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Offlineboingkster
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Coir Brick with slow release nutrients?
    #7593512 - 11/04/07 05:43 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Hey all - just finalised my approach for my first shot at mycology. While doing so I picked up a coir brick and didn't notice that it had 'slow release nutrients' in it...will this make a big difference to my final results, or for that matter, should I use it at all?

I found the exact contents of the brick in terms of nutrients:

7.9% Nitrogen [as Ammonium]
2.1% Nitrogen [as Nitrate]
6.0% Nitrogen [as Isobutylidendiurea]
16% Total Nitrogen]

2.2% Phosphorus [water soluable]
0.8% Phosphorus [as Citrate Soluable]
3% Total Phosporus

12.5% Potassium [as Potassium Sulphate]
7.2% Sulphur [as Sulphates]
1.2% Magnesium [as Dolomite]
0.5% Iron [as Iron Oxide]
0.01% Boron [as Calcium Borate]
0.01% Manganese [as Oxide]
0.002% Zinc [as Zinc Oxide]

Phew...I just copied and double-checked all that straight off the back of the package. I'd absolutely love if somone could tell me if I am going to murder my impending grow or not. No rush or anything, just some answers from somone who has the knowledge base behind them would be cool :smile:

Cheers all - boingkster.


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Re: Coir Brick with slow release nutrients? [Re: boingkster]
    #7593635 - 11/04/07 07:31 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

The 'nutrients' are for plants and will have little effect on fungi, which eats its food. Probably the biggest negative is the stimulation of algae. I'd look for some coir without the plant food.
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Re: Coir Brick with slow release nutrients? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #7596113 - 11/04/07 08:04 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Thanks RR, I appreciate it! I just picked a brick up from the gardening section of a local supermarket - I'll look for some plain old coir today sometime.

Thanks again for the advice - boingkster


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Re: Coir Brick with slow release nutrients? [Re: boingkster]
    #7598701 - 11/05/07 02:30 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Not to bump a thread that's already been given a good answer, but the types of nutrients that fungi would be concerned with would be things along the lines of "crude protein", fiber, etc.


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