Sup guys,
I'm setting up a new bed to try out a drip system in coco drain to waste.
when top feeding I've read that you should get 15 to 20% run off for best results.
How about dripping? I'm using some low volume emitters and on my testings I've found that with two emitters on each plant I get a drip of 30ml/min, my pots usually requires 2 liters to have runoff, this means that I should program my pump to come on for 1 hour to have run off.
I also read that drip systems are a nice way to do small multiple feedings throughout the day. However if I divide the 60min feed to 6x a day for example, I would get about 333ml per 10 min on , on this scenario I would never get run off.
To sum it up:
Drip Irrigation in coco, run-off necessary? or small multiple feedings are best ditching run off?
Drip Irrigation in coco, run-off necessary?
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You could do no runoff, but youd have to flush, or reset the medium with water regularly. Of the nutrients you put in there, a portion is absorbed by the plants, and the rest remains. The runoff is a way to leech out the excess nutrients.kunkgrow wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2017 2:16 amSup guys,
I'm setting up a new bed to try out a drip system in coco drain to waste.
when top feeding I've read that you should get 15 to 20% run off for best results.
How about dripping? I'm using some low volume emitters and on my testings I've found that with two emitters on each plant I get a drip of 30ml/min, my pots usually requires 2 liters to have runoff, this means that I should program my pump to come on for 1 hour to have run off.
I also read that drip systems are a nice way to do small multiple feedings throughout the day. However if I divide the 60min feed to 6x a day for example, I would get about 333ml per 10 min on , on this scenario I would never get run off.
To sum it up:
Drip Irrigation in coco, run-off necessary? or small multiple feedings are best ditching run off?
My buddy grows in a closet, and he used to water his plants in the sink every time he watered, so he didnt ruin the floor. Eventually he went to a recirculating hydro solution to cut down on the work. I guess what I'm saying is, if your trying to do a no-runoff system, there are other ways to get where you need to go.
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Not sure if anyone watches Vader from Ocean Grown - I like watching him with his plants.
He does a flood and drain/ebb and flow thing that I thought seemed like a great way to ensure the plant gets just what it wants/needs by letting it absorb water and nutrients from the bottom.
I know this is nothing new. But I do like the look of Vader's plants.
He does a flood and drain/ebb and flow thing that I thought seemed like a great way to ensure the plant gets just what it wants/needs by letting it absorb water and nutrients from the bottom.
I know this is nothing new. But I do like the look of Vader's plants.
You might wanna double-check anything you've read here...
As a fellow coco grower I'd like to suggest you look into watering with Blumat Tropf. They're sort of genius: they allow the plant to regulate its own watering schedule. And the plants love them. No need to have any run-off using them. I've had them scale up with a single plant from 0.2L/day all the way up to a 18L/day monster without me having to do anything, basically. Well, that's not entirely true: the main downside with Blumats is that approximately once a month for whatever reason I end up having a small flooding. (In the beginning I had two floodings in the first week, until I learned how to set it up, presumably I can do better now too.)