Hello my friend
No defolliation is no longer necessary at this stage and you do not have N deficiency
The pH of your water is not good
Regarding watering, as explained above, the substrate being inert it will apply fertilizer at each watering, taking care to measure the pH and EC of the nutrient solution.
EC or Electro Conductivity is the amount of fertilizer or mineral salts present in an aqueous solution,it will be adjusted according to the needs of the plants according to their stage of development. The pH is the measure used to define whether a water is basic or acidic, the pH scale is 0.0 to 14.0.
For the cultivation of coconut fiber it is advisable to maintain a pH between 5.5 and 6.3, depending on the phase of development of plants we will approach more than one value or the other. Generally the ideal PH in growth is 5.8, and 6.0 for the flowering, being able to slightly vary the PH so that all the different nutrients are assimilable by the plants.
Fertilizers must be adapted to this substrate, chelated fertilizers will be preferred because of their high absorption by plants, more efficient and fast. There are many manufacturers who create fertilizers specifically for coconut, which offers a wide choice of increasingly refined product lines specialized in this type of hydroponics.
It is important to underline that at the present time, there are both mineral and organic fertilizers for coconut cultivation.
That's why I recommend you the range of BioTabs fertilizers, designed to be used in soil but also with coconut fibers, is thus an ideal alternative to transform the coco, inert, into a rich and alive substratum, that it will be enough to water with the Clear water without adjusting the pH, the micro life and the beneficial bacteria balancing the acidity levels and assuring the assimilation of the different available nutrients.
May the force be with you 💪