Home | Community | Message Board
You are not signed in.
Sign In New Account
Forum Index Search Posts Trusted Vendors Highlights Galleries FAQ User List Chat Store Random Growery

MycologyNow.com Spores
This site includes paid links. Please support our sponsors.

Mushrooms, Mycology and Psychedelics > Mushroom Cultivation
Threaded Mode Threaded  Previous topic Previous  View all topics Index  Next topic Next 

Welcome to the Shroomery Message Board! You are experiencing a small sample of what the site has to offer. Please login or register to post messages and view our exclusive members-only content. You'll gain access to additional forums, file attachments, board customizations, encrypted private messages, and much more!

Shop: PhytoExtractum Maeng Da Thai Kratom Leaf Powder   Left Coast Kratom Buy Kratom Extract   Kraken Kratom Red Vein Kratom   North Spore Boomr Bag   Mushroom-Hut Mono Tub Substrate

Jump to first unread post Pages: 1
Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
OfflineOsh_Kosh_BGosh
journeyman

Registered: 10/09/01
Posts: 79
Last seen: 21 years, 6 months
coco coir...
    #430749 - 10/19/01 06:30 PM (21 years, 7 months ago)

ok how exactly do I use the coco coir?

1./ Do I just let it soak in water till it expands and then use it as casing material alone? or do i mix it?

2./ Do I drain excess water out of it and or steralize it prior to using as casing

3./ How much should I use? about the same as a verm casing?


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Offlinepyromaniac
addict
Registered: 05/24/01
Posts: 498
Loc: Oregon
Last seen: 21 years, 1 month
Re: coco coir... [Re: Osh_Kosh_BGosh]
    #430886 - 10/19/01 08:15 PM (21 years, 7 months ago)

1. You use it alone, though you probably could mix it

2. I believe you want it to be moist but not drenched. You do not need to sterilize.

3. same as a verm casing should do

This is not something I have tried yet, so I am not sure if this is correct, but I think this is how it goes.


--------------------
I admit it, Im a fungal-feliac :wink:
Support the FSR!


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflineSir Tokes-A-Lot
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 01/18/00
Posts: 3,085
Loc: San Francisco Bay Area
Last seen: 2 years, 8 months
Re: coco coir... [Re: Osh_Kosh_BGosh]
    #430912 - 10/19/01 08:33 PM (21 years, 7 months ago)

i just did a coco casing 1 week ago, here is my log:

http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=Pictures&Number=427934&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=

yes, same as verm casing, soak the coco cube until it is full, then squeeze out the water with your clean hands until you can squeeze no more out. dont pack the top layer, let it stay loose. keep in dark, ventilated humid spot for a couple, of days until it is fully colonised. then, the shrooms should flow!!! we will see how mine turns out...


--------------------


"If god liked midgets, he woulda made 'em come on stilts."- ChemicalMonkey (The Early Years)


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Invisibleoscill8
*bondage fairy*
Registered: 02/26/01
Posts: 1,215
Re: coco coir... [Re: Osh_Kosh_BGosh]
    #431186 - 10/20/01 03:22 AM (21 years, 7 months ago)

rehydrating it with boiled water makes it soak up water more quickly. coir can dry out quickly though.


--------------------
? oscill8 2001, 2002
"Any data submitted to Shroomery.org becomes our property"


Edited by oscill8 (11/15/01 02:07 PM)

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
InvisibleBigwelby
journeyman
Registered: 08/18/01
Posts: 59
Loc: Canada
Re: coco coir... [Re: oscill8]
    #431361 - 10/20/01 11:32 AM (21 years, 7 months ago)

just wondering how come there's no need for sterilization? I will be using mine for my first time soon, and i have this _hugeass_ brick that's just kinda lightly wrapped up (not a shrink wrapped piece or anything)...so right now air/spores/etc could probably get onto the thing. Wouldn't it be best to sterilize because of this? Or is it alright to just wet it and go...?


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
InvisibleSumGuy
addict

Registered: 07/26/01
Posts: 556
Re: coco coir... [Re: Bigwelby]
    #431367 - 10/20/01 11:37 AM (21 years, 7 months ago)

My friend's friend's mom uses it and I heard through the grape vine that adding some h2o2 to the water you're soaking in will help a bit also when mising use a 10% h2o2 solution it works wonders...


--------------------
-SumGuy :cool:


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflineTheCaptain
addict

Registered: 09/04/01
Posts: 426
Loc: Canada
Last seen: 17 years, 9 months
Re: coco coir... [Re: SumGuy]
    #431390 - 10/20/01 12:05 PM (21 years, 7 months ago)

Where can you buy this stuff??


--------------------
"I mean, it's real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the marketplace. 'Course, don't ever tell anybody that they're not free 'cause then they're gonna get real busy killin' and maimin' to prove to you that they are."


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflineNumba9
Veteran tripper
 User Gallery

Registered: 05/24/01
Posts: 508
Loc: State of "Euphoria"
Last seen: 15 years, 2 months
Re: coco coir... [Re: TheCaptain]
    #431399 - 10/20/01 12:16 PM (21 years, 7 months ago)

Here`s a link for Coco-fiber $1.59 for a lb brick actually the shipping was more than the brick itself But I bought 2 lbs and it will last forever expands beyond belief when soaked with water. I have a casing pinning in a small tupperware and I swear therre has to be 30 or 40 covering the top..Best casing for me so far. It`s well worth it http://www.discount-hydro.com/growmediums.asp


--------------------
Remember..what the Door Mouse said..."Feed your Head".......... Jefferson Airplane


Edited by Numba9 (10/20/01 12:31 PM)

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflineNumba9
Veteran tripper
 User Gallery

Registered: 05/24/01
Posts: 508
Loc: State of "Euphoria"
Last seen: 15 years, 2 months
Re: coco coir... [Re: Numba9]
    #431404 - 10/20/01 12:27 PM (21 years, 7 months ago)

Here`s a pic  You be the judge :smile:



--------------------
Remember..what the Door Mouse said..."Feed your Head".......... Jefferson Airplane


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Offlinemahookah
journeyman
Registered: 08/07/01
Posts: 74
Loc: NV
Last seen: 21 years, 6 months
Re: coco coir... [Re: Osh_Kosh_BGosh]
    #431501 - 10/20/01 02:22 PM (21 years, 7 months ago)

Is coco choir and coco fiber the same thing?


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflineNumba9
Veteran tripper
 User Gallery

Registered: 05/24/01
Posts: 508
Loc: State of "Euphoria"
Last seen: 15 years, 2 months
Re: coco coir... [Re: mahookah]
    #431511 - 10/20/01 02:28 PM (21 years, 7 months ago)

also referred to as Coir yes...... It`s the same thing


--------------------
Remember..what the Door Mouse said..."Feed your Head".......... Jefferson Airplane


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Jump to top Pages: 1

Shop: PhytoExtractum Maeng Da Thai Kratom Leaf Powder   Left Coast Kratom Buy Kratom Extract   Kraken Kratom Red Vein Kratom   North Spore Boomr Bag   Mushroom-Hut Mono Tub Substrate

Mushrooms, Mycology and Psychedelics > Mushroom Cultivation
Threaded Mode Threaded  Previous topic Previous  View all topics Index  Next topic Next 

Similar ThreadsPosterViewsRepliesLast post
* Coco Coir (Different Substitute)? happygrins 4,569 8 03/09/02 07:56 PM
by Roadkill
* Coco Coir Casing Question? Squeeky 5,301 1 06/10/02 04:16 PM
by henryp
* here is the cheapest coco coir on the net rebelmoon 2,842 8 03/23/02 01:30 AM
by rebelmoon
* Coco Coir Casing Tek???? Squeeky 12,431 12 07/12/09 10:31 PM
by The shroomy 1
* Should I measure coco-coir dry or expanded? Nibin 1,421 6 04/10/06 06:02 PM
by Snaggletooth
* Should I measure coco-coir dry or expanded Double thread, mods please delete Nibin 537 2 04/10/06 04:10 PM
by Snaggletooth
* Jiffy Grow tablets instead of Coco Coir? Photoguy 2,082 14 03/30/12 05:24 PM
by lasvegasshroomer
* Question about COCO COIR liftedoff420 2,096 7 03/29/03 08:03 AM
by razer

Extra information
You cannot start new topics / You cannot reply to topics
HTML is disabled / BBCode is enabled
Moderator: Shroomism, george castanza, RogerRabbit, mushboy, fahtster, LogicaL Chaos, 13shrooms, Stipe-n Cap, Pastywhyte, bodhisatta, Tormato
1,487 topic views. 34 members, 160 guests and 27 web crawlers are browsing this forum.
[ Show Images Only | Sort by Score | Print Topic ]
Search this thread:

Copyright 1997-2023 Mind Media. Some rights reserved.

Generated in 0.021 seconds spending 0.007 seconds on 14 queries.