Massproducer's Coco buckets

[Dozingoffaroundthecorner]

Mass P this is one of the most helpful threads I have read on here.

Coco reminds me of hemp a lot. I wonder if it is possible to grow in a hemp medium with the same consistency.

 

[godspeedsuckah]

When cloning, can I clone in rockwool and then transplant right into the coco coir?

 

[massproducer]

Yup you sure can, or you can just fill up a plastic cup with coco and clone in those and then transplant into coco buckets, but rockwool is fine

When cloning, can I clone in rockwool and then transplant right into the coco coir?

 

[massproducer]

I am not quite sure of all of the properties of hemp as a medium but i will have to look into that for sure.

Thanks

Mass P this is one of the most helpful threads I have read on here.

Coco reminds me of hemp a lot. I wonder if it is possible to grow in a hemp medium with the same consistency.

 

[godspeedsuckah]

I am trying your method with this grow I am starting now. Once my room is finished I will do it. MY plan was to keep the 2 mothers in 5 gal pails. When I am ready to flower (Northern Lights and Aurora Indica) do you think I would be better off with a 3 gallon pail? Actually, after harvest I could replant my next clone right into that 5 gallon pail I flower with couldn't I? I was also wondering if I need to use distilled or RO water with this method. I have hard water, or can I check my ec reading on my water and use it if the reading isnt to high?

 

[godspeedsuckah]

I just called my local garden center and they can get 3.5 cubic feet of coco peat (he says its the same thing) for $12.95. Is it the same?

 

[massproducer]

coco peat is basically the same thing, except that the peat is a courser grade that may include things like coco chips, while coco coir is very fine. Coco peat has basically a similar texture to peat moss, but still has all of the wonderful properties of coco coir.

I would go with the 5 gallon if you are going to be flowering a well established plant like a mother, because your roots are going to expand in unexpected ways and you do not want them to be limited by the space they have.

You do not have to use RO or distilled water but i would recommend letting all of the chlorine evaporate for 24 hours before mixing nutes and feeding your plants. Depending on how hard your water is, it may not be a problem at all because coco acts as a buffer but actually requires a bit more calcium in order to fully buffer and release nutes, so if your water is hard with calcium, which most hard water is because of the limestone located deep in the earth, then it may actually be benefical. Just make sure that you watch your plants for any signs of lockout or deficiency, and remember that the first places to look in coco are N, MG and Calcium, then you'll be fine.

 

[godspeedsuckah]

I am going tonight to get the coco peat and I will also get a few bricks of coir to mix it. I can't wait, this will be fun. I was reading that with coco coir you can maintain a plant for a few years without the need to repot. Do you believe that mass? The reason why I ask is because with your method I think I could re-veg a plant a few times before I need to start over again. What are your thoughts?

 

[godspeedsuckah]

I am going to drive you crazy massp. Besides the above question, are fox farm nutes safe to use with coco?

 

[docfishwrinkle]

I am going to drive you crazy massp. Besides the above question, are fox farm nutes safe to use with coco?

im in day 5 of conversion & plants have gone from nute burned & flushed out looking from month of plain h2o to nice greener plants. theyre not as green as should be but definate improvement. will show lil of **** later. sorry the answer to your question is yes. at least im positive on your liquids, not sure on granulars. mass p?

 

[massproducer]

yup fox farm nutes work great with coco, most things work wonderful with coco, as long as you remember the areas that could give you problems, and have a solution to those problems before they occur. So the is N, MG, and calcium

As long as you have enough root space in your bucket then not repotting and revegging would work wonderfully in coco, I would just say make sure that you have enough root space because the roots are going to grow, a lot and fast.

 

[gmo]

I can hardly wait to try this mass. Hopefully next go round I can get this thing setup. Your buds are looking really good, that sativa purp looks amazing. Keep it up, and thanks for the great tutorial.

 

[massproducer]

So here we are on the best day of the year...harvest day! Well because I do a type of prepetual harvest, i usually harvest a plant or 2 every 2-3 weeks, this time I only have 1 plant to harvest but I have been waiting to harvest this plant for weeks, it is my mendo purps, sat dom.

Let the show begin

 

[massproducer]

Shall we continue?

 

[massproducer]

Keep it going
for some reason I can only upload 3 pictures at a time now?

 

[massproducer]

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[massproducer]

Alright here is the last of this set

 

[docfishwrinkle]

well its been 7 days since given coco a go, & im pretty impressed how well sick plants snapped back from ph shock. ive been topping & trimming brown leaves to try & get a even canopy. once is achieved will flip. im scared i only have 16" to light. with these buckets growth is amazing! i know my roots are in res. cause past 4 days ive gained 8" of new growth on some of lower branches!:holysheep: think im going to have to shackle these lil girls down. im hoping 2 get couple oz per plant. do you think this is a good guess? planning on flipping by saturday.

 

[massproducer]

They look fantanstic Doc, i am very happy for ya, but even happier that someone else now can experience the power of these buckets, they truly are great, thats the reason I felt compelled to post this thread.

by the looks of things as long as you lighting can support them, then yes a couple of oz per, is definiately in reach... a little advice, be prepared for the stretch because you are going to have some monsters on your hands. As you said, be prepared for some heavy bondage, but wow I am very impressed.

So in your first week, what is your overall feeling of my bucket design?

 

[massproducer]

by the way...Doc and I are still looking for converts :hubba: