How to Water Coco Coir, When to Water - Small & Large Pots 

Thanks bro, this helped a lot. I have been thinking I was overwatering for quite some time. Definitely realizing I have been doing the opposite.

I grow in 2 gallon pots, & I water 3x per day. First time I’ve used coco coir, after 30 years using expanded clay balls. I had issues early & the plants looked as though they were overwatered. I held off watering but there was no change in the stunted growth. I saw a guy on RU-vid suggesting “it’s impossible to drown a Cannibus plant or DWC wouldn’t work.” It made sense, & so I began watering them until runoff, & the plants responded immediately. Water them often, don’t allow the water in the pot to go stagnant. Plants draw all the oxygen they need from freshly introduced nutrient mix. Absolutely recommend running air stones & H2O2 is also a huge benefit when using coco coir

I should've picked my plants up more. I got lazy cause I had too many solo cups lol and ended up overwatering in coco.. lesson learned. Really good tip about check their weight bro!

This dude 😂 I love it “you know what go ahead and water it” me when I tell people this is not recommended professionally but this is how I do things lol.

Thanks gang I been using cocoa and treating it as it’s soil because I didn’t wanna drown it. I’m seeing great results now thank you

Really helpful mate appreciate it.

According to science, both coco-substrate and -nutrient producers + the best legal growers in the world, it is best and meant to be to keep coco moist via high frequency irrigation running an irrigation system/pumps/drippers/blumats etc.. Coco is a HYDROPONIC SUBSTRATE which has to be handeld like one. You can hand water coco (frequently) but it's not the real deal. Usually you would go for small to medium sized pots that are fully and well rooted. Bigger pots are possible too, but you have to transplant the plants as often as required (to be fully rooted), also running an irrigation system for optimum coco results. Whenever using coco, make sure your pots are fully rooted with healthy, lush and white roots. U do water coco until runoff at least once a day and in summary at least twice a day (one with runoff, one without), where a single irrigation takes place for i.e. half an hour (dripping), sometimes even longer. Some growers even irrigate until runoff multiple times a day. Fully rooted pots + the physical abilitys of the Coco makes all of this possible without running into issues. And always make sure your coco is or has been flushed and pre charged (for those who don't know yet u better look that up). You're welcome.

love your videos can you please tell me what brand of coco you use and is it buffered thanks

So would you save it’s safe to water coco every other day?

You can also purchase a Moisture meter for about $10. It is hard to overwater Coco. It is used in Hydro so it has to hold a lot of air. Hand watering Coco is actually a Hydro Grow because Coco is an inert medium and all the nutrients come from the feed.

Do u have to put perlight in your coco ? Or can u just do with out

Just wilted my plant in a coco experiment bounced back quickly thank you

I find just sticking my finger in it works also. if the first one to two inches are dry you need to water it. Also I find putting enough water so you need water every other day has worked for me.

Hey, I need some help. Will basils grow better since I used 1/8 pumice for one part of that potting mix which have coco coir and just a thin layer of worm casting(It have kelp and volcano dust in it, so i dont put too much of it so i avoid burning the roots?) My basils have sprouted but I'm not sure if I'm watering them right. I'm using a 6in drainage pot. I have water until I see little water in the drainage, then I wait daily to water again. I'm not sure if coco coir should be wet or moist but it seems heavier than before but had got a little lighter when I waited a day. I hope you can help me with your pro tips because I don't wanna drown the plants since coco retains so much moisture as said and idk if the amount of pumice was right because it takes a few times to lightly water it to see it drain down a little.

What tent tray is that it almost looks like it takes runoff to a drain spot

Nice video man!

Gonna be referencing this video when I make the switch for sure.

I'm new to this as well. So first time around totally saturate and flood the plant essentially from what I'm hearing. Then after that, you want to have a slow rate of dispersing the water and nutrients in the plant until it just barely starts trickling out down below that's it. At least that's what I've heard.

how are these platic-net things called your pots are standing on? (were can i find it)

Are we watering till run off in 5 gallon pots. Seems like alot of water if the plant isn't big size yet

Cheers my brother one love

You said not different than watering in soil, like from dry to waste, what important we need to know is irrigation schedule or auto watering set up of your, coco diffent from soil because it need to watering often, and how much is often for a day?

