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 antimatt3r
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 home-made coco substrate 
#552354 - 05/01/11 03:11 PM (13 years, 10 months ago) |
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coco is like 25 a bag at the hydro store seems ridiculous, wondering if its acceptable to make my own substrate from compressed coco bricks, vermiculite and perlite?
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antimatt3r
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Re: home-made coco substrate [Re: antimatt3r]
#552413 - 05/01/11 06:14 PM (13 years, 10 months ago) |
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also wondering how long one can store this mixture without it getting moldy or going bad for example making a shitload at first and using it for seedlings then saving the rest until transplant time?
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Re: home-made coco substrate [Re: antimatt3r]
#552433 - 05/01/11 07:46 PM (13 years, 10 months ago) |
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Dry coir will not mold or go bad. Wet coir can, and will especially with nutrient. Yes blocks work fine. I was really hopeing to here you were composting your own coconut husks, maybe somebody will try this one day.
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antimatt3r
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Re: home-made coco substrate [Re: Flying_Dog]
#552539 - 05/02/11 06:58 AM (13 years, 10 months ago) |
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wondering if the blocks from the pet store are gonna be different than the ones at the garden center
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Flying_Dog
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Re: home-made coco substrate [Re: antimatt3r]
#553309 - 05/05/11 03:41 PM (13 years, 10 months ago) |
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They are the same, maybe a touch more fiber then coir. Also I have heard the salt content maybe higher but I havent noticed that with mushies, and they are more sensitive to salts then plants.
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