Life In The Day Of A Coco Grower

For a little over 25 days from seed they are doing great, only have them 1L today as the pots are still a little heavy.

Yeah the white tents look very nice but I will have to try my hardest to keep it clean lol I couldn't get the 2*4 in white, it was either a corner tent or a 4*3 so at least with this 4*3 and the extra 4 sqft should get the extra yield now hopefully.
 
My tent eventually came, not too bad 1.5 weeks delivery but saved paying £199 as I got a great deal for £101 :).

It's hard to really say what the outside colour is but the inside is bright white so being able to clean is much more easier now, hoping it also reflects well.

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It looks white on line the outside but latte coloured, be fine though as my bedroom is mostly grey and white.
 
Yeah that's a great point, it shouldn't be to long before the lower growth to catch up I suppose, just wondering when I should put them in my new tent and setup the act of screen.
 
I'm liking this strain quite a lot, great growth each day by day, not bad for getting watered every 3 days :).

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Water to 10% - 20% run off every time. You normally won't need to flush if you do this. If you don't, the salts and unused nutrients will build up, just like with soil. You then need to stress the plant by a thorough flush, followed by a good feed.
 
Flush is a sensitive subject lol how far are you into your grow and how long does it take for the pots to semi/dry.

They say the rule for coco is to feed till run off daily but I get much better results in taking my time to water them as I have had a few plants have problems, but the only time you should feed straight water is around harvest time.

Everyone's different though as I always feed very low doses so there's never any build up in the coco, once there bigger though the feedings will get more often.
 
I’m taking it easy on the nutes and I feed daily. I’ll try to aim for more run off in the future.
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It’s hard to judge the weight because I’m coco and hydro stones mixed.
 
Seen some good results with those auto pots, I think I did hear was to upgrade your pipes from 6-8mm due to the nutes sometimes clogging up but yeah they look awesome buddy!
 
Hey Sticky, if those leaves at bottom of pots hang too low into coco, just chop them off. Cheese is short and stocky.
It wont even affect it, and give you room to water pots.
Coco pots that size with that size plant will need watering less.
Try cutting feeds down so its not so often and they will monster out.
Having plants dry out a bit more makes roots go searching for water and stops the 'bog down'. Which is when overwatered coco affects growth rates.
Luckily you use root excellorator, that is a great product. I use their whole range.

They look great though mate, well done!
 
I've watered from the top from seed to harvest using coco/perlite in a drain-to-waste system.

If I remember correctly that Autopot System keeps the nutrient solution level constant in the base of the pots. The solution is then wicked up into the pot itself by capillary action.

Until you engage the float unit to control it, you are using the Autopots as a drain-to-waste hydroponic system, and should follow the rules for that. Before you engage the float unit, I'd try to find someone that has used it with coco. I have no idea how well it will perform.
 
I may try auto pots eventually I did want to ages back but never bothered.

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I have a good £4-500 to spend on LED, what should I do?

My coverage is 4*3 LvW so I want equal genuine coverage with each sqft covered.
 
Yeah I have seen mate but unfortunately my funds won't be here till around the 5-10th December, trust me it's just my luck :laugh:.
 
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