Feeding in coco help please

[Ruff303]

Hi guys me again lol

so I’ve been doing some more reading and think I’ve been feeding wrong ...should I be making sure each time I give them there food it drains out the bottom? And how often I’ve just been using the weight of the pot as a guideline ? ... don’t think I’ve been giving enough each time though tbh as there in 20l pots , I’ve ready they need about 5 lites each time is that right ?

 

[Pennywise]

You need to feed coco daily.

 

[NuttyProfessor]

use half the pot size to feed daily at 1/2 or even 1/4 strength if your pot is 20 liter feed 10 litre DAILY

 

[McRib]

I don't know what's going on with my plants. They're in 25 litre pots. If I gave them 10 litres a day I'd get around 8 litres of runoff... I do feed daily though...

 

[Pennywise]

You don’t need a lot of runoff just as long as there’s some

 

[NuttyProfessor]

if its too dry you will get run off but its just running off the side dry coco , you need to soak

 

[Ruff303]

use half the pot size to feed daily at 1/2 or even 1/4 strength if your pot is 20 liter feed 10 litre DAILY

What do you mean by half strength maye ? Half the recommendated amount of nutes

 

[NuttyProfessor]

yes half strength nutes sorry

 

[nickeluring]

I use 20 liter pots and feed between 4 and 6 times daily with a bit of runoff each time. I give them nowhere near 10 liters a day, more like 3 liters a day. If I'd give them more it would just be nutes going down the drain - literally.
I usually give them about a third of recommended strength unless they show me they want more.

 

[Ruff303]

yes half strength nutes sorry

Okay mate thanks , so do I need to worry about ec reading , beginner and only just come across this on another site today , and what do u use to catch the run off seem likes there tonne off it giving them 3 l feed to each pot

 

[NuttyProfessor]

you could catch the run off in a plant tray , or a basin . bucket or something like that , i use a large reservoir with an air pump running to get as much oxygen into the root system as i can

 

[NuttyProfessor]

like this , its more easy to watch ph and keeps the feed good for days they love it

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d good for days

 

[NuttyProfessor]

I use 20 liter pots and feed between 4 and 6 times daily with a bit of runoff each time. I give them nowhere near 10 liters a day, more like 3 liters a day. If I'd give them more it would just be nutes going down the drain - literally.
I usually give them about a third of recommended strength unless they show me they want more.

all depends on temps , humidity and how much coco /perlite mix etc , i do every evening just at lights out this lets them drink away in the dark and by eve again they need the same amount ( every one is different )

 

[nickeluring]

all depends on temps , humidity and how much coco /perlite mix etc , i do every evening just at lights out this lets them drink away in the dark and by eve again they need the same amount ( every one is different )

Yes, indeed, everyone is different. Most people need to fight humidity in their tents and don't feed at night. Also, there's no photosynthesis happening and the plants don't really drink at night. The leaves don't sweat. Most common is to feed during the daylight hours starting when the light turns on. That's when the plants start feeding and absorb water.

Perlite content shouldn't really matter in coco growing since it's not needed. The coco works better without it.

 

[NuttyProfessor]

im only on 4 hours dark so it sets me up i am an auto guy n, should have thought before i replied but i am doing them that long i think every one is now lol

 

[NuttyProfessor]

not really i did my best auto coco/perlite 14 ounce . but your feeding tons more, they dry quick as feck !

 

[NuttyProfessor]

Hi guys me again lol

so I’ve been doing some more reading and think I’ve been feeding wrong ...should I be making sure each time I give them there food it drains out the bottom? And how often I’ve just been using the weight of the pot as a guideline ? ... don’t think I’ve been giving enough each time though tbh as there in 20l pots , I’ve ready they need about 5 lites each time is that right ?

whats your set up , strains etc

 

[Ruff303]

whats your set up , strains etc

I’ll post myY write up for diary one sec mate

 

[Ruff303]

whats your set up , strains etc

Hi guys ,

first time doing a diary like this but I’m gna give it ago ..

I have 6x wedding cake in 20l pots (realises now thats to big) there under 2x600w for veg although heat is to much so just using one atm . Tent size is 2.4x1.2 with 4inch intake and 6 inch extractor , two circulation fans going straight into the plants ...

im trying scrog method this time as I’ve never done that before so will be fun to learn

canna coco medium with coco nutirents
there about 2 weeks into veg now and my main issue is the temperature I’m really struggling with it being in the garage and not being able to get air con I’m there but for a few ideas to try out to get it down

so yeah any tips and tricks along the way would be appreciate and let me no what U think

 

[NuttyProfessor]

2 x 600w hps MH or leds thats a lot of heat if 2 x hps mh