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Two year old wet coir - for science * 6
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I haven't grown since Oct 2023, and decided to try another couple runs of Ps. ochraceocentrata. I found my old 5 gallon coir bucket, and at the bottom was a couple of quarts of coir, still wet that hasn't been touched since then. It smelled and looked fine, was field capacity still.

I had several quarts of spawn and decided to send it in a shoebox, then clean the bucket and run new coir as well.

It's been only 2 days, but I can see the mycelium already spreading out and colonizing. I don't know if there is much value to this, but it certainly puts to bed some of the "is my coir still good after a month" questions.

Will update if anyone is interested.


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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: zimmey]
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Yeah! I'll watch! I like to watch!

:creepylurker:

I'm over here worried about my 3 week old hydrated coir
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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: Gilmour Hendrix] * 1
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I tested the same thing a while ago forALT#7. This seems work just fine for me. This is my thread I posted.

https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/27912334#27912334

Edited by 99.99 (11/24/25 05:39 AM)

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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: 99.99] * 2
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:threadmonitor:

I've had lots of partially finished buckets that I let sit around for a good while. I never bothered to take note of exactly how long, but on several occasions it was long enough for water molds to be growing on the surface and sour fermented smell to develop. Always just went ahead and used it, never noticed any problems that I could track back to the coir.


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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: B Traven] * 5
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Mine sits prepped for months


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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: cronicr] * 1
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This thread reminds me that I've had my coir hanging around since April or so. Got some stuff on grain now so I should probably check on the substrate.


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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: cronicr]
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cronicr said:
Mine sits prepped for months


Didn't you post a pic of a pallet of pre-hydrated coir not too long ago?


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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: DV8DUG] * 1
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I’ve had some in a bucket for a month and I was going to boil it. My climate is so dry and I hardly ever get mold, but I’m paranoid. But if you pros just roll with it, I’m gonna give it a whirl and use it on my next grow. I need to lighten up.

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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: DV8DUG]
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DV8DUG said:
cronicr said:
Mine sits prepped for months


Didn't you post a pic of a pallet of pre-hydrated coir not too long ago?


Few months ago lol 🀣 actually closer to a year


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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: cronicr]
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Jesus.. I'm staring at my 5KG brick wondering what I'm going to do. lol.

How long does a pallet of coir last you?

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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: zimmey] * 1
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Apparently about a year πŸ˜†


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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: cronicr] * 3
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My coir comes prepped so every bag gets me around 7 tubs


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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: cronicr]
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That's definitely next level. You find the expanded stuff easier to work with?

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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: zimmey]
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For what I do ...yes lol, if it were a couple tubs I'd just buy bricks


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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: cronicr]
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Are you guys covering your left over coir? I leave mine open and it just dries back out again

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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: The Ferryman] * 1
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I keep mine covered just because I know what's floating around in the air. Covered keeps it moist as well. Whatever you do just remember to bring it field capacity after mixing it well.


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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: DV8DUG] * 1
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I have an insulated 5 gallon water cooler bought just for coir, keeps the moisture locked in. And can withstand boiling water during prep.


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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: KlarnEvil9] * 1
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Yeah, I have a few dedicated 5 gallon buckets with sealing lids. I don't usually "store" leftover coir, I just get busy and the next thing I know there's a pile of 4-month-old jars sitting next to the coir I prepped for spawning them.


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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: B Traven] * 2
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I'm rarely ever a bucket guy but it raises a question for me...how do so many people end up with leftover coir πŸ˜‚ for me it's always been one brick one tub I never had leftovers


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Re: Two year old wet coir - for science [Re: cronicr]
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Shoeboxes. Not sure how many would use up a 650g brick, but I never run that many at a time.


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