Coco Spritz

CanOli95 Welcome to week 1 of Vegi. To be honest, I messed up the start a bit. I think I chose a too high EC and also watered too strongly for Coco. The leaves are a bit too wavy and pale. One seems to be a bit on the edge, but the others still look "OK." I repotted them into smaller containers and watered with a mix of distilled water, tap water, and Canna Coco, bringing the EC down to 0.65. Let's see how it goes from here 🌱

CanOli95 Die Woche lief besser als erwartet. Das umtopfen und Rücktrocknen tat den Ladies gut und die haben sich so langsam akklimatisiert. Sie sind ein wenig blass, aber nicht so stark wie es auf den belichteten Bildern vermuten lässt. Die haben Hunger und wollen wachsen. Deshalb habe ich sie umgetopft und die Dosis erhöht, damit sie wieder mehr Chlorophyll aufbauen können. Die halbtot geglaubte hat sie nach ein paar Tagen ebenfalls wieder erholt und man merkt es ihr nicht an. Ich bin zufrieden und freue mich auf weiteres Wachstum 🌱

CanOli95 The sprouts are developing well 🌱 The green is getting stronger, and you can tell they're hungry. I've increased the EC to 1.5 and watered them well. The plants are showing a rapid growth rate in their roots, so they're already starting to grow out of the pot. I'm going to split the project at this point. All three plants will be repotted. Two will get 11-liter pots in Coco and will soon be transferred to the Autopot system for outdoor growing. The other will be repotted in 11 liters of soil, will get another week of veg, and then will be flowered indoors. This way, I can check the characteristics a bit earlier before the outdoor plants are finished at the end of September / beginning of October.

CanOli95 Wow, what a week. We had record heat this week, which is only slightly easing up. I have to remove some leaves due to heat damage, but overall they’ve come through well. They unfortunately have to adapt because the harsh conditions require it. They’ve still grown quite well, and I was able to top one already. Today I transplanted them into their final pots. They can now root for another 2 weeks before moving into the Autopot. At the bottom of the pot, there's the copper mesh from Autopot, topped with about a 5 cm layer of expanded clay that I soaked in the nutrient solution. I mixed the coco substrate with some perlite to improve aeration. This is the first time I'm growing with an Autopot system. I'm curious to see if it really works as well as it's praised. It will also be necessary because I will be out of the country around the expected harvest time, so a friend will take over. Overall, they are growing well, but I have the impression that they can actually handle the full dose according to the Canna schedule well. In one photo, they look a bit light, but I can assure you that it’s not like that in reality.

CanOli95 All in all, a relaxed week. The temperatures have dropped significantly, and it has often been windy. The plants were tied up a bit for support to help them out. The ladies are looking healthy and show no deficiencies. There's a slight infestation of thrips, but since they're outdoors, that's to be expected. I'm just waiting for beneficial insects to join in on their own and will only intervene if it gets out of hand. The plants are producing nice big leaves, and I'm curious to see what else is coming.

CanOli95 Vegi Week 6 🌱 The growth is going very well. For my first Coco grow, I can't complain. The plants are thriving and enjoying themselves. I've topped some shoots, and there hasn't been any delay in growth. They just keep growing happily. A few spots from pest infestation are visible, but everything is still OK, and I'm waiting for natural predators to join in. I only removed 1 caterpillar yesterday as a precaution because it was eating too much in too short a time. So far, it's an interesting strain that is starting to grow bushier and is still easy to control in height. I've increased the nutrient dosage to about 3 to 3.5 ml per liter, which is definitely doing them good. They are watered twice daily and are expected to be connected to an Autopot system next weekend. What's interesting about this strain is that they have a good sense of day length. They quickly droop their leaves when deep red light comes in, and stand back up stiff like a soldier the next morning. I'm curious to see how it will continue.

CanOli95 The week went very relaxed. They are just growing strong on their own. I have now moved them into the Autopots and will see how they take to it. I initially continued with 1.5 EC, but due to the lack of drainage, I will use a lower one at 1.3 for now and see how the ladies develop from that. The ladies are developing well, but they are a bit too lanky for my taste. The stems could be a bit sturdier, but that might also be due to the weather, and I don't think the strain is a classic outdoor variety, except maybe for Spain. That's why I also bought the Hesilico and slightly overdosed (1ml per l) to dampen the growth during the stretch a bit.

CanOli95 The next week of vegetation has gone very well. The plants are really growing very well, almost too well. I have increased the dosage of Hesilico to further enhance the stem thickness growth and slow down the height growth. Additionally, I have bent the highest shoots to hinder the sap flow, allowing for thicker growth at the nodes. This keeps them at an even height and makes the canopy a bit more manageable. As you can see in the photos, it hasn't harmed the shoots; they are still growing and are being supplied with nutrients and water. This is particularly evident from the fact that turgor is still fully present, meaning the leaves aren't drooping from the break. I’m also very pleased that all the internodes are filled with preflowers. It can't be long now, a maximum of 2 weeks, until I can declare the weeks as flowering.

CanOli95 The week is going very relaxed and it's getting a bit warmer again. The plants are drinking well and consuming about 5 liters of nutrient solution per day. The Autopot system is working excellently so far, and I'm really impressed by how much bigger the comparison is to the soil plant. The Coco plants are twice as tall and twice as bushy. They are also noticeably greener and have thicker stems. For me, that's a reason to use them for seedlings outdoors next year at most, and then quickly switch back to Coco. The plants are showing explosive growth and forming pre-flowers and massive shoots everywhere. We have about 15 to 15 and a half hours of sunlight, but the ladies are transitioning from the vegetative to the generative phase. So far, everything is going according to plan, but my Coco nutrients have run out. In the future, I will mix something myself from the Yara Liva, Hakaphos, and Epsom salt corner to achieve the optimal ppm.