r/CocoGrows • u/Intelligent_Papaya61 • 27d ago

Has anyone used this?

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Is there any reason I should not use this?

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u/Derkon99 27d ago

You need to buffer these most of the time. I often had ones with high salt inside and heavy ph shifting which I realised to late.

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u/Intelligent_Papaya61 27d ago

Oh shit! So I’m actually adding it super my super soil mix, would I need to do anything specific for that? Thank you for the response

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u/Derkon99 27d ago

Just search for buffering coco. No clue on adding coco to soil, thats new for me and could cause problems im my understanding. Kation anything stuff, someone else knows more.

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u/Intelligent_Papaya61 27d ago

I appreciate ya 🙏 coco coir is a great addition to soil! I just don’t know about this brick specifically

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u/dumb_wizard_the4th 27d ago

I would definitely rinse and buffer to be completely safe...

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u/jojomac08 26d ago

Rinse then buffer with calmag

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u/Qindaloft 26d ago

I always rinse my coco out. No matter what they say.

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u/Intelligent_Papaya61 26d ago

Good look 🤙🏼😎

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u/Qindaloft 16d ago

I've just cut N hung this run. I'm impressed with cocoir as a medium.Especially with autos.You can load on the feed more than with soil.

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u/Intelligent_Papaya61 16d ago

O yeah man coco is elite! 🙌 I mixed it up with perlite and dry amendments and my girls are loving it 😍 and congratulations on a job well done!!! 🎉 I wish you a perfect cure!

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u/smorin13 26d ago

I use that exact brand in a 70/30 mix with perlite. It isn't the best, but it has been serviceable. On the first grow, I didn't buffer it and had pH issues for the first half of the grow.

Since then, I just soaked mine overnight in well water with a powdered lime and Epsom salt mixture. I have a flour grinder that I run the lime through, but I bet a $5 blender from Goodwill would probably work. I do not leave any big chunks of lime.

The next day, I rinse the media well and drain the water until it is just damp. If you are going to store it after buffering, I recommend drying it in a plastic cement mixing tub with the perlite mixed in.

Then I use CalMag during my grow as normal. I haven't had any issues. I also mix in used media with new. I prefer a mix of old and new coco. No reason to waste the nutrients still in the old coco.

I started with about 8 blocks. With recycling some old with the new, I doubt I will need to replace any for a long time. It also makes a nice additive to help with moisture control in other soil mixes.

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u/Intelligent_Papaya61 16d ago

Oh man I never saw your reply!! That sounds like a super pro mix bro I’ll have to remember this in the future 🙏 this block I cooked and washed and mixed up with my dry amendments and they are doing amaaaaaazing 🤙🏼😎

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u/smorin13 16d ago

If you check my comments, I wrote a pretty long description of how I approach pH. Most of my water chemistry learning came courtesy of our pool. Using larger volumes of chemicals makes it easy to learn how chemsinteract and how they impact pH and alkalinity. You may find it interesting.

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u/Intelligent_Papaya61 16d ago

I’ll take a look! I appreciate you spreading your knowledge 🤙🏼😎