The coco mat can help with a few things, one, helps keep a little moisture on the bottom of the table because some of the coco cubes can dry out fairly quickly, also it does give the roots something to grow down into which unlike the hydro rocks, will protect the roots from light and help to stop roots from clogging up any drain pipes. One thing i've notice from another grower is that with the 2 sizes of thickness which the mats usually come in, the thin one is as good as the thicker one and cheeper.
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BlueBear Reviewed by BlueBear on . starting over with new system Hey guys I'm new here and could use some ideas. On my last three crops(which were my first three) I used dutch trays with 1 gallon pots inside them about 4 a tray, which drained into a res and the nuts were pumped from the res to drip stakes. my medium I belive was hydroton(sp). That system was to large and cumbersome, time to start over. I searched around here and seen Latewoods pics of the tote set-up and this is basiclly what I'm going to do. When I see pics of systems this way they still Rating: 5