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 Biffzilla
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 Coir substitute needed 4 coir/verm 50/50+calc (If) No coir, (then ) add [?] 
#8782712 - 08/16/08 02:10 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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hi there i cant get expanded coir anywhere within a thousand mile radius where i live.
im just wondering if any of you genies have come up with a substitute for expanded coir, for casing a 50 50 coir vermiculite casing with 5% calcium buffer?
wtf do i use as a substitute?
Any experience, pics, links? plz
ALSO DONT SUGGEST PEAT I CANT GET THAT EITH-er...
i DONT WANT TO DO A STRAIGHT VERM CASING. any help out there?
tanks for anything.
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Re: Coir substitute needed 4 coir/verm 50/50+calc (If) No coir, (then ) add [?] [Re: Biffzilla]
#8782796 - 08/16/08 02:37 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Re: Coir substitute needed 4 coir/verm 50/50+calc (If) No coir, (then ) add [?] [Re: Biffzilla]
#8782874 - 08/16/08 02:55 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
Biffzilla said:
hi there i cant get expanded coir anywhere within a thousand mile radius where i live.
im just wondering if any of you genies have come up with a substitute for expanded coir, for casing a 50 50 coir vermiculite casing with 5% calcium buffer?
wtf do i use as a substitute?
Any experience, pics, links? plz
ALSO DONT SUGGEST PEAT I CANT GET THAT EITH-er...
i DONT WANT TO DO A STRAIGHT VERM CASING. any help out there?
tanks for anything.
Look, Cletus; coir is a bulk substrate, you don't use it to case unless you like wasting money. You should mix peat moss with your vermiculite. Peat is a valid casing. You can just buy jiffy mix if you want, it's pre-ph balanced peat/verm 50/50 casing mix. Just make sure you don't get the 50/50 perlite/peat mixture. You can always add some lime to regular sphagnum peat moss, but I like the lazy bags(jiffy). They're cheaper than perlite, and 1 bag will case at least 5 monotubs.
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