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EthosMultipassMemberRovairok
EthosMultipassMemberRovairokstarted grow question 5 years ago
a bag of coco loco says its 50 to 80% coco fibers now i mixed that standeed sized bad 2.5 feet with a 5 kg block of coco tek coir and about 1.5 pounds of perlite so what is this mix coco? or soil? help please rookie move now im not sure how to treat this medium or what to feed it
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OutForReal
OutForRealanswered grow question 5 years ago
You have a Coco/perlite mix , if your original coco mix contains between 50 to 80% of coco fibers it should contain 50 to 20% of coco coir , to me their is a difference between fibers and coirs but both are coco ( I am using the fibers from local caribbean coconuts to improve my soil while I am using the coir to stricly grow cannabis ) so when you add 0.6 kg ( 1.5 pounds ) of perlite then you only add more "soiless" medium. So no soil but mostly coco in your case. In coco to correctly feed you will have to bring Calcium and magnesium ( cal/mag) with every watering because coco medium is cal/mag free . Your feeding schedule will also be different from a soil schedule , maybe similar or close to an hydro schedule because the Ec /ppm level are higher in coco and hydro than in soil. Last thing and the most important is the Ph of the medium , it should be 5.8PH ( the sweet spot ) even if you can start at 5.5 and slowly increase to 5.8 then 6.0 or 6.2 but it's better to stick to the 5.8 ph sweet spot if you are a begennier to keep it simple , and you will have to double check the ph , as you need to check your watering solution PH BUT ALSO the water runoff PH ( and ppm ) to see if there is a difference between the input and the outpout and do a PH fluctuation : if the output PH is different then correct the input ( for exemple if your output is 5.7 then watter with a 5.9 ph input to get back to 5.8 )
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pepitogrillo
pepitogrilloanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hey @Rovairok! Since you are not using any kind of soil keep it like it would be 100% coco coir. Just be aware of the watering schedule since the perlite is going to hold back less water. Remember to add fertilizers on each watering and control PH/EC. Good luck! They look healthy to me!
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Athos
Athosanswered grow question 5 years ago
Both coco and perlite are inert media, so treat it as you would regular coco. The added perlite will make it more aireated and reduce its ability to hold onto water a bit.
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