How to grow in Coco: Feed schedule

nightmare. hopefully you get sorted soon.
 
Cultivator said:
1litre for 7 days? thats not enough for 1 plant lol. make a mix, the bigger the better as ph will be more stable. feed daily so the media is wet but almost dry 24hrs later if handfeeding.
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Cultivator said:
1litre for 7 days? thats not enough for 1 plant lol. make a mix, the bigger the better as ph will be more stable. feed daily so the media is wet but almost dry 24hrs later if handfeeding.
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What I was going to do is 2ml of each to 1litre of water with my cal/mag and voodoo wait till I've used it all in maybe 3 or 4 days then make a new mix up. I started them in 12 cm pots so they where only taking 75 to 100 ml a day but I was mixing 0.3 of each plus cal/mag and voodoo to 500ml giving them the 75 to 100 ml then starting again the next day. I've transplanted them into 21 cm pots yesterday today was there first feed in the new pots but this time I've done the cal/mag to 150 ppm then I added 1ml of voodoo and 2ml of each to 1 litre of water ppm was just over 700 with ph of 6.0 I gave the first plant 200ml and I did get a bit of run off maybe 5 percent but the 2nd one I did only got a few drops running out the bottom so that 1 litre will last me maybe 4 or 5 days will the ph be OK after that many days? Let's say im giving one plant 1litre of feed every 2 days (500 ml a day) do I have to add the 2ml of each plus cal/mag to every 1 liter so 4 litres of water 8ml of each and my cal/mag 150 ppm sorry for all the questions bro I really don't want to mess these up especially burn them thanks for all your help really Appreciate it
 
Cultivator said:
Hey everyone.

Ive been growing for a long time now and mostly coco. Ive grown literally thousands and thousands of plants so here i will dedicaye a thread to growing in coco.

Please ask questions, i will always answer. No question is stupid, if you dont know then you dont know.

I will start by adding this feeding schedule. There are variations and more ways to do it but this will 100% give quality results.


Here is the Coco schedule. Remember its a guide, no substitute for knowing plants needs.


Ive had a lot of questions on nutrients recently so im going to list a full nute schedule that i use for Coco and Hydro growing. Im not going to list a soil feed schedule because there are variables that could affect what nutrients are used. Also 99% of my growing is hydroponic and I include coco in that so I will advise on what I do to get top results.

Before I make the list be aware that nutrients are way less important than light source and environment. I know alot of people grow on a tight budget but dont skip on a good light source. The video I posted yesterday explains about minimum requirements for growing and why. You want minimum 400w actual draw for a 4x4 square foot area (1x1m), yes you can grow with less but i'm not interested in growing weed with a torch or a 200w draw LED that claims to be a 600w equivalent. If you are growing even one plant make it the best it can be, its a long process to grow. Dont settle for an oz or 2 every 3 months as its wasted time and money when you can x6 that minimum just by using the correct source. A 400w hps would be the minimum requirement for me and my feed schedule represents a grow using adequate light. It stands to reason that a plant with less light will need less nutrient, just like a standard car will need less fuel than a Bugatti Veron.

So with all that said here are the schedules. You can omit anything you like additive wise but base nutrient is the most important. These are recipes that work for me and will vary depending on the quality of the water but anyone using water that is no higher than 0.7ec (350ppm) or using RO water should work. Of course try to never use tap water higher than 0.4ec (200ppm) if it can be helped.

The schedules will be based on 9 week strains, if running 8 week strains just finish nutes a week earlier. I never grow strains longer than 9 weeks now but a 10 week strain you would add 1 more week of the final boost. Strains over that will be different mix and I wont touch on that today.

I have got to these recipes over 15 years or so growing. Im not saying this is the only way but you will not fail if you follow these recipes and have adequate light source and environment.

My schedules will go off using RO water so a starting water of 0 EC (0 PPM) This will make it easier, you can omit calmag if water is of good quality and 0.3ec+ usually but its worth having incase it needs to be dded. If using water of 0.3 ec (150ppm) for example you would add that value to the value of feed i suggest. So if I suggest 1.0 ec of nutes you would add 0.3ec on to that making 1.3ec. Also the values will add up so for example if its 0.3 calmag and i add base nutrient then add it on to the 0.3ec. so if i say base up to 1.0ec that includes the 0.3 of calmag, in other words 0.7ec of base nutrient.

