SmokeyThaBear07

i jus had some coco coir layin around, its reptile bedding, it comes in a dry brick when when you soak it in water it expands hella and looks just like dirt. im tryin this as an experiment, and i added some perlite to a couple of them, to see different results, ive tried just straight perlite and had ok results but a couple few days to germ. im tryin to go hydro kinda like the hempy buckets but with this coco coir instead of vermiculite cuz its cheaper and easier to get. im hopein for better results with this new way im tryin. if anyone else has trid this let me know. ill keep my results posted

giantwang

Yeah man I grow in coco w/ about 15% perlite added...but in a hempy application it might not be the best because of the need for runoff to prevent salt build up. They even make mj nutes specific for coco. I use regular hydro nutes (techniflora), and it works just fine. You can check out my journals in my sig below. There are lots of good threads and post about the use of coco for mh, just use the advanced search, it is not perfect, but it works ok. I thnk Knna has a few good post, so you might want to use that name in your search.

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SmokeyThaBear07

have you ever sprouted in straight coco with perlite or did you always use rockwool, im tryin it in the coco because i dont have any way to get rockwool. im hopein for quick results

giantwang

Yeah I just did to 4 seedlings in my most recent journal, worked just fine. I normally sprout in starter plugs.

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OceanCowboy

I think the rule of thumb on the brick stuff is to rinse, rinse, rinse, to make sure all salts are out of it. I use a soilless mix which included coco, is great stuff

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EZMark

OLA SmokeyThaBear07,

Sounds like a good plan.
I would think you could use the Coco Coir in small cups for starter plugs.
and the idea of Coco Coir in a IRB/Hempy Bucket is a fine experiment, Please keep us posted as to your results.

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SmokeyThaBear07

oceancowboy what do you mean by rinse? you mean when i take it fresh out the pack or when im growin with it??

SmokeyThaBear07

i just made lil 2" cubes out of tyvek paper with slits in the corners so i got a waterproof caseing and i mixed me up some perlite and coco at prolly 50/50 then stuck them in a lil jar to keep the excess water. and jus popped the seed right in kinda like a lil starter plug that would be transfered to a bigger plastic cup once big enough

giantwang

He means flush it before you use it...I buy botanicare coco so it is MJ specific and prerinsed(not really MJ specific, but it is sold at hydro stores and made by MJ sepecific Nute Companies ), but I rinse it when Im expanding it anyway just in case. It is said that the higher end MJ specific coco does not need to be rinsed as much...but lesser expensive cocos can have salts built up in them and that can cause problems with your grow nute lock out and PH issues...not good at all. Use fresh water, I think about 6X the volume of coco.

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giantwang

That sounds like it will work fine.

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