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Dryback what is the percentage?

Willcee43
Willcee43started grow question 2d ago
Hi growers I'm trying to learn about drybacks and I intend to get a moisture meter to help me in this. I grow in coco with perlite 70/30. Can anyone tell me what percentage from fully watered to field capacity do I let it dry? Thank you
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HandsomeTerpz
HandsomeTerpzanswered grow question 1d ago
Hellooo, In coco/perlite 70/30 the dryback is more about steering the plant than hitting one fixed number. With your Bluelab Pulse you’ll quickly see that after full saturation (field capacity) the media usually sits around 60–70% moisture. A common practice is to let it dry back by about 30–50% of that value before re-irrigating, depending on the stage: Veg / early growth: keep it a bit wetter, 20–30% dryback, so roots can spread easily. Mid to late flower: push it further, 35–50% dryback, to get stronger oxygenation in the root zone and better generative steering. Just be careful not to let it get bone dry, because coco loses structure if it dries out too much. The sweet spot is to keep a rhythm where the media always re-saturates well, but the roots also get plenty of oxygen in between 👍Have Fun and happy Growing.
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KakalakaKid
KakalakaKidanswered grow question 1d ago
I have a blue lab, it's neat but a waist. Not to sound like a hick but use your finger, your eyes and plant sign. If you insist on using the blue lab, there are well-traveled instructions for saturating a pot, getting it to 100% water retention and then testing at first signs of dry back distress.
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John_Kramer
John_Krameranswered grow question 2d ago
It's not about dryback it's about drinking capacity exp: my plant was drinking 4.2L per week (0.6L every 24h) NOW i'm on 6/18 and it's starting to drink the same value but i'm a soil grower, ur numbers will be a lot more Light intencity, day hours and size of a pot are the core variables
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AsNoriu
AsNoriuanswered grow question 2d ago
You can water 4x a day in coco. Run off , right ph with adequate feeding. Think this is excessive.
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