So you want the soil to nearly completely dry out before you water again? My fox farms coco loco suggest watering every 2-3 days. I am starting out every 3 days then I plan to switch to every other day. I am just worried that the soil in the middle isn't drying out completely before I am adding more water every 3 days. I am using 3 gal fabric pots btw. Thanks

hey tri love ur work, what are those things called where you stand you fabric pots on

I water every 3/4 days in coco if I watered every day like some people saying I. The comments my plant will look very over watered even though roots still growing cause of the better oxygen you get with coco but you can still very much over water in coco 😃 happy growing

idk i've discovered coco coir has a wicking a effect, where as i saturated the medium for my potatoes, and the medium has been moist for over a month now, the water level is finally below the holes in the plastic tub i've placed the container in and i haven't experienced this when growing potatoes. potatoes probably don't use as much water as weed does though, and i haven't experienced dry coco coir for awhile. i do know they are nutrient hungry, but i may have underestimated how much.

I just got mother's earth coco with Perlite! Do I need to add more Perlite or leave it alone? Thanks for your knowledge and advice 👍 peace ✌️ ☮️

@Tri-State Trichomes , bro mix by plagron cocos/perlite 70/30 its good? 1)Is there anything to add? 2) in the same mix (coconut + perlite) can I germinate seeds? 3) What is the best fertilizer? Thank so much

I have coco but I don't want to check in and water every day... what is the best amendment?

Yep I agree 100%

I am new to coco, always used soil in bags in the past, just about to start my 1st 2 pots grow in coco. So from watching the video and reading the comments below. 1. Everytime I water the pots I should add nutrients? 2. I add water till it starts flowing out of the bottom of the bag? 3. I should water everyday? Is this correct? I am now using ten gallon cloth bags instead of 10 gallon plastic bags.

i soak my coco/pearlite every 2 days big runoff. 7 gallons in flower gets 4 gallons of nutes every 2 days. veg is about every 3 days, unless rootbound and in need of transplant then its every day feed. my strains can take super agressive feeds tho.

Not too sure if i'll get an answer but here goes: I'm growing pepper plants, and i don't have a fancy calmag bottle but instead used lime and epsum salt in my coco noir. Used around 5grams of lime and 2 grams of epsum salt per 10 liter of coco. I have no idea what EC i'm supposed to be running on these plants so i'm just making sure the feed at least has a ph below 6.5 (my tap water is.8.3) with fertilizer i have an EC of around 1.8. i feed it once every couple of days with some run-off. Anything i should change? Also how often do i need to give lime (calcium) and epsum salt (magnesium)? And how often do i need to water normally without any feed? Wish there was a book about something like this. Sorry if i sound like an amateur, i am. Thanks in advance.

Thumbs up!

Have you ever thought of using a moisture meter?.

Is that 70/30 mix

Thanks for grait video

I've been liking watering my plants in good and slow. I'll give them a good shot of water and move on to the next until I get all the way back around to the plant I started watering. Before I start watering (2nd pass) again I like to give the pots a good lift like you mentioned and I can usually tell by weight if I'll need more or less on the 2nd time around watering. Plant size and genetics will definitely play a role in watering more or less. Are you strictly using Mills/Athena this run? or are you adding anything like microbes or anything else? Great content dude really like your video's keep it up!

How much Canna a&b for week 2 from seed? I used 1ml per litre and calmag 5 ml per litre in a 10 litre drum at 20degs. Pots not drying quick enough under SF1000evo but not too bad. Its only 21 to 22degs under it on full.

Well..I've listened, and watched the video...read the comments also....so I guess underwatering it is ...that's the culprit in my case. But yes...over watering is a fear. And to those who water daily....what size container? Cause if you water til run off each time Ive had dice game luck with that

Everyone says you can't over water in coco but I've had root rot in all my plants the last 2 grows and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong..

So water with nutes everyday/feed

Respect ! So , im in mid veg stage and I'm first time growing in Coco ! From a week now my girls making claws , TACO up and down , and the big fan leaves twisting from the stems 180 degrees ! Can anyone tell me the reason ?? I was thinking is from the lights so I put them 120 cm high - nothing changed ! I lower them to 50 % - again nothing changed ! I stopped feed them for 2 days - again getting worse ! I skipped one day of watering - still worse ! Please guys tell me especially for this sign of twisting the big fan leaves 180 degrees ( I think happened after watering but not sure ) : (

Coco way to grow yo.

They are way cheaper in hydro shop, can get for about half the price you said on the power si and the mills

I feed everyday . Drain to waste.. never had an issue

If I do what you say ... Maybe I get rootrot and fungs gnat ?!

I grow in coco and is it true that I need to water them every day ?

I just look for the leaf sag now lol.

