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Anyone used this Coir?
    #11807350 - 01/11/10 11:23 AM (15 years, 8 days ago)

I am an old hand and primarily stick with straw and or hpoo mixes but wanted to try out Coir finally. I bought a bale of this stuff:
http://www.groworganic.com/item_PSO125_Miracle_Mulch_Compressed_Brick_2.html

I pasteurized it and it is colonizing it fine - just curious if anyone else has ever used this particular brand of Coir.

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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: Dreamster1]
    #11807480 - 01/11/10 11:48 AM (15 years, 8 days ago)

never used that brand but it looks like a good find.
where did you buy it from?


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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: prismism]
    #11809184 - 01/11/10 03:58 PM (15 years, 8 days ago)

I'm sure it will work. Pick out sticks if it has them.I bought a brick like that not the same brand tho.it makes a lot of sub.

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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: mobcali]
    #11809935 - 01/11/10 05:56 PM (15 years, 8 days ago)

I have read about there being trich added to the coir used for gardening, but I am not sure if this is BS.  I use the stuff from the pet store, its pretty cheap, and works great.  Good Luck!


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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: DanKnugget]
    #11810058 - 01/11/10 06:12 PM (15 years, 8 days ago)

even if it was true its no big deal ... pasteurization is the great equalizer !

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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: DanKnugget]
    #11810437 - 01/11/10 06:59 PM (15 years, 8 days ago)

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I have read about there being trich added to the coir used for gardening, but I am not sure if this is BS.  I use the stuff from the pet store, its pretty cheap, and works great.  Good Luck!





Second that gardening coir usually has trich added..

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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: mobcali]
    #11811345 - 01/11/10 09:06 PM (15 years, 8 days ago)

yeah, it does make a ton of substrate! i bought this stuff at Agway for $8. It is 8.8 pounds dry weight. More spendy than straw by far but way easier to work with....

as for the trich added - i would imagine if a company goes through the trouble of adding trich they would state that loud and clear on the packaging simply for marketing purposes alone. the first batch i did with this stuff colonized fine with zero green mold signs.starting to knot up now. fruit bodies should be coming very soon.

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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: Dreamster1]
    #11811422 - 01/11/10 09:18 PM (15 years, 8 days ago)

I personally think bed a beast is the best brand, followed by eco earth. You can pick them up at a pet shop.


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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: ronjohn7779]
    #11811601 - 01/11/10 09:44 PM (15 years, 8 days ago)

 



i got this stuff


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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: punkrocker292004]
    #11811628 - 01/11/10 09:48 PM (15 years, 8 days ago)

Any coir that is suppose to be used for pets or in a terrarium is safe to use.

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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: Damion5050]
    #11812133 - 01/11/10 11:21 PM (15 years, 8 days ago)

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Any coir that is suppose to be used for pets or in a terrarium is safe to use.



Safe to use yes...a quality product no. I've noticed different brands hold different amounts of water. Eco Earth for instance runs on the dryer side and looks more brown. While Bed a Beast is a blackish brown and stays that way due to it's added moisture content. I prefer the later due to the fact it stays moist the longest, I've never had any sort of mess ups with it and it's all around a great product (not a lot of chunks, twigs, or seeds in the ground up matter). Seriously I've had living life forms (plants) sprout in monotubs with other brands.


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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: Damion5050]
    #11812334 - 01/11/10 11:51 PM (15 years, 8 days ago)

Well I think it is all the same product just packaged differently. I am new to it, of course, but not new to marketing.

The stuff I linked too is growing out just fine.

I was mainly interested in trying this stuff to begin with because of its supposed anti-green mold properties. So far, so good :wink:

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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: Dreamster1]
    #11813735 - 01/12/10 09:28 AM (15 years, 7 days ago)

I have not used that particular coir, but this brick from the same vendor...
http://www.groworganic.com/item_PSO114_Coco_Peat_45_Cu_Ft_Brick.html

... is what I have been using for the last 2 years.  I stil have 1/4 of it left.  It expands to around 670 quarts.

I also agree that it likely does have added trichoderma.  Be sure to pasteurize.

I disagree that petshop coir is always better to use.  The salt/TDS content of that coir can sometimes be very high.  The salt content of this coir is lower, comparatively (verified with my own TDS meter, different samples 1:1 by volume with water.)  I wish I'd have written down my results on that, but maybe next time I come across a couple petshop bricks I'll do so.

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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: Sillicybin]
    #11813800 - 01/12/10 09:41 AM (15 years, 7 days ago)

I'm not sure what brand name I use I call it bed a beast but it is something totally different anyway the packaging says it's 100% coconut husks and it is large chunks..had me worried the first time I used it because it had some quarter sized chunks of husks..the Myc. ate right through the stuff! awsome..I try to stay away from some of the others because if you read the ingredients it's really a mix of coir/peat moss and some other stuff..And Yeah I stay away from gardening coir=No Good.....e


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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: Sillicybin]
    #11824856 - 01/13/10 08:29 PM (15 years, 6 days ago)

thanks for the link - that looks like a much better deal! what are your yields like from it?

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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: Dreamster1]
    #11827183 - 01/14/10 08:07 AM (15 years, 5 days ago)

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thanks for the link - that looks like a much better deal! what are your yields like from it?




Usually 2-3 dry ounces per 6 quarts per tub of substrate, but I've gotten up to 4 when supplementing with composted chicken poo.

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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: Sillicybin]
    #11827644 - 01/14/10 10:34 AM (15 years, 5 days ago)

awesome. thanks for the info. i placed a order for a full bale from them today. best price i have yet to find- i am much obliged. let me know if you want any PE prints for free :smile:

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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: Dreamster1]
    #11827814 - 01/14/10 11:11 AM (15 years, 5 days ago)

Absolutely, glad to help.

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let me know if you want any PE prints for free :smile:




I'm on that like white on rice!! :pm: :biggrin:

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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: Sillicybin]
    #11926515 - 01/29/10 08:38 PM (14 years, 11 months ago)

UPDATE on the brand of Coir originally mentioned in the thread

First batch(one mentioned earlier in thread):

Started knotting and then when I misted it it went GREEN! I think this was NOT due to "added" trich in the substrate but more than likely due to the fact that I used ridiculously low spawn rates (1/2 pint to 18 quart of coir) which resulted in a weak mycelium network that once, upon misting, became damaged and susceptible to attack.

Second Batch:

I Just wanted to update everyone who might be interested in this brand of Coir. It is very chunky to say the least but all of my tubs colonized in 2-1/2 weeks. I used 4 pints of PE rye grain spawn to about 18 quarts of coir. They are all starting to knot up now and look like they will produce quite nicely. This time I will not water during the knotting stage although it is quite apparent that the mycelium network is much much stronger than the previous attempt.

Things I will do different next time:

1) Add manure (10% by volume). I think this will give a more even run during spawn stage plus add extra nutrients - mainly nitrogen.
2) Manage moisture a bit better - this stuff holds a shit ton of water. I think with a tad less water the  colonization time would be hastened with or without a manure additive. 

Will update this thread with final yields as they come in just so all you Coir Heads can keep a running tally :wink:

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Re: Anyone used this Coir? [Re: Dreamster1]
    #11926531 - 01/29/10 08:40 PM (14 years, 11 months ago)

i mix my coir with a little verm just for the water problem, but poo would work just as good


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