I'm confused how is canna base (A&B) any less salty than kool bloom? It's been about 5 years that I've flushed with plain water, I think I stopped ph'ing it around 3 years ago. I went back to plain water and a consistent feed all the way through because it's simple and has the exact same results. That way you were counteracting any buildup in the soil while not having to waste as much food or water with runoff. I've always flushed this way, when I was getting fancy with it I was starting at about 1.8 ec in week 1, increasing to 2.2 ec by the end of week 3, and then gradually decreasing the feed a few points every week until by week 8 you were basically flushing. I've found with consistent 850 ppm feedings it takes about 10 days for the plant to use any excess nutrients tied up in the media. If I do use organics it's usually dry amendments but I personally don't do too much organic gardening in coco anymore (way easier to just use soil if you want to do organic)Īnd as far as flushing, I'm not neccessarily trying to "flush out salts", I don't water to runoff while flushing so it's more just forcing the plant to start searching for food and using what's in the pot. I like the zero bullshit approach and tend to keep it as simple as possible. Thank you - to clarify I'm almost always talking about pure salts, I don't use bottled nutrients or 50/50 hybrid formulas. Once a plant droops in coco I expect problems from it at some point down the road.Īs far as ph'ing the flush water, I've never really done that, but then again I pay attention to water quality like crazy and don't grow in areas where the water may be a problem. Let a plant dry out a little and find the balance between dry and too dry - you'll see there's a point when the plant starts to look confused and that's about as far as I'd push it in coco. Letting coco dry to the point where the plants droop is not good to do consistently - especially with heavy salt feeds. Canna is a great standalone product def a quality bottled nute.Īs far as the flush, I let it dry out as much as I am comfortable - every room is different and thus plants can react different to a dry coco pot, but I'll generally wait until the top is bone-dry and it's light brown an inch or two down (not dark). That was usually perfect for me - if I added anything it was either MKP or monster bloom at 1 tbsp/50 gal. With canna A+B I was usually going with 10-12 ml a gal, that comes out t0 800-900 ppm nutrients.
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