First Grow

@MavAndy, Have you got PH up & PH down by any chance? If not, you need it. Try and get your water to 6-6.2 and only water when your coco is bone dry in the first inch of depth. There is a lot of things to take into consideration when watering. Size of your pots, type of growing mediums, size of your plants, temperature and humidity of your grow room things like that. Im guessing that your going to be transplanting into bigger containers because you couldn't finish a plant in something of that size. Coco is difficult if you haven't done proper research because it is a hydroponic system. after all. You need to be constantly feeding that system with nutrients and adjusting the levels as the plant grows. I grew 12 plants canna coco with the whole canna range and it was a headache, I never had 1 problem, but I felt it was too much effort, but I did learn a lot. https://www.growersguidetocannabis.com/a-guide-to-growing-cannabis-in-coco-and-perlite/

@OrtySmorty, We have a PH tester just now to test the girls water, it has come back between 6.4 (I will take a pic and add to the diary for you to see) how often should they be watered in coco? 🍀 kind regards and thank you for taking time out to help

@MavAndy, no nutrients, well I wouldn't. You need a ph pen if your growing in coco. You need to get your water ph range. It might seem like a lot of hassle but needs must. If it was say... canna terra or bio bizz all mix or some other soilless substrate other than coco, these mixes have self regulating ph properties in them but coco just doesn't. That's why you need to be testing your ph when you water with coco. I hope this helps.

@MavAndy, guys just do as much homework as you can. They look a little deficient, I do not know if you have used any nutrients. What are you growing in? Did I hear coco?

@MavAndy, then you def. check out my knowledge grow 😊

@@ShotGunBob, Thank you very much, so in your opinion, do they look ok? I thought the pinching on the stem was a sign of bad times 😞 we will defo check out your grows too 😊 we’re first time growers and new to this hobby and looking for advice 🍀

@MavAndy, LED'S are just cheaper to run. I have two tents. I have 2000w Vander Life duel spectrum which only draws just a little over 200 watts and in the other is a Mars Hydro TS 600 which draws 100watts from the wall. I have the a fan in each which equals 40watts, and exhaust carbon filter fans in each which draw 29 watts each. That power draw is hovering around the 400w mark for the entire two set ups. Average that at 0.17p per KW Being used for 20 hours a day 7 days a week, and that adds up to around £35-40 per month, which is reasonable, especially for an Auto grow, if that was a photo period plant it would be less per month as I wouldnt need to have my lights on for 20 hours a day. Now think of that in terms of actually 600w hps, which actually draws 600w then you have all the other electronic things that go with that. LED'S are the way forward but you need to get reputable ones from well known companies that have solid reviews. Hope this helps

@OrtySmorty, So should we keep the 2 healthier ones and germinate another GZ seed? Would she be ok to catch up? We have a hydroponics set up and a 400w and 600w hps lights, for a 1.2x1.2x2m tent, we’ve read a lot of info on this site regarding led lights, and we was curious about the difference, as we were given the lights from a friend and don’t have the money just now to spend a fortune upgrading them (I’ve seen a lot of people use red and blue lights) and mention EC? We’re so eager and excited to learn about growing and we learn new things everyday. How are your autos going? 🍀 thank you for any info, much appreciated! MavAndy

@MavAndy, always do you best at filling out the specs of your grow, light height, ph all that fun stuff it makes it easy for someone to help out when they have all the info 😁!!

@Hellishjam, Thank you very much, we have come across a couple of issues though, we will be regularly updating this page, so any advice would be greatly appreciated :)