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yts farmer · 06-07-2007, 03:45 PM

was wondering if coco is suitable for use with long term mother plants or is it best to use soil?

sorry gaius,should of asked this question in brah's thread.peace

06-07-2007, 04:41 PM

Hell ya it will work just fine =]

humble1 · 06-07-2007, 05:15 PM

Coco will work wonderfully for mothers and soil will too. I wonder if soil might lower the transpiration rate and slow the growth, prolonging the vigor of the plant..... hmmhh time to research!

CannaBuilding · 06-07-2007, 10:14 PM

I have used a combination of soil and coco and my mother plants have been in the same mix for about 10 months now and comming along fine.

I used about 30 percent soil and the rest coco and 1 tblsp per gallon for Dolomite and i just use maxi crop seaweed concentrate and they are all comming along just fine. oh yeah and htey all are no more then a foot high in 1 litre containers.

There was a thread around here some wher in regards on how to maintain miniture mother plants in soil, i jus tused the same procedure but with my coco soil mix.

Ono Nadagin · 06-08-2007, 12:06 AM

I use straight coco for my mothers for the last 6 months with no problems at all... the growth rate of plants in coco makes it much easier to get moms to put out a mass of clones imo...

yts farmer · 06-15-2007, 08:28 PM

right got a bag of canna coco today,is it ok to use straight from the bag?

06-15-2007, 10:50 PM

flush first just in case of high salt content

CannaBuilding · 06-16-2007, 07:36 AM

what aizen said and also use a tds meter to measure ec ppm of the water used to flush before and after.

Goodluck

06-16-2007, 11:55 PM

canna coco can be used right out of the bag. just don't go overboard on the nutes for a little bit..

Rosy Cheeks · 09-23-2007, 07:35 PM

Coir fiber will not compact over the course of the crop as with peat. Peat fibers erode from the force of watering, saline conditions, and the roots compacting the media. This robs the crop of valuable air space in the rootzone, and increases salt build-up (if mineral-based nutrients are used) as drainage is impeded. With coir fiber there is little if any compaction of the growing media over the grow cycle due to the higher content of lignins and cellulose found in the coarser fibers. This is perhaps even more valuable for motherplants, that normally stays longer in their mediums than plants vegged and flowered in a 3 month period. Therefore, logically, coco mothers will enjoy a healthier root zone after six months than soil mothers.

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yts farmer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Uk Posts: 1,340	coco for mother plants? was wondering if coco is suitable for use with long term mother plants or is it best to use soil? sorry gaius,should of asked this question in brah's thread.peace Last edited by yts farmer; 06-07-2007 at 03:51 PM..
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06-07-2007, 04:41 PM	#2
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Hell ya it will work just fine =]
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06-07-2007, 10:14 PM	#4
CannaBuilding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 304	I have used a combination of soil and coco and my mother plants have been in the same mix for about 10 months now and comming along fine. I used about 30 percent soil and the rest coco and 1 tblsp per gallon for Dolomite and i just use maxi crop seaweed concentrate and they are all comming along just fine. oh yeah and htey all are no more then a foot high in 1 litre containers. There was a thread around here some wher in regards on how to maintain miniture mother plants in soil, i jus tused the same procedure but with my coco soil mix.
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06-08-2007, 12:06 AM	#5
Ono Nadagin Murphy's InLaw Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In over my head Posts: 583	I use straight coco for my mothers for the last 6 months with no problems at all... the growth rate of plants in coco makes it much easier to get moms to put out a mass of clones imo... __________________ Grow Grow Grow your dope, gently by a stream.... merrily merrily merrily merrily, your results will make you beam! Roll Roll Roll it up, twist it at the end, light it up and take a puff...then pass it to a friend! Online Unit Conversion Tool......Sunrise Sunset Calculator
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06-15-2007, 08:28 PM	#6
yts farmer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Uk Posts: 1,340	right got a bag of canna coco today,is it ok to use straight from the bag?
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06-15-2007, 10:50 PM	#7
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	flush first just in case of high salt content
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06-16-2007, 07:36 AM	#8
CannaBuilding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 304	what aizen said and also use a tds meter to measure ec ppm of the water used to flush before and after. Goodluck
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06-16-2007, 11:55 PM	#9
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	canna coco can be used right out of the bag. just don't go overboard on the nutes for a little bit.. Last edited by Indica Sativa; 06-17-2007 at 12:11 AM..
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09-23-2007, 07:35 PM	#10
Rosy Cheeks dancin' cheek to cheek Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back, and to the left... back, and to the left... Posts: 2,560	Coir fiber will not compact over the course of the crop as with peat. Peat fibers erode from the force of watering, saline conditions, and the roots compacting the media. This robs the crop of valuable air space in the rootzone, and increases salt build-up (if mineral-based nutrients are used) as drainage is impeded. With coir fiber there is little if any compaction of the growing media over the grow cycle due to the higher content of lignins and cellulose found in the coarser fibers. This is perhaps even more valuable for motherplants, that normally stays longer in their mediums than plants vegged and flowered in a 3 month period. Therefore, logically, coco mothers will enjoy a healthier root zone after six months than soil mothers. __________________ . "The time has come" the walrus said, "To talk of many things: Of shoes-and ships-and sealing wax Of cabbages-and kings- And why the sea is boiling hot And whether pigs have wings." Lewis Carroll Rosy's Mugshots and stuff... looking for the Ogre Blueberry Buds and some Wild Thoughts Overgrow! -Anything said by Rosy Cheeks is made up by a person trying to make himself seem important on the internet. The pictures in the gallery are photoshopped fakes.
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