Coco Coir Premium Potting Soil

Coco Coir Premium Potting Soil. Scott Titus.

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[L4UR3L]

this is my dad.

[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.)

[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.

[SeverEnergia]

Honestly it seems like a lot of work. :p

[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.

[SeverEnergia]

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

[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..........................­....