[watts]

what difference does pot size make? a 5 gallon can be filled with lots of roots just as a 2 gallon could. As long as any container is full of roots it should be able to handle multi-feeds.

[HUGE]

Originally Posted by tiffa

Vertical double cooltube, 1200w and about 850w of side lighting in 8 foot square room (approx 50w/sq foot) in coco
Lights on temp 25-27 degrees c - lights out 20-22
Veg RH 80-95 - Flower RH 60-70
Style is anything from 10 plants to 3 trees.

I've tried upto 8 feeds a day - It really doesn't make any difference compared to a wet dry cycle....admit it

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.

[Itsmychoice]

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.

[Slipnot]

Originally Posted by BCNeil

It's all about pot size. If you are not drying out between feedings, multi feeds will just keep things wet.

2 gallon works great and you get over 5oz per plant.
Next grow I am actually going to try some 1 gallon.

The guy at my local hydro store thinks I am crazy using 2 gallon.......he says most of the people that buy the coco still use 5 gallon pots. I guess at worst I save a few hundred dollars on coco each year, I am too lazy to reuse.

Isn't that what you kinda want moist coco ??? letting it dry only creates salt build up

[tiffa]

Originally Posted by au_

IME (by the means of my own side-by-sides), the trick seems to be multi-feeding while still allowing the full wet/dry process between each feed. So if you want to feed 8 times per day. Your pot needs to dry out 7 times per day.

Ahhhhh...Thanks...that makes sense...I articulated the problem badly...But you give good food for thought there bud..EXCELLENT

[tiffa]

Originally Posted by t99

The thread stoned40yrs linked to is called "Coco trees". Do you understand VPD basics? If not that thread is a great read.
Good luck with whatever works for you

I do aye....I'm lucky where I live, its nearly always humid, especially in winter??..If I was going to improve in that area I reckon I would implement using a big muthafuckin aquarium....I reckon you could get the RH up a treat in one of them!

[tiffa]

Originally Posted by MikeGreat

5 month Veg time? He said 5 months?

Yes...for a laugh, to see what happens,

You've gotta experiment a bit- This is her at 5 weeks flip

[tiffa]

Originally Posted by stoned40yrs

I'll bet you don't make it to a 100 posts on here, clown

Would you like to agree to a wager on that?

[Gypsy Nirvana]

settle down guys, lets not have any animosity towards each other.

[tiffa]

Originally Posted by Gypsy Nirvana

settle down guys, lets not have any animosity towards each other.

Don't worry Bud, he will settle, I complained he broke rule 4.