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Is there an NPK ratio on the back of the bag by chance? Im really not familiar with amended coco, but i know the youtuber Mr Canucks Grows used coco with organic dry amendments. Definitely check a couple of his vids out if it ends up having a good amount of nutrients in the coco. If the ratio is super low Id probably just measure runoff and feed accordingly

 

Preferably nothing (0-0-0) then you feed every watering. Amended coco is a different ballpark really and im unfamiliar with it experience wise. If it does have nutes it will say like 4-4-5 or something like that. a low ratio would be like 1-1-2 or 2-2-2 etc. higher ratios are like GH liquid nutes which some are like 4-4-0 or similar. those are just examples though and it might tell you in percentages

 

After looking at it online i don't see anything that says that it has nutrients in it. Id take some in a pot and test the runoff water. What the ppm/ph is compared to what you put in. if its super high then put a few gallons of ph'd water through with cal mag in it. then do the soak (5.8-6.0ph) and let the coco soak in it for 24hr before planting just to get the cation exchange correct. (basically what allows the coco to hold onto nutrients)

 

Ideally youre going to want to do a DTW coco set up. Drain to waste, watering until 20-30% runoff feeding every time you water. Amended coco is basically like growing in soil and defeats the purpose of being able to feed multiple times a day imo. You cannot overwater in coco, for the most part.

 

I've used Mother Earth coco before and found it to be a quality product.

 

Is it buffered already?

 

It would say so on the bag I would imagine. I don't know how you could tell otherwise. Here's a link on how to buffer your coco . It's a all around good site for what you're about to get into.
I didn't understand what I was getting into when I started. Lol
There is also pland for a diy automatic watering system on the same site.
Which is nice to have in coco.

How to Prepare and Buffer Coco Coir

If you want to go deeper into the coco rabbit hole then you can go here alot of it is pretty dense but I prefer the Canna science
Growing information for cultivating | CANNA Gardening USA

 

I would think that it was especially with the perlite being mixed in already.

 

You are supposed to water coco to runoff everytime. I start in 1/2 gallon then on to the final. Because of this .
But truthfully I've gotten away with it
before