You can water coco every day Most important things are correct PH and correct EC for the stage the plant is in The other important thing is to make sure at least 20% of the water you USe runs off Letting Coco cycle through wet and dry will work BUT better results will be achieved by daily watering with correct PH, EC and a 20% run of (too waste) to bring medium up to optimal

Get a meter cause the roots will make it heavy as it grows so hard to know is it water or roots.. meters are 12 bucks

You water when plants show to be thirsty. You don't want to overwater them. If they wilt then after watering will perk up, but if you overwater then will slow growth and might hurt them. Coco coir can hold tons of water like a sponge so watch out. Especially if plants are younger and less developed. Anyways coco coir is not much different than peat moss, both are soil less.

I use a sensor in my medium

I use a moisture meter lol

My coco is way darker than this, I think I need to give more time between feeding

I have to respectively disagree to a degree. I water coco daily for a few reasons. The ph of a healthy root zone will rise, and could rise out of range. The roots want that O2 injection, as well as certain nutrients daily. Coco holds 10 times the O2 as soil, andvwhen watered at 67 degrees f, the RZ is receiving 10's the O2 as the nutrient solution would if fed at 77f. The only time I won't feed everyday everyday, is after upotting, as coco can be overwateres until the roots are developed

According to Coco for Cannabis you're not supposed to let it get less than 90% saturated and should water multiple times per day in flower and get 10-20% runoff each time I guess there are more ways of doing it.

Whats your favorite coco?

Why would you let your coco dry back??? This doesn't make sense coco you can keep saturated, and still get air to the roots. You are causing your coco to have high ec you need to furtigate it alot more than soil every day of the week. If you keep it saturated it will go alot better.

Respectfully, lifting pots everyday is a lot of work, but I believe w time the grower will learn his environment(heat, humidity and watering cycle) after a while it will be second nature. Now approach correct but exhausting...

never let coco dry, water everyday and produce runoff, thats it

Keep a dummy pot with your medium in it without a plant and use it to compare throughout your run.

I water everyday in Coco even started from ceilings The key is to have small pots I start them off in little cups then I put them in medium sized cups then I put them in one gallon from 1 gallons I stay in three run off every day I keep the PPM somewhat's low in the beginning then every week I go up little by little never had a problem and explosive growth night and day anybody has a question just ask I love to help growers I'm using Flora flex the way I do it it's just like hydro no difference it's a pain in the butt to empty all the trays though but I'm going to set up a flood table in a water system I'll be good as gold My last thing I want to say when I was growing in soil used to take me a month to see Roots come out the bottom of the cup two and a half weeks maybe two Bruce are coming out the bottom of the cup

Coco should be watered daily. If you're not watering coco daily then you're not doing it right. I'm in a 5 gallon pot and I feed every day in the morning 2 liters. I used to do 1 but now she needs 2. I always feed too unless my ppm runoff comes out higher than what I put in. You don't pick up your pot every day you simply water every day period. And push lots of calmag. Coco will absorb calmag like crazy and led lights also burn thru it. Your coco should be 90 to 100 percent saturated at all times.

Coco should be viewed as semi hydro....it's best kept moist and not left to dry in the traditional feed and starve way. Imagine you have loaded your pots, with you fresh bag of coco, and it's in the bath in a 16l pot. It has some moisture from being in a sealed bag, so well call that level one moister. You put 8L through it to buffer. so it's saturated but draining on a baking tray....after about 20 minutes, it stops dripping. what you have left is level five moisture level. Coco should be kept at level two and above, so I good watering will taking it to level 3-4 .... level 3 is optimum Best way of Judging Moisture, Is use a wooden Kebab stick. Push to bottom of pot and pull out again. Then feel the stick for the moisture level...I touch my lip with it for a finer reading.

Damn half of this video is explaining how to lift the pot 😅

how much perlite do u put and why?

your supposed to water coco daily to a 10 percent runoff coco does not have the same cation exchange that soil does so it is needed watering daily but if not every other day for sure i have acheived 22 oz plants watering every other day and tie down your plants as soo as they start growing verticle for quantitys of bud

Why is it these RU-vid gurus are so smart they know better than the creators. Even on the packet of all the coco iv used says high irrigation , treat coco as hydro , only have a 5% dry back . But I’m sure this home grower with 5 plants knows better lol . Come back to me when you’ve grown perpetual 1000 plant crops year after year . I water 6 times a day , mass yields , you won’t get fukn wilting in coco from over watering this guy knows nothing .