feeding plain water in coco

Them don’t feed to runoff. Just give them enough to last to the next feeding. I’ve been doing it that way for months. As long as you flush well at the end you’ll be fine. I wouldn’t give your girls water without nutes.



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or separate cal mag and give that to them then alternate with feed. I would not give coco plain water even if ph'd unless drastic flush needed. Plants can live on nothing but cal mag for a few days in coco with no noticable affect, so it would also be fine for maintainence.

 

Always feed to substantial run off and never give plain water.

 

Coco doesn't hold nutes like soil - running plain water will possibly mess up the cation exchange capacity resulting in deficiencies.
If you need a scientist, then read how to grow in coco on this site www.cocoforcannabis.com. The author has a Phd and he can explain why not to use plain water better than me.

 

Interesting science, but I politely disagree and maybe I can learn something here. Not disputing the science, just the extent of it.

I ran out of compost, so I have house plants in just coco. I feed one day, then just water the next.

Now here's where I think the difference is going to be, none are under heavy vegetative growth right now. I have them at a slower go to save space until spring.

Anyhow, I haven't come across any deficiencies yet, only been a few weeks and first time in straight coco, but they seem to be just fine.

Perhaps since we usually push plants to the max in vegetative for obvious reasons, perhaps it's just that I'm not pushing these and that's why?

I also water to runoff with feed, just soak with plain water, very little runoff.

 

Thanks for the info Mick. I'm going to be doing some experiments with processed coco. (That is coco that has been processed by my African Nightcrawlers.) But it may get distilled water only.(plus secret ingredients I haven't discovered yet.)