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happygolucky
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Can coir be used in place of vermiculite in brf jars
#19256176 - 12/10/13 04:21 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I was thinking it would give the mycelium an extra nutrition boost. Just as long as it's not packed too tight. Anyone ever tried this?
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Re: Can coir be used in place of vermiculite in brf jars [Re: happygolucky]
#19256188 - 12/10/13 04:24 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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coir usually benifits from verm so i would say no, the tek doesn't need any more nutes it's already pushing it
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Re: Can coir be used in place of vermiculite in brf jars [Re: happygolucky]
#19256191 - 12/10/13 04:24 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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No coir is not a replacement for vermiculite...I would use verm as well as coir if you wanted to experiment.
BRF cakes are already on the verge of being too nutritious...so no need to worry about that.
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Re: Can coir be used in place of vermiculite in brf jars [Re: cronicr]
#19256192 - 12/10/13 04:24 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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How about 50/50 verm/coir?
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Re: Can coir be used in place of vermiculite in brf jars [Re: happygolucky]
#19256198 - 12/10/13 04:25 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'll try it with a 50/50 mix and post results.
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Re: Can coir be used in place of vermiculite in brf jars [Re: happygolucky]
#19256201 - 12/10/13 04:26 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Without BRF spores might have a hard time germinating....
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Re: Can coir be used in place of vermiculite in brf jars [Re: happygolucky]
#19256204 - 12/10/13 04:26 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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ok
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Re: Can coir be used in place of vermiculite in brf jars [Re: PussyFart]
#19256208 - 12/10/13 04:27 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I meant instead of using 100% verm use 50/50 verm/coir and add the brf.
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Re: Can coir be used in place of vermiculite in brf jars [Re: happygolucky]
#19256213 - 12/10/13 04:28 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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try it and post back.....good vibes headed your way.
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Re: Can coir be used in place of vermiculite in brf jars [Re: PussyFart]
#19256222 - 12/10/13 04:29 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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i've used worse..good luck
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Re: Can coir be used in place of vermiculite in brf jars [Re: PussyFart]
#19256224 - 12/10/13 04:29 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: Can coir be used in place of vermiculite in brf jars [Re: PussyFart]
#19256228 - 12/10/13 04:30 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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No it can't. I can tell what would if you tried though because I've tried something similar . It flattens down into a solid mass pretty much.
Also coir isn't a replacement for a filter like a dry verm layer is.
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Re: Can coir be used in place of vermiculite in brf jars [Re: Kizzle]
#19256279 - 12/10/13 04:41 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Instead of using brf I'm going to grind brown rice into little pieces to try and avoid compaction.
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Re: Can coir be used in place of vermiculite in brf jars [Re: happygolucky]
#19256289 - 12/10/13 04:42 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quote:
happygolucky said: Instead of using brf I'm going to grind brown rice into little pieces to try and avoid compaction.
gravity will always win, just use the right jars
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Re: Can coir be used in place of vermiculite in brf jars [Re: happygolucky]
#19256305 - 12/10/13 04:45 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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You could just do whole brown rice and forget about adding coir or verm. You'd need a filter for the jar of course.
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Re: Can coir be used in place of vermiculite in brf jars [Re: Kizzle]
#19256325 - 12/10/13 04:50 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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That might take a while to digest. I'll use a dry verm barrier.
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