locoforcoco
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Hi. First time poster. First time grower. And, Hey! It's my birthday!
So, I got really pumped on growing in coco coir, so I go to the local mom and pop garden shop and find Bush Dr. Coco Loco. Of course, being ignorant, and not knowing exactly how ignorant I am I thought, "okay, Coco is Coco". Spoiler! It's not. This stuff is an amended mixture which is to be used as a soil, not like Coco Coir.
The problem is that I bought nutrient/fertilizers which are hydroponic. Specifically Canna Coco A&B. (I bought the whole system (Coco A&B, CalMag, Cannazym, PK 13-14, Boost and Rhizotonic)).
I'm not sure what to do.
Should I mix everything as directed and then water them daily with with 1/3 of the water I normally would for regular Coco Coir? Or water them every 3 days with a stronger concentration?
Normal Coco Coir is, for all intents and purposes a hydroponic medium. The water is used up by the plant and filtered through the medium very quickly - making daily watering a necessity, but because the Coco Loco is to be treated as a soil, daily watering would not be necessary.
I've read a few posts on this forum about other people making a similar mistake, but not necessarily the same dilemma I'm in.
I'd love to know if anyone has any advice that would help me. I'm mostly concerned about the plants getting the proper nutrition.
I know I've made an error... can I make this work?
So, I got really pumped on growing in coco coir, so I go to the local mom and pop garden shop and find Bush Dr. Coco Loco. Of course, being ignorant, and not knowing exactly how ignorant I am I thought, "okay, Coco is Coco". Spoiler! It's not. This stuff is an amended mixture which is to be used as a soil, not like Coco Coir.
The problem is that I bought nutrient/fertilizers which are hydroponic. Specifically Canna Coco A&B. (I bought the whole system (Coco A&B, CalMag, Cannazym, PK 13-14, Boost and Rhizotonic)).
I'm not sure what to do.
Should I mix everything as directed and then water them daily with with 1/3 of the water I normally would for regular Coco Coir? Or water them every 3 days with a stronger concentration?
Normal Coco Coir is, for all intents and purposes a hydroponic medium. The water is used up by the plant and filtered through the medium very quickly - making daily watering a necessity, but because the Coco Loco is to be treated as a soil, daily watering would not be necessary.
I've read a few posts on this forum about other people making a similar mistake, but not necessarily the same dilemma I'm in.
I'd love to know if anyone has any advice that would help me. I'm mostly concerned about the plants getting the proper nutrition.
I know I've made an error... can I make this work?