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papa_shaman posted an update in the group
2 months agoAsk a Grow Question I’m gett’n ready to load coco in 1 and 3 gallon pots for the first time. Do I pack it in, put in loose, or somewhere in between?
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What Coco did you buy?
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@GuppyGirl I replied to you earlier. It didn’t post. I’m using Canna I got the bricks and the bag. So far, no big deal hydrating the bricks.
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@Papa_Shaman I put mine in loose and then watered. and it expanded and I had to pull it all back out. I would shred it and water to expand before putting into the pots you are planting in.
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I put mine in pretty loose. It packs itself quite well over time
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@RF440 Do you add as it shrinks down or kinda overfill to allow for said shrinkage?
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@Papa_Shaman I overfill. It goes down after the first watering. I transplant then water to run off. That’s where it stays for me.
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@RF440 I did 2, did exactly as you said it would. One looks good, the other I’ll have to add a little to it. I put a layer in packed it softly measured for the size of the solo cup, put in and surround root mass with more stuff. Took more water than I expected.
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Top watering will help compact it quickly. I put it in pretty heavy personally.
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@Casadelwhacko Do you add your plants after compacting it? I might be getting a little to technical here and overthinking, I’ve always used a peat coco mix with organic amends. first time using hydro nutes. So far I really like the manageability.
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@Papa_Shaman I add coco until it’s level with the top of the pot and then tamp it against the ground. I usually get an inch or so of drop. I’ll lightly pat and top it off level again, push my “form” into it for cup size and then I plop her in. I’ll dust around the edges and swivel the pot on center a few times to fling any extra out and then hit them with Recharge. I wait a couple of days and fold over another quart or so onto any exposed roots at that point. I use ebb and flow, apart from when k add Recharge, so that’s usually the last top off or tamp down I do. They do go in their new hole pretty tight, but I do bash the pot/bag around a bit on purpose to loosen before I set them.
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@Casadelwhacko Thank ya for the in depth response. I bet you have almost no transplant shock. I did basically that without the recharge dusting {will do that next time} They took about 3 hours to recover.
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Mine goes in kinda medium. I want the roots to be supported, but not crushed in any way. Watering does compact it a little. I put my clones in pretty deep. Watering in Recharge every 4 to 5 days, it slowly exposed more of the plant, a bit. I can’t really add Coco because I mix my nutrients into it directly, and they’re time released.
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@GuppyGirl you just growing in an open room like that?
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@frogslayer yes, not by choice.
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@GuppyGirl oh nice, it’s not that bad, less efficient on the lights but still fine with LEDs these days. How warm do you keep your room? Also nice carbon filter on the shelf! What do you use for circulation fans in the room?
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