[roll it large]

I pulled allmost 7oz from a 6 litre airpot if your doing more than 4wk veg go with the 10ltr ones there the same hieght just a little wider you won't need pebbles in the bottom of an airpot either the base is an inch off the floor and drainage is superb just put some ontop to stop evaporation

I used the rta stands before there not bad tbh

this is a good question

how tight are yas packing the coco at transplant guys I think I'm overdoing it

how do I know I'm overdoing it any pointers would be great


peace

[Galactic]

6 liter is like 1.5 gallons... 7 oxs. I should open that bag of coco I've had chillin

[Ptone]

This is a great thread! Lots of useful information from many different sources!

I got a question for you guys. I got 4 1600w Trays. I'd like to do 20 plants Per tray in 6.5l pots with 4 weeks veg. Sound balanced?


o yeah HGO I gotta ask how long did you veg this beast for??

Originally Posted by Hundred Gram Oz

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[bigstevo]

I still cant figure out why a small pot is better than a bigger pot for this method, can anyone help me out with this?

Thanks

[FlowerFarmer]

Because with the smaller pots you are able to feed more frequently.. giving them oxygen more often along with their fresh drink of nutes.


Feeding more frequently is not a downside, but rather the upside... just as with ebb and flow. Constantly provided oxygen and fresh nutes to the plants at regular intervals.

[Hundred Gram Oz]

^^^^ You need to break out of that "soil mindset". Coco is completely different from soil, it's a soilless medium. You can grow far bigger plants in a smaller amount of medium. I've grown over 1g/pw with 6 plants per 600w bulb and all the plants were in 3.5Ltrs / just shy of 1 gallon.

Before I switched to coco I was growing in 12Ltr pots of bio bizz soil and I was really weary about downsizing the pots once I switched to coco, it just didn't make sense to me BUT the results I got were through the roof and I've never looked back. I know where your at right now stevo. The smaller pots mean that you can give more feeds which means your cycling in new oxygen to your roots.....more watering = more O2 for your roots among other benefits like removing salt build up, constant nutrition for your plants etc.

HGO

[bigstevo]

I think the idea is great and plan to feed as often as you've outlined in your guide, I guess what I am asking is if I had a 10 litre pot rather than a 6 litre pot and followed the feeding schedule, what is the disadvantage? couldn't I feed as often? if not why not? wouldnt it be as effective? if not why not?

I am sure it is more than just using less nutes and coco, or is that the benefit?

Sorry for all the questions, I am just about to buy a system and want to make sure i have all my bases covered.

Thanks for your help

[Jeeyah]

Just went back to 1.7 gallon from 3 gallon containers. Loving it! Builds roots faster. More feed cycles!

[Arminius]

I would add, that unless you are prepared to auto feed with a timer, smaller pots might not be the best choice. It can't be stressed enough that you must do multiple feeds to gain the benefits of coco with 1-2g pots...

[Arminius]

Originally Posted by bigstevo

I think the idea is great and plan to feed as often as you've outlined in your guide, I guess what I am asking is if I had a 10 litre pot rather than a 6 litre pot and followed the feeding schedule, what is the disadvantage? couldn't I feed as often? if not why not? wouldnt it be as effective? if not why not?

I am sure it is more than just using less nutes and coco, or is that the benefit?

Sorry for all the questions, I am just about to buy a system and want to make sure i have all my bases covered.

Thanks for your help

If you veg long enough for the roots to fill your container by end of stretch, then you should still get the benefits, you will just need a big enough res to allow for you to get runoff each feed.