Neoangelo147
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If its loose coco in a bag just poke holes in the bottom with a screw driver and jam the hose in top. If not put it in a trash bag and do the same thing. Always worked for hydroton also.
I was just going to ask a question about rinsing my coco. Im about to chop down my platinum blue dream's ive started to flush them just wondering the most effective way. But looks like you answered the question for me already.
I see that working only negative thing i see is the coco might flow through the hole made in the bag..When using the smart part or pillowcase the fabric is real fine making it nearly impossible to loose any coco while rinsing it out..Only my 2 cents if it works for you than don't bother changing things..hahaha
Happy Growing Guys :dance
Gotta be careful doing that, yellow jackets'll bite you in untoward places and your sensitive bits if you're not careful.
Welp, I finally got the stent removed yesterday and I have the following sitting in my empty basement (no clones survived, I'd have to buy, get from friends or start seeds);
Pro-Mix, some kinda mix
Sunshine #4
A 5kg bale of coir
And... a shit-ton of perlite! I hage perlite. I also found some vermiculite down there. I need to get rid of that shit. It is seriously fucking COLD down in that basement, and we're getting a white Christmas pretty much guaranteed this year.
NOW I have an easy way to rinse my coco. <big grin>
Not necessary to break down or add enzymes. I take a Sawzall with long blade and cut a hole for the new transplant and drop her in. Top off with a little fresh coco if needed. Did a test with canna zyme and was shocked and disappointed with results. Took a Mason jar put a small handful of roots in it with a couple inches of enzyme. After about 3 months the enzymes evaporated off and I was left with some dried out root mass covered in salty residue. Been reusing coco for over five years, used to do the enzymes breakdown and filtering. Huge waste of time.I don't rinse my coco