beard Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 (edited) cool thanks hantshaze ive hearl all good stuff about coco so im giving it a go any improvements are welcomed especially yeilds once i got the hang of this ive been lokking at the iws system fun and games eh Edited February 8, 2010 by beard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenNinja Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Beard - When repotting, use the coco as it comes out of the bag (mostly dry). There's no value in wetting it first, and in fact it makes repotting a LOT messier than it needs to be. Dry coco is so much nicer to deal with (hoovers up nicely too). You don't need to soak coco like you would do hydroton or rockwool. Repot up as if it were compost, and then feed. The coco will drop down in the pot - add more coco to fill it in and feed again. Sorted MrNice - No idea what the pH is but you don't need to know because it'll take on whatever the pH of your feed is....i.e. you need to ensure your feed is set at around 5.8-6.0. GN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest p&q Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Beard, What coco are you planning on using fella? Ive also read somewere that folk wash/wet/treat their coco before using Think it may be the cheaper versions or block coco maybe. But like Gn says its straight outta the bag for me too & Im using canna coco professional pluss. Goodluck fella,your going to love this as a medium. p&q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beard Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 im using canna coco mate my first spin on it so im all go mate il be repotting straight from the bag oh happy days are upon us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest p&q Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Good choise fella Atb p&q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beard Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 (edited) thanks p&q and thanks for advice to you and gn and hantshaze and tutu and others Edited February 8, 2010 by beard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Nice Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Beard,What coco are you planning on using fella? Ive also read somewere that folk wash/wet/treat their coco before using Think it may be the cheaper versions or block coco maybe. But like Gn says its straight outta the bag for me too & Im using canna coco professional pluss. Goodluck fella,your going to love this as a medium. p&q You seen results from people using professional plus and coco nova from bio-nova? How well does it react with this medium? It's the first time i've used it. I couldn't refuse it at £7.99 for 50L bags :wink: Just need to get some PH Down and im sorted Mr.Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beard Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 one more thing how do i bring ec down just add more water to sollution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenNinja Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 one more thing how do i bring ec down just add more water to sollution? Yup GN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beard Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 thanks again gn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beard Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 another thing my tap water ph sits at 7.2 so once ive added my liq silicone and feed this will go up what sort of doses of ph down should i bu using like 1ml per litre or??? just any ideas as a rough guide would be cool cheers chaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest p&q Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Hello Beard You wanna be really carefull when using ph down its strong stuff fella. 1ml per litre is far far to much Im using 1.5ml maybe a tad more per 10 litres of water,this gives me a ph of 5.8/9. An example yesterday I was watering my veg plants & only needed 3 litres so 1x2 litre jug and 1x1 litre jug With the one litre jug all i done was let to drips into from a 5ml syringe & the ph ended up at 4.8 Just as well I bought some ph up aswell or them nutes would av been wasted,considering the prices we dont want that eh! Go easy on it mate.. goodluck! p&q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beard Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 (edited) thanks p&q again a fountain of knowledge Edited February 11, 2010 by beard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenNinja Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I have two 5 litre jerry cans I use for pH down. One for veg, one for flower (nitric acid based pH down for veg, phosphoric acid based for flower). I put 150ml into each and dilute down. Then I use the diluted stuff as pH down for my nute mix. It means there's a MUCH bigger margin of error, you don't burn your hands with it, and it's better for the nutes not adding neat acid in. GN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest papaduc Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 What about citric acid fpr PH down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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