Coconut Coir
New to hydro, setting up eb/flow, processing my own coconuts,[much work], shredding, washing, drying, soaking before using, how tight should it be packed in trough around plants?
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Yeah, indeed lotsa work, I did it too....
Just fill it in your buckets (or whatever) grabbing it with two hands. Do not compress or push it in tightly. I've used it in a "Dutch Bucket" (see picture) setup for a test. It's fine as a media, but decomposes over time. Well in case you use the whole choir and not the extracted fiber. It starts to screws-up your PH in about 6 weeks- 2 months. I am using it now in a mix with rice hulls and coarse Sand. Rice hulls do decompose much slower, and with the little amount of coconut choir, I am having no trouble with the PH. I get it for very cheap shredded (around 3 USD for 200 Liter), or whole (shopped off) choirs for free at the next local market, rice hulls for free at a nearby rice mill. Welcome to Thailand... http://chiangmai-thailand.com/images...o/hydroe01.jpg |
Using peat as growing medium
Hi there,
I have been using peat (coir) very successfully for growing seedlings. It is a lot cheaper than using rockwool. You can see some pictures here: EASY Home Hydroponics: Using peat to start seedlings |
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