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Re: Coir as a bulk substrate [Re: blood4blood]
    #7929375 - 01/25/08 11:33 AM (16 years, 7 days ago)

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5% gypsum and anywhere from 25-50% verm (for water retention)




The gypsum is a GREAT way to boost yield, but with just coir I would add closer to 10%. I add closer to 10% no matter what.

The chicken poo at 5% is a great recommendation.

Coffee up to 20% is great too. Up to 50% if your not going to use chicken manure.

As for vermiculite I wouldn't use ANYWHERE near 25-50% vermiculite in a coir-only bulk substrate. Not trying to make a casing here...

Coir has EXCELLENT aeration and water retention ability. At most I would add 10% vermiculite. Being only coir makes it semi nutrient-deficient so adding a significant amount of nutrientless vermiculite seems counterproductive.

In making a mix with poo, I use coir instead of verm to bulk-up and add water retention, even in a multipoo\coir mix i still rarely put more then 10-15% vermiculite

Pasteurization is the way to go... for all bulk substrates...


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Re: Coir as a bulk substrate [Re: Sillicybin]
    #7930547 - 01/25/08 03:55 PM (16 years, 7 days ago)

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lightningbolt1 said:
the chicken crap would just be an infusion of N, right?

so spent cofee grounds should do the trick, just the same, correct?




No. I've done both, and the tubs with supplemented chicken manure ALWAYS outyielded coir/coffee mixes.

It's high in nitrogen, but that's not all it brings to the table.



i mean hey, if you dont want big bovine crap, use a hens poop!
chicken craps wonderful. how much superior was it than without?


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