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Finishing buffering
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Finishing buffering
Just rinsed and soaked my coco in a 150% cal-mag solution for 8 hours twice. I have my first clone i got from a dispensary and a 2x2x4 lights 6 inch fan, inline fan, and a humitfyer keeping a steady 0.8-0.9 VPD 73°-82°F. Habe had her for almost 2 and a half weeks now.
Here’s my problem about 10 days ago I transplanted into a 5 gallon with un buffered un rinsed coco ( rookie mistake I know now) I also made the mistake of watering with a spray bottle that had a solution of Vivsuns Base A and Base B nutrients everyday (second mistake). Within days, they showed signs of too much nitrogen (claw leafs). I started frantically researching on YouTube and reddit, but I also panicked and put her into a small pot as her roots were still just around the root cube and flushed out her cube with distilled water. This pot is maybe slightly bigger than a solo cup. I’ll say she’s doing much better and most of her leaves have recovered and she is producing newer ones as well.
My question is now that I’ve soaked and prepared my medium, what’s the best way to proceed with putting her in a 5 gal. Just a FYI, a 5 gal is the only sizes I have. As for nutrients on hand, I have a Vivosun Base A 4-0-1, Base B 1-4-2, Real Growers Recharge, and the Cal-Mag 2-0-0 that the coco is done buffering in and ready to be drained. Does it need to be rinsed again, or do I let it dry out some on its own.
Thanks in advance for any help found this group on YouTube!
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You don’t need to rinse it or let it dry. Keep coco wet, dont let it dry all the way out. I would transplant into the new cocoa and mix a half strength dose of nutes and recharge, then leave it alone. It needs time to recover and the more you mess with it, the more stress. I’m not familiar with the nutes, but they should have a feed schedule. It wants to grow, you just have to let it.
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This reply was modified 2 weeks, 6 days ago by getinthepool27. Reason: B
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@supermario
this is your answer here for anything you’d need to know for growing in coco. And just a heads up, maybe think of an automatic watering system. High frequency-low volume fertigation can be a pain in the ass for even just a couple plants at a time. There’s a guide for making an automatic watering system on that website too.
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Wait until it’s recovered and healthy again. They can stay in small containers for a long time and there’s more room for the roots to grow in coco compared to soil. Once the coco you buffered isn’t soaking wet, needs to be a little wet but not dripping then you can put some water in it to get some run-off and measure it. Make sure the pH isn’t way off or the EC really high. Then transplant once you know the coco is good and the plant has recovered.
I’ve never buffered my coco with cal-mag though. I supplement with cal-mag at 3ml/gallon. Between that and my nutrients, it’s always been enough.
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