The reason I went coco, day of harvest

[Just A Beginner]

We were a bit worried about repotting out babies into Coco, but it went so well, they are thriving wish we had used Coco on our first grow, can't wait to see the end result.

[Racerx]

mmm those first pics look yummy yum yum Bear Bear. Ive never tried Coco, always been curious. Sounds fun.

[dusto2k3]

Bluebear, back to the drip systems, do you have exp. with them. Would it be OK to use a .5gph or a 1gph emmitter and just comtrol the amout of water in 15min inrciments using a timer? or get a 1-10gph and adjust the flow on the emitter...the only reason is i plan on having 64 emitters and it would be hard to get them all the same.

[c of green]

hey bear did you get your name from a book?just saw it at borders...and it was about your neck of the woods.

[PharmaCan]

Bear - I just started my first grow about ten days ago. Total Noob - never grew before. The coco is fantastic! I bought three clones from an MMJ co-op and they are now up to about ten inches tall. I'm not quite sure how you count nodes LOL. One plant has 14 "sprouts" coming off the stem. Is that 14 nodes or seven?

Before I started the grow, I read eveything I could find on this site about growing in coco and the information here has been invaluable. It's really cool that the experienced growers take the time share their knowledge. Thank you, one and all!

Question: Bear - you said that the roots enjoy cool water. I thought I read that the water should be close to grow room temperature. How much cooler should the water be? My grow box gets up to about 82 F at the hottest part of the day. The water in my watering bucket is now 66 F. Is that too great a temperature difference? (I've been leaving a small watering bottle in the gow box so that it will be about the same temp as the plants.) I'm watering daily, so I'm wondering, if cool water is good for the roots/plants, should I water at the time of day when the box is at its hottest?

[dusto2k3]

Pharmacan, I aint Blue, but i grow in coco too. My rez sits at a constant 66-68 degress. I have tremendous growth. I know you dont have to woory about the temp really. I feed 4x day and i see no problems, only great shit.

[PharmaCan]

Pharmacan, I aint Blue, but i grow in coco too. My rez sits at a constant 66-68 degress. I have tremendous growth. I know you dont have to woory about the temp really. I feed 4x day and i see no problems, only great shit.

Thanks, Dusto. I'll start using the cooler water. Sometimes I think I'm on information overload - but I'll always remember advice from folks who grow buds the size of an oatmeal box.

[4x5]

"The fragrance of Afghanistan; Rewards a long day's toil" Fine Yield friend!

[dusto2k3]

Hal, you were one of my inspirations when I started the coco journey and I am glad you answered so many questions when I was the one asking. I will probably pick up some ripen when I run out of Clearex.
Personally I adjust my PH to 5.8/5.9 and it works, but Hal does differently and has great success so I imagine that either will do.
With drip temps, I don't believe that it is as detrimental as a full on hydro set up, but never the less, roots love cool water feedings even when in soil, but I would say that what ever temps you can get away with in soil can be workable in coco. Beyond that I can't say much, except for maybe one thing, one grower who helped to persuade me to try coco who is a mod on another board was converted him self when he went to his brother and laws house and saw his coco grown plants thriving in Australian temps while he himself was having a terrible battle with DWC.
Thanks for stopping in folks.
Adieu

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[PharmaCan]

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Actually, Dusto, that's what prompted me to ask the question in the first place. I was operating under the premise that the water was best if served at (grow) room temperature. Since my plants are thriving, I wanted to be certain before I made any changes.

"Cool water" can mean different things to different people, that's why I asked about the specific temps.