Coco Coir Premium Potting Soil

[ScruffyBueno]

anybody ever start a seed in coco? Any info on this would be greatly appreciated. I have a couple of botanicare boss cubes and want to start from seed, never tried coco, more of a experiment for me. Thanks for reading!

[oliverwhinnett]

It's just coir, not some magical ingredient, despite what the clip implies. Coir is coir is coir. It usually comes from Shri Lanka and is shipped all the way over, making it less 'sustainable' than you would think. Leaf mould made from leaves in the garden which are free, is much better and truly sustainable!! It fulfills the same function, as a peat replacement.

[1982FMJ]

ive used coco coir for hand watering plants and found it can drain a little too fast and not absorb as much water and hold as much moisture as soil. I find the problem with it is the water just goes straight through it and it doesnt absorb enough moisture or hold enough plants liquid food in it. YOu really need to add vermiculite to it. also without a saucer under the pot it may not hold enough moisture and the water and plants food will just drain away. soil is better

[coirgreen]

Co co peat is a great potting mix....

[tigerone1970]

Just one question - what do you do to encourage rooting like that? (From 3:21 onwards.)

[SeverEnergia]

Honestly it seems like a lot of work. :p

[tigerone1970]

The nice thing about organics is that all the work is done up front. The rest is up to the microbes. I actually prefer it because there is very low maintenance. In theory you can just water the plants.

The thing about hydro, is that unless you get a computer (at least $200) to do the mixing for you, every time you water you have to mix the nutrients to the right ph and ec, or you can kill the plants.

With organics, you just take (R/O) water, add a little epsom salts, and that's it.

[posypusher]

even though this dude is my ex husband i cannot say enough good things about this soil. part of my divorce agreement stipulated an endless supply of this soil.

a girl has to look out for herself you know..........................­....

[tigerone1970]

Coco coir is a hydro medium. I think the ph has to be 5.8-6.0, and the nutrients are very specialized.

I hadn't heard of the use of organic fertilizers with coco coir, which is interesting.

[SeverEnergia]

I`m looking to grow tomatos in this, do I really need to use nutrients or would plain water work?

[tigerone1970]

That depends on whether you use mineral nutrients or organics.

In organics, the beneficial microbes and mycorrhizal fungi pre-digest otherwise unavailable natural sources of nutrients (bloodmeal, bonemeal, etc.) and excrete NPK in a form immediately usable by the plant. They also form a layer around the roots, protecting it from an incorrect medium PH, as well as root diseases.

The only downside is that you cannot use water with chlorine in it. Many utilitites put that in to disinfect.

[redicculus]

I don't typically watch ads, but this one caught my attention. This seems like great stuff!

[theknowbody]

You must be pretty proud of your Dad.

I've grown with Coir soil in the past, that I got in bricks. It was great stuff, and I think better for most house plants than peat moss based stuff. (I haven't tried it on any carnivores.) When it dries out, it is easy to re-wet.

But it's been hard to find it Southern California. Good luck. I hope you make it to our major gardening stores. I'd like to try it.

[L4UR3L]

YEAH SUPER PROUD

[L4UR3L]

this is my dad.