Coir Peat Question?

[MM2K6]

I expand mine in water and I was thinking should I be expanding it with my nutrients?

 

[Goonie Goat]

I expand mine in water and I was thinking should I be expanding it with my nutrients?

Should be fine to just water in some calmag when you expand it.

What I do is chuck a block in a kids shell pool (because I don't have a wheelbarrow ), soak it and fluff it up and add the 20% perlite if I feel like it, pot it up and then pour boiling water over them, then flush each pot with clean water pH'd at 5.0-5.5 until clean water runs out the bottoms.

Then mix up a calmag solution in 8l of water.

2 TSP Calcium Nitrate
1/2 TSP Magnesium Sulfate (epsom)
pH to 6 and dump over each pot of Coco.

 

[MM2K6]

Thanks for the tips really appreciate it, I use peat and perlite in my big tent, rockwool block and peat for seedlings.

 

[Goonie Goat]

Thanks for the tips really appreciate it, I use peat and perlite in my big tent, rockwool block and peat for seedlings.

Yeah the cheap blocks are very salty, I use the cheap stuff $15 for 5kg which makes about 80l.

I like putting the boiling water over it first as it helps leech all the tannins and salts quicker so i don't have to waste heaps of water flushing it out.

I once got a massive bale of Coco peat for $50 and it was the shittest Coco I've ever used but still grew okay weed. was full of stringy and clumpy husks, some plastic too, and was salty as. Not to mention the plague proportions of gnats that were living in it because it was stored outside being rained on. The boiling water killed all the gnats and their eggs so highly recommend doing the same if using the cheap stuff

 

[MM2K6]

I like putting the boiling water over it first as it helps leech all the tannins and salts quicker so i don't have to waste heaps of water flushing it out.

I get the Bunnings stuff it has shit in it that grows, I'm going to boil the water this time!

 

[MM2K6]

I get the Bunnings stuff it has shit in it that grows, I'm going to boil the water this time!

Fuck the Kettle will get a flogging!!!

 

[MM2K6]

I guess that's why when I put these little one in the peat, after sprouting in rockwool, The bottom leaves went yellow then back to green?

 

[Goonie Goat]

I guess that's why when I put these little one in the peat, after sprouting in rockwool, The bottom leaves went yellow then back to green?

Could be, I always get the plain stuff without nutrients. The bagged pinegro Bunnings stuff used to be okay for the price, bought it a few times when I was lazy but it's almost doubled in price, even it has clumps of shit in it from time to time but I just stock up on the Enfield Coco now, I think the quality of it is way better, not much silty sediment and fluffs up well

 

[MM2K6]

The one I get is supposed to be coir peat no fertilizers too. the big block have fertilizers I noticed on the packaging.

This one https://www.bunnings.com.au/brunnings-15l-coir-peat-brick_p0274283

 

[Love to grow]

Stop being such tight arses u 2 get some hygen coirlite 100 litres 90$ fully buffered ready to rock expensive yea labour intensive no

 

[MM2K6]

Mines is so tight is turns Coal into Diamonds

 

[MM2K6]

Stop being such tight arses u 2 get some hygen coirlite 100 litres 90$ fully buffered ready to rock expensive yea labour intensive no

Holly crap I could hire a hooker cheaper than that lol

 

[MM2K6]

Stop being such tight arses u 2 get some hygen coirlite 100 litres 90$ fully buffered ready to rock expensive yea labour intensive no

Just joking that not to bad in price really considering...

 

[Love to grow]

Holly crap I could hire a hooker cheaper than that lol

Fkn not real high standards then mate

 

[Love to grow]

Just joking that not to bad in price really considering...

Nah it’s good shit to saves running cal mag through it n rinsing it then ya gotta buy perlite I can’t be fkd with that so 45$ a bag n she’s done

 

[MM2K6]

Fkn not real high standards then mate

I didn't say an expensive one, I meant like the one off my "My Name Is Earl" car park hooker... just kidding!

P.S I've never used one in my life, never needed to lol

 

[Hudo]

Yeah the cheap blocks are very salty, I use the cheap stuff $15 for 5kg which makes about 80l.

I like putting the boiling water over it first as it helps leech all the tannins and salts quicker so i don't have to waste heaps of water flushing it out.

This the one i use from bunnos. I expand and soak it in a strong CALMG solution for atleast 12 hours. Coco loves Calsium and magnesium. When you soak it in CALMG it will drop whatever its holding eg excessive salt etc. Your trying to load it with more CALMG than it can handle (buffering) then it can't take in the CALMG out of your nutes and cause CALMG deficiency. It says garden soil on the block but its just coco. You have to get this one with the brown label because the big blue ones have nutrients in them

Brunnings 90L Mega Coir Garden Soil Mulch Block

Find Brunnings 90L Mega Coir Garden Soil Mulch Block at Bunnings. Visit your local store for the widest range of products.

www.bunnings.com.au

 

[Goonie Goat]

I get these ones, very decent quality for the price I reckon https://petandgarden.com.au/product...kDpNbe5G2KckS0tvyanLorGo2YTyHAg9K5mFCjFRK0bG1

 

[Hudo]

I get these ones, very decent quality for the price I reckon https://petandgarden.com.au/product...kDpNbe5G2KckS0tvyanLorGo2YTyHAg9K5mFCjFRK0bG1

Fuck yeah that's half the price

 

[Goonie Goat]

Fuck yeah that's half the price

It makes the same amount as Bunnings stuff too, read through the Bunnings reviews they reckon that it only makes 70 litres..

Even with delivery on-top its still cheaper than Bunnings.

4 blocks of Bunnings = $106
4 blocks of Enfield + delivery = $80