Finally a good EC/PPM meter is really important as is a good PH Pen, they will help you know exactly what is going into the nutrient mix and will be a valuable tool for diagnosing any possible problems. Never go off what the bottle recommends especially for anything that effects EC/PPMs.

RECIPE FOR COCO COIR.....

SEEDLINGS....

Jiffy pellets/root riot cubes/rockwool

Calmag (optional, use if water is RO) 0.1ec (50ppm)
SuperVit 1 drop/4litres water
H+G Roots Excellurator Gold 0.3ml/litre
Great White mycorrhizae 1 scoop/4 litres
PH 5.5-5.8

Soak the cubes or pellets in the solution and wring out so damp and not wet, add the seedling. this mix will get the rooting started quickly and produce strong hairy roots. I transplant into a 1-3 litre pot as soon as the tap root comes out the bottom of the cube.


FIRST TRANSPLANT

Great White mycorrhizae sprinkled in the hole where cube will be placed or onto the cube itself.
CalMag 0.3ec (150ppm)
Advanced Nutrients PH Perfect Micro Grow Bloom 1.0ec (500ppm) This is approximately 2ml/litre.
Roots Excellurator 0.3ml/litre
SuperVit 1drop/4liitres
Advanced Nutrients VooDoo Juice 2ml/litre (once per week)

PH 5.8

SECOND TRANSPLANT.....

Great White Mycorrhizae sprinkled in hole for transplant or direct onto rootzone
CalMag 0.3ec (150ppm)
Advanced Nutrient PH Perfect Micro Grow Bloom 1.2-1.4ec (600-700ppm)
SuperVit 1drop/4litres
Roots Excellurator 0.3ml/litre
Advanced Nutrients Voodoo juice 2ml/litre (once per week)

FLOWER PERIOD (START OF 12/12)

WEEK 1

Calmag 0.3ec (150ppm)
Ionic Coco Bloom 1.4ec (700ppm)
Buddhas Tree Flower Burst 0.25ml/litre
Advanced Nutrients Voodoo juice 2ml/litre
Roots Excellurator 0.3ml/litre
Great White mycorrhizae 1scoop/10 litres
Advanced Nutrients sensizym 2ml/litre or Cannazym 2.5ml/litre

PH5.8-6.0

WEEK 2

Calmag 0.3ec (150ppm)
Ionic Coco Bloom 1.4ec (700ppm)
Buddhas Tree Flower Burst 0.25ml/litre
Advanced Nutrients Voodoo juice 2ml/litre
Roots Excellurator 0.3ml/litre
Great White mycorrhizae 1scoop/10 litres
Advanced Nutrients Sensizym 2ml/litre or Cannazym 2.5ml/litre

PH 5.8-6.0

WEEK 3

CalMag 0.3ec (150ppm)
Ionic Coco Bloom 1.5-1.6ec (750-800ppm)
Buddhas Tree Flower Burst 0.25ml/litre
Sensizym 2ml/litre or Cannazym 2.5ml/litre

PH 5.8-6.0

WEEK 4 and WEEK 5

CalMag 0.3ec (150ppm)
Ionic Coco Bloom 1.6ec (800ppm)
Buddhas Tree PK 0.25ml/litre
Buddhas Tree Advanced Metaboost 1ml/litre
Sensizym 2ml/litre or Cannazym 2.5ml/litre

PH 5.8-6.0

WEEK 6

CalMag 0.3ml/litre (150ppm)
Ionic Coco Bloom 1.6ec (800ppm)
Buddhas Tree Pk 0.5ml/litre
Buddhas Tree Advanced Metaboost 1-2ml/litre
Great White mycorrhizae 1 scoop/10litres

PH5.8-6.0

WEEK 7

CalMag 0.3ec (150ppm)
Ionic Coco Bloom 1.6ec (800ppm)
Plagron Green Sensation 1.8ec (900ppm) (can use Buddhas tree PK and metaboost as in week 6)

