i'm a couple weeks away from my first harvest w/ cocoa. i have to say that i was VERY skeptical when i first started. now, i'm very pleased!! i too heard the horror stories about the cocoa and the watering issues. i mixed perlite w/ my cocoa and have 3gallon pots(w/ mesh on the bottom). the reason for mesh on the bottom is so my roots can grow into the cocoa mats i have under my pots w/ cocoa/perlite mix. they have done fantastic. i'll never use rockwool again!!!!!:dance: i never experienced probs w/ the cocoa staying soggy. it drains well enough for me to water them twice daily. ihave been meanin to write a cocoa report. i would reccomend it to anyone. i think the cocoa mats under the 3 galloners w/ cocoa is great!! the girls get so root-bound in the 3 gallon pots that they LOVE having somewhere to go. the mat is only maybe 1/2 inch thick. when i first got them i was so skeptical!! you think " this will never work" but it does. the roots grow out from the pot and under the mat and grow like crazy under the cocoa mats. i know i probably left some thing out so ask if you have any questtions. i'm also already excited at how much easier the cocoa is to discard than the rwool
slave2thagroov Reviewed by slave2thagroov on . Coconut Fiber. Hi all- I just germinated some seeds for a sort of test grow to see how successful I'll be when I actually have good seeds. I mixed some potting soil with compressed coconut fiber that I use to house my lizards. It's got some other shit in it, but I'm not really sure what. Does anyone know how well this will work? They seem to be growing very fast...much faster than the panama red that the damn squirrel outside ate...:mad: Rating: 5