POTENTIALLY higher yields. Same with additives or co2 even. They are tools to faster growth rates when done correctly. Problem is the amount fed and the time between feedings. It's tricky to say the least. Easy on a monocrop but that's about it. Anything larger than a 5 gal is almost always a waste of time unless you're aerating your coco.
