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pet store coir, or hydro store coir???
    #14124993 - 03/15/11 01:43 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

getting ready for a bulk grow, everything is ready to shoot up, so im sitting here thinking about the near future. im planning on making a bunch of monotubs, and the teks ive seen all call for coir.

is there any difference between the pet store coir and the coir sold at hydroponic stores? i would think that the stuff at the hydro store would be better suited for my intentions. but i haven't seen anyone using any "botanicare cocogro" or anything similar.

is it all the same, or is one better than the other for growing mushrooms? i've noticed the hydro store has not only bricked up solid blocks of coir, but loose coir in bags. i want the best for my grow, so if i have to spend more by getting it at a hydro store (online or off) i will.

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Re: pet store coir, or hydro store coir??? [Re: Ajaxx]
    #14125006 - 03/15/11 01:45 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

i use the pet store stuff... if the hydro stuff were cheaper id get that


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Re: pet store coir, or hydro store coir??? [Re: evildee125]
    #14125017 - 03/15/11 01:48 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

If you are buying from a hydro store make sure the coir is untreated.

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Re: pet store coir, or hydro store coir??? [Re: EvilMushroom666]
    #14125025 - 03/15/11 01:49 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

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If you are buying from a hydro store make sure the coir is untreated.




"untreated"? how do i know if its treated or not, and what do they treat it with?

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Re: pet store coir, or hydro store coir??? [Re: Ajaxx]
    #14125036 - 03/15/11 01:51 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

Trichoderma, the bane of mushroom growers around the world is a very
beneficial organism when it comes to growing marijuana. The trich
protects the root system and protects against invasions of other harmful
fungi, bacteria, etc.

Talk to the people in the store and read the labels.

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Re: pet store coir, or hydro store coir??? [Re: Ajaxx]
    #14125045 - 03/15/11 01:54 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

i suppose the person at the store would know if its treated or not? hmm, ill have to look into that more. that would be a complete BITCH to look every tub due to the coir having trich in it...

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Re: pet store coir, or hydro store coir??? [Re: Ajaxx]
    #14125062 - 03/15/11 01:57 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

it'll say on the package


if says "100% Coco Fiber/Coir" or "Organic" then you're good

if it says additives, or Trich Added then its no good.

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Re: pet store coir, or hydro store coir??? [Re: biologys]
    #14125097 - 03/15/11 02:04 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

Also note that hydroponics stores usually have a higher mark up on
goods and products. Your best bet would be to look around gardening
or nursery stores for coir bricks. I can get a massive brick of 100%
coir "potting soil" from the garden center at a local store for like
$2.50 a brick, or goto the hydro store and pay 8-10 dollars for the
same amount.

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Re: pet store coir, or hydro store coir??? [Re: Ajaxx]
    #14125123 - 03/15/11 02:09 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

yea, i checked out a pet store today, and ebay. way cheaper on ebay for bulk. its "sunleaves" brand, so its hydro store quality product. looks like i found what im going to use.

(can someone tell me if what i just said is again the rules? idk if mentioning ebay is cool or not)

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Re: pet store coir, or hydro store coir??? [Re: Ajaxx]
    #14125131 - 03/15/11 02:12 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

amazon you can buy 3 packs of coir bricks, with shipping for less then 10 bucks. "eco earth" brand.

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Re: pet store coir, or hydro store coir??? [Re: Ajaxx]
    #14125157 - 03/15/11 02:16 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

i found 5 bricks for 15 bucks of sunleaves coir on ebay :shrug:

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Re: pet store coir, or hydro store coir??? [Re: Ajaxx]
    #14125175 - 03/15/11 02:19 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

thats cool, but be sure to check shipping..

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Re: pet store coir, or hydro store coir??? [Re: biologys]
    #14125498 - 03/15/11 03:24 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

Bro a brick of coir from the PetStore is like $5 at least most places, unless you order them online they can be like $2-3, but you can ALSO get a bigass bag of what's called "Organic Coco Husk" which isn't exactly coir, it's just big pieces of coconut husk in a bag, not a brick, but a huge like 20 quart bag for a couple of bucks.

People are gonna probably say I'm wrong and tell you to get bricks, but the Husk works REALLY good too if it's organic and you're on a budget


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Re: pet store coir, or hydro store coir??? [Re: Wizzy]
    #14125623 - 03/15/11 03:52 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

LOL. after reading this thread I've come to realize that I get a really good deal on coir. I pay $6 for 3 bricks @ the local pet store :strokebeard: I'm going to see what a "case" will cost me this week...:rockon:

O yea, to the OP, I've used both pet store & hydro store coir. I go to the pet store now, because the bricks are $.50 cheaper...


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