PH5.8-6.0

WEEK 8

CalMag 0.3ec (150ppm)
Ionic Coco Bloom 1.8ec (900ppm)
Plagron Green Sensation 2.0ec (1000ppm) (can use Buddhas tree PK and metaboost as in week 6)

PH 5.8-6.0

WEEK 9

First water to 50% run off.
Allow to dry until pots light to lift.
Water only daily. Enough so that its ready for more 24 hours later. DO NOT KEEP DRENCHED. Biggest chance of bud rot is now.
Flushing will clean excess salts and increase both yield and quality as it forces plants to finish.
Only water until harvest, minimum 7 days water.




Hydro is exactly the same as above with 3 changes.

1st replace Ionic Coco Bloom with Ionic Hydro Bloom

2nd Base nutrient EC/PPM at each feed can be pushed an extra 0.2ec/100ppm if required

3rd PH should be between 5.5-6.0 throughout.


In Recirculating Hydro PH swings are normal, allow some fluctuation as its better for plants to have a good range to uptake nutes. Set it at the lower end and allow it to increase. If it goes over 6.0 readjust to 5.8.



The recipe above is just one recipe that works well. Once you understand the plants needs at each period of growth you can adjust the feeds as going week by week isnt the most accurate way to do it but 100% this baseline recipe will give great results.

Finally in Coco and Hydro plants must be fed daily at least once per day. Do not keep media saturated ever. For Coco give enough liquid so plants are ready to be fed again 24 hours later when hand feeding. So plants should be light to lift but not completely dried out to the point of leaves wilting. Never allow it to dry out completely as the salts in the Media will burn the roots.


I hope this helps and if anyone wants alternatives to any products just ask.

Peace.
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Hey everyone,

I thought I would take the time to set up Cult's feeding schedule chart week by week. Hope you all enjoy it !

@Cultivator Could you please confirm it's all correct ? Gracias amigo : )

Cultivator feeding schedule

Cultivator feeding schedule

 
Im currently using @Cultivator schedule and i must say what a difference compared to my other schedules, a lot more bulkier fruits, im 2 days into the start of week 5 and there all looking great, apart from them showing a light green leaf and needing more N.

Im running these Super Skunk till the end of week 9 and i cant wait to see how they react to using Plagron Green Sensation in week 7, i was going to use Canna Boost as iv got some but we will see what this Plagron goes.

HigherTheHighs multiple grows

HigherTheHighs multiple grows

 
higherthehigh said:
Im currently using @Cultivator schedule and i must say what a difference compared to my other schedules, a lot more bulkier fruits, im 2 days into the start of week 5 and there all looking great, apart from them showing a light green leaf and needing more N.

Im running these Super Skunk till the end of week 9 and i cant wait to see how they react to using Plagron Green Sensation in week 7, i was going to use Canna Boost as iv got some but we will see what this Plagron goes.

HigherTheHighs multiple grows

HigherTheHighs multiple grows

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Damn looking nice !!!!!!!!!!!! Good job bro. Cult is the man indeed
 
Looks great both of you.

As i said my schedule is a guide. It can be amended anyway you see fit.

Good work.
 
Hello bud, am i okay to use that plagron green sensation at week 6.5? im just harvesting at 8.5 weeks and i want to use the plagron for a good 2 weeks, thanks cult.
 
Yes absolutely. straight in at full strength.
 
Hello boys and kult the master :) i have one question about feeding in vegetative stage, you say in first translplant to use Advanced Nutrients PH Perfect Micro Grow Bloom 1.0ec (500ppm) This is approximately 2ml/litre.....
so my question Is.... this 2 ml / l from all three parts of the nut (micro 2ml/l growth 2ml/l bloom2ml/l)this is 6ml/l OR (micro 0.6ml/l , growth 0.6ml/l and bloom 0.6ml/l)1.8ml/l this is close to 2ml/l or do you mean only one part of these three?I am so confused :) if someone knows the answer ...i would be very grateful!sry for my tarzan eng :)
 
Nope sorry they have sent me the wrong bottle, it seems they've sent me VitaLink plant start, anyone used that? it should be roughly the same shouldnt it i would imagine?
 
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