Buffering Coco before use

[Cont3]

Hi all,

Been reading that its important to prepare and buffer coco before use. I get the part where you run tap water through it to get rid of the peat to clean the coco but I am reading that you have soak the pots in a solution of calmag for 8hours after. This is the part I cant get my head round, if my tap water has an EC of 0.4 then why would I need to soak the coco in a calmag solution.

Anyone able to help out an old fart understand the soaking period please.

[Kobz]

I've always used fresh from the bag, and never had a problem



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[Cannabug]

I'm the same as above cont3 mate. Fresh from the bag

[Cont3]

I'm the same as above cont3 mate. Fresh from the bag

Fresh from the bag you still dont drain the peat from the coco?

[Cannabug]

No mate.
Never read into it much tbh

[M_C]

What sort of coco (make) do you have?

[Cont3]

What sort of coco (make) do you have?

Hey MC I am using canna pro plus coco

[RASTA]

Hey MC I am using canna pro plus coco

Canna coco pro plus is good to go straight out the bag m8. The only thing I do when starting in a small pot is, before planting the seed with taproot showing. Is soak all the medium. Just enough till a wee bit of run off. With water containing 2ml per ltr of Rhizo only. And Phd to 5.8.



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[RASTA]

Then....once I pot up, I will again soak all the medium. With water feed they was on in the smaller pot. Then I will water a little bit as and when required. Gradually building up to enough that gives me run off

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[scoot]

I add calmag to the PH'd water to give the coco it's first soak these days after switching from HPS to LED.