# How do I use this 100% coco **URL:** \ **Category:** Seedling\ **Tags:** indoor-grow\ **Created:** [January 30, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427 "2025-01-30T20:50:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jayjay504](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jayjay504/32/1112014_2.png) [@Jayjay504](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jayjay504)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/1 "2025-01-30T20:50:09Z")
So I was just in my local Dollar tree and seen these blocks of cocoa and picked one up. I never grew in Cocoa before but I have been curious about trying it but need to learn more about it. But first off I’m wondering how many of these blocks do I need for a decent plant? Like how many of these blocks would it take for a 3 gallon container? And does coco go in regular containers or only cocoa containers? Someone please fill me in on this ![IMG_20250130_144610_462](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/4/4/2/44262f9915e170596a8adecf7b34a6c02761e0b0.jpeg) ![IMG_20250130_144600_655](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/4/8/3/4830b6aecbddf1402e152df26430ba7954a4d227.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Borderryan22](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/borderryan22/32/1167090_2.png) [@Borderryan22](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Borderryan22)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/2 "2025-01-30T20:55:53Z")
> [@Jayjay504](#): > > many of these blocks would it take for a 3 gallon Too many. Your better off buying a block on Amazon. I use Coco Bliss. It’s like $20 and will expand to like 20 gallons. Those little bricks only expand to like a quart. > [@Jayjay504](#): > > only cocoa containers Fabric pots. Best for aeration and drainage. Coco has to be fed, not watered but fed, daily to run off. ---
**Author:** ![MidwestGuy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/midwestguy/32/914277_2.png) [@MidwestGuy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MidwestGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/3 "2025-01-30T20:56:04Z")
Check out cocoforcannabis dot com. It is a very reputable reference site. ---
**Author:** ![MidwestGuy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/midwestguy/32/914277_2.png) [@MidwestGuy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MidwestGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/4 "2025-01-30T20:56:41Z")
> [@Borderryan22](#): > > Fabric pots All solid stuff. I haven’t grown for over a year, but my next grow will be in coco and I’ve never grown in coco. It will be fun. I may grow next summer. I don’t have any trips planned and humidity is much easier to manage in the midwest summers. I’ll probably do concentrates for edibles. I need to figure out how to do dosing properly. ---
**Author:** ![Jaysittinback](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jaysittinback/32/1226511_2.png) [@Jaysittinback](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jaysittinback)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/5 "2025-01-30T21:00:01Z")
No advice but 4x3g is 12qt and 12÷2 is 6 pkg ---
**Author:** ![Borderryan22](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/borderryan22/32/1167090_2.png) [@Borderryan22](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Borderryan22)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/6 "2025-01-30T21:49:17Z")
> [@MidwestGuy](#): > > my next grow will be in coco and I’ve never grown in coco Boooooy oh boy are you in for a treat!!! I mean, end results aren’t totally different. But the difference in rate of growth. Incredible. I know you do one or very few plants, so hopefully you can find individual self watering bases. I can’t recommend them enough for coco in fabric. Any self watering system for coco really since it’s just constant feeding basically. ---
**Author:** ![Jayjay504](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jayjay504/32/1112014_2.png) [@Jayjay504](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jayjay504)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/7 "2025-01-30T22:49:38Z")
@Borderryan22 don’t people mix it with ffof? I currently grow nffof, tell me about the deal with mixing it ---
**Author:** ![Myfriendis410](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/myfriendis410/32/556067_2.png) [@Myfriendis410](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Myfriendis410)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/8 "2025-01-30T22:58:48Z")
Seed starter coco probably is milled to a smaller kernel which means it’s fine for starts but would not do well through an entire grow. It will likely compact over time; causing you trouble. Coco/perlite is what you want and you can get it pre-washed and bagged. You can mix with FFOF but would end up with FFHF. ---
**Author:** ![Jayjay504](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jayjay504/32/1112014_2.png) [@Jayjay504](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jayjay504)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/9 "2025-01-30T23:09:54Z")
@Myfriendis410 why would that make it happy frogwhy would that make it happy frog ---
**Author:** ![Poseidon1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/poseidon1/32/763851_2.png) [@Poseidon1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Poseidon1)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 12:32am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/10 "2025-01-31T00:32:44Z")
For me, the end result is definitely different from coco compared to soil and organics. Coco was fast, but soil and organics tasted alot better. ---
**Author:** ![Truetopath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/truetopath/32/1015080_2.png) [@Truetopath](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Truetopath)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/11 "2025-01-31T00:42:25Z")
Is that moldy at the top? Or what is that blueish green? Coco bliss on Amazon is your friend and cheap. ---
**Author:** ![Jaysittinback](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jaysittinback/32/1226511_2.png) [@Jaysittinback](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jaysittinback)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 12:53am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/12 "2025-01-31T00:53:56Z")
Hey @Jayjay504 something extra to make the soil loamy. High- peat moss soils can hold too much water and get muddy. Coco adds some nice texture. So some peat-based soils have a little coco. And some soil mix like FF coco loco depends more on coco. But its still soil mix ---
**Author:** ![Reed71](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/reed71/32/1199458_2.png) [@Reed71](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Reed71)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/13 "2025-01-31T14:05:31Z")
@Jayjay504 if your going to grow in coco i would suggest getting a top of the line ph meter a must my friend happy growing ---
**Author:** ![Jayjay504](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jayjay504/32/1112014_2.png) [@Jayjay504](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jayjay504)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/14 "2025-01-31T14:23:37Z")
@Truetopath damn I didn’t even notice that moldy looking stuff, I’m a check it out when I get home but I see what you’re talking about in the picture ---
**Author:** ![Myfriendis410](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/myfriendis410/32/556067_2.png) [@Myfriendis410](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Myfriendis410)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/15 "2025-01-31T17:17:38Z")
> [@Jayjay504](#): > > why would that make it happy frog FFOF with added coco IS FFHF. ---
**Author:** ![Jayjay504](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jayjay504/32/1112014_2.png) [@Jayjay504](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jayjay504)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/16 "2025-01-31T17:19:00Z")
@Myfriendis410 I thought Happy frog was just a weaker ffof. So what is Coco loco then?? ---
**Author:** ![Myfriendis410](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/myfriendis410/32/556067_2.png) [@Myfriendis410](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Myfriendis410)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/17 "2025-01-31T17:21:52Z")
> [@Jayjay504](#): > > Happy frog was just a weaker ffof Exactly! Coco Loco is a coco product with _very_ modest amounts of NPK. Not enough to rely on growing a plant in. You have to supplement if using. ---
**Author:** ![Bonjoyle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/bonjoyle/32/711825_2.png) [@Bonjoyle](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Bonjoyle)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/18 "2025-01-31T17:22:15Z")
Coco Loco is a hybrid. Soil and Coco Coir, about a 50/50 mix. ![Coco Loco](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/b/4/3/b43e704e31f2e2e62465e3a0ec37b2460663b373.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jayjay504](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jayjay504/32/1112014_2.png) [@Jayjay504](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jayjay504)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/19 "2025-01-31T17:27:49Z")
@Myfriendis410 see I’m trying to see if I was to just mix the ffof with the cocoa if it would stop me from having to feed Coco the way that you do. The reason being I don’t have any veg nutes, just tiger bloom for flower and I veg in ffof. And I’ve been wanting to see what Coco was all about so wondering if I was to mix the cocoa with the ffof if I would be able to get away without feeding because of the newts in the ffof ---
**Author:** ![Myfriendis410](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/myfriendis410/32/556067_2.png) [@Myfriendis410](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Myfriendis410)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427/20 "2025-01-31T18:18:44Z")
The short answer is ‘no’. If you don’t want to supplement, stay with the OF but plan on flowering nutes. [Next page](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-100-coco/117427.md?page=2)