misterDeeby
In Bloom
^^i split this from the box store organics thread, so things would stay more organized.Sorry, I missed it. I don't grow in coco only, it is part of my organic super soil build, and also about 1/2 of my worm bedding build. I quit using peat as it is not really sustainable, and it breaks down too quickly. Coco coir has replaced peat and I like it better.
@Rozgreenburn so is it a simple swap, or do you reduce your liming agent (lime, shell, etc) to compensate for coir being a neutral substrate, vs acidic peat? as the coir decomposes/degrades, do you see a need to flush the sodium it releases, or is the amount inconsequential? do you need to dial back the K in flower, because of the breakdown issue?
I'm struggling with watering, as I'm used to DTW coir. a single drop of runoff, and i see signs of hypoxic roots within hours, and it's 24-36 hours before turgor is restored, and things aren't saggy and to be fully open, the initial mix only included the perlite the factory added to the sunshine#4. my new mix incorporates an additional ≈10-15% perlite. in the mean time, I've learned to balance the water given to not saturate the media, and to move my wet spot around the root zone. this is working beautifully, but I'd like something less..... i don't know..... temperamental?
it's easy to find naysayers for organics in coir, but it seems some Canadian guy (mr canuck?) is the only person championing coir and organics. it's often started the coir won't support microbial and fungal life. which is funny, as i grew a 3" dia bracket fungi in a godbud mother bucket that was well over 2 years old.
where can i start getting real info about living coir? no naysayers, no trolls.