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Theirs been alot debate lately as to whether or not you can over-water coco, and alot of guys new to coco are getting mixed messages and fucked up crops.
So lets try to (CIVILLY!) air this out.
Please do tell why you think/don't think coco can be over- watered.
I'll start;
I do not think coco can be over watered, ONCE ROOTS ARE ESTABLISHED.
Take 2 pots of same volume and plants, water one until perfectly wet but no run off, the other to run off. Whats the dif? The excess water ran out the bottom, their is no more excess water in one than the other, none. So neither pot will have anymore wet coco around the roots than the other pot. Coco will only hold X amount of water, no more. Gravity does its thing so both pots will have more water towards the bottom.
The reason why people see over water symptoms is because they don't let the roots grow down into the pot, they keep watering and watering and the plant is bloated and the coco is soaked and since the plant isnt thirsty roots won't budge, etc. THAT is not over watering coco.
Once roots take hold you can water with as much runoff as you want.
Watering without run off is fine, as long as you don't let the coco dry out too much between watering, otherwise salts WILL be in concentration in the coco and without runoff, your water is now melting salt and spiking your mix, and you'll start seeing "nute brun" but you're wondering why because you dont over nute.
So, this is all my opinion based on my experiences. I am NOT saying I am 100% right, especially because enviroment plays a HUGE part.
So lets try to (CIVILLY!) air this out.
Please do tell why you think/don't think coco can be over- watered.
I'll start;
I do not think coco can be over watered, ONCE ROOTS ARE ESTABLISHED.
Take 2 pots of same volume and plants, water one until perfectly wet but no run off, the other to run off. Whats the dif? The excess water ran out the bottom, their is no more excess water in one than the other, none. So neither pot will have anymore wet coco around the roots than the other pot. Coco will only hold X amount of water, no more. Gravity does its thing so both pots will have more water towards the bottom.
The reason why people see over water symptoms is because they don't let the roots grow down into the pot, they keep watering and watering and the plant is bloated and the coco is soaked and since the plant isnt thirsty roots won't budge, etc. THAT is not over watering coco.
Once roots take hold you can water with as much runoff as you want.
Watering without run off is fine, as long as you don't let the coco dry out too much between watering, otherwise salts WILL be in concentration in the coco and without runoff, your water is now melting salt and spiking your mix, and you'll start seeing "nute brun" but you're wondering why because you dont over nute.
So, this is all my opinion based on my experiences. I am NOT saying I am 100% right, especially because enviroment plays a HUGE part.