For any one considering coco

[blockmonsta]

Originally Posted by joxter

i have read a few articles about it, and some companies grind it up, rinse it with clean fresh water a few times, kind of like a steady stream of flowing water for a while. then compost it for years while rinsing with fresh water every so often. then some companies speed the process up by rinsing with chemical based products. i haven't looked to in-depth about it, but all i did was search on google and found a few pretty good web sites with a lot of information about coco.

i have googled it but i couldnt a site that actually explained how its done. i you find a site please let me know. thanks for the reply.

[motman]

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I have just started using coco as soil. I mixed in 10L containers. 7 Litres coco, 2 litres perlite and 1 litre worm castings, that's all. What ammendments should I also add like dolomite, etc.?

My plants get watered every second day, and water runs through very quickly. The plants stay a little pale. More N? There are some leaf edge brown spots, I'm a little cautious of ferting more.

[joxter]

Originally Posted by motman

hI

I have just started using coco as soil. I mixed in 10L containers. 7 Litres coco, 2 litres perlite and 1 litre worm castings, that's all. What ammendments should I also add like dolomite, etc.?

My plants get watered every second day, and water runs through very quickly. The plants stay a little pale. More N? There are some leaf edge brown spots, I'm a little cautious of ferting more.

i have never mixed anything with my coco other than perlite, so i am not familiar with anything like worm castings or any of that.

don't be afraid to feed them nutrients, i've been feeding at about 1200ppm every couple days for a while now.

are you adding cal mag? thats a big one for coco.

if your looking at adding more stuff to your coco you should really check out the coco forum at icmag, its awesome.

sorry i can't be of more help for you man.

[stonymontana]

i heard if youre doing seedlings its best to start off in the small pots of soil and then when theyre bigger repot into pots of coco, or can you germ them into just coco?

[joxter]

you can grow seedlings in coco, no need to transfer from soil.