H3ad,
Let me preface this post with what soo many other Grat3ful growers have already done...thank you soo much for helping to inform us who have neither the experience or senses to come up with on our own.
I tried to PM you to avoid clogging up this thread but for some reason cannot. And if I ask a question that has already been covered, please accept my apologies. The 24 pages of this thread was exhausting...especially when you get to the troll at the end.
1) It was said to flush the coco before using. Is this with plain water or 6/9 solution or a diluted strength?
if it is bricked coco then I would flush it heavily with ph 5.8 plain water. clear runoff is a good sign of it being flushed well enough. if you precharge the coco for seeds it should be just calmag + beneficial fungi
2) Will this formula for coco work for most strains?
yes. it is also easy to adjust for nute sensitive sativas and those hungry indicas
3) What is the environment you run in? Canopy temps, RH in veg and flower, day and night?
4) My tap is usually around 7.4 pH and usually around 300-350ppm. Should I use RO only or a mix of tap/RO?
i'd do the mix. or pure r/o. but you have to supplement extra calmag every watering with r/o
5) Once you mix a batch of nutes, how long can it sit in the reservoir before you should dump and remix? I plan on handwatering to waste, and using a pump to constantly recirculate nutes in the reservoir between feedings.
a while, maybe 2-3 weeks but the ph will slowly rise, which in turn means more ph down. i would mix up enough for a week though if i was hand watering. just keep your eye on the ph
6) You mentioned toward the end of the thread that you would prefer the "crouton" style coco. Would you still want to add some perlite or is the coarse coco coarse enough to add more air pockets?
coarse coco is not something i would use in a hand watered setup. im running coco/perlite and water 4 x daily on drip. just a heads up the ladies can really drink my pots dry in 1 day (3 gal)
7) I have some clones that were rooted in rapid rooters, then started in Light Warrior in dixie cups and then transplanted to 6" pots in Roots Organics soil. Can you successfully transfer those to coco? I could take cuttings from those clones in the soil now and start fresh in coco if it would be more successful.
i would start fresh in coco, well rooter first then to coco. i think the soil, if theres enough of it, might mess up the whole coco hydro chemistry
I am very excited to run in coco as soil has been a nightmare for me.
I am also thankful to have found you to learn from. So many times a good grower is not always a good teacher and you explain things in a way that even I can understand.
Thanks bro!
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