Is there a coco you can use right out of the bag

xtsho

xtsho

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Komodoghost said:
I have had no problem with Coco right out of the bag. Then again I go with no name Coco coir from the hydro store and it's only $15 for a 30lb bag. The perlite I add is more then the Coco it's $30 for a $30 bag. I mix 50/50 then add organic amendments to it. Slap it into the pots and away we go. pH to 7.0+ to keep the biome healthy.
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That's a decent price for coco. They don't have bagged coco that cheap at the store I go to.
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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if you got it, try it. i'm sure it's not going to cause huge issues..if you like it, keep using it...that's what is important....do you like it...¿
 
Seymour Green

Seymour Green

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Komodoghost said:
I have had no problem with Coco right out of the bag. Then again I go with no name Coco coir from the hydro store and it's only $15 for a 30lb bag. The perlite I add is more then the Coco it's $30 for a $30 bag. I mix 50/50 then add organic amendments to it. Slap it into the pots and away we go. pH to 7.0+ to keep the biome healthy.
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Can you elaborate more on your technique? I would like to make my coco grows organic. Do you find your flavors are better? I'm currently using maxi bloom, but feel I can improve on flavor if I go more organic. Help is appreciated.
 
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daadank

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xtsho said:
I don't want all the other stuff they put in coco loco. The only equipment I use is an 18 gallon tote. I put the coco bale in it and add around three gallons of weak nutrient solution. Walk away for an hour. Go back and loosen it up with my hands and fill the pots.

Coco Loco looks like a decent procduct but it's more of a potting mix with coco coir instead of peat. With my style of growing I want just straight coco coir. I grow in 100% coco without any added perlite and I feed with water soluble calcium nitrate, a micronutrient blend, and MKP.

I might just get a bag of Coco Loco and use it for a couple outdoor auto flowers I have some seeds of this summer. I don't grow auto's but I have some freebies laying around that need to get planted.

"Bush Doctor Coco Loco Potting Soil by Foxfarm is one crazy little mix that’s chock-full of the best coconut coir available. Also includes plenty of good stuff like aged forest products, perlite, earthworm castings, bat guano, Norwegian kelp meal, oyster shell and dolomite lime. Heck, it even has some mycorrhizal fungi tossed in for good measure!"
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Fair enough. You loose control with loco, and I think its a bit hot, with not quite enough drainage, adding perlite makes it the perfect coco for me. I think I will add some pure coco as well maybe a 70/20/10 loco/coco/perlite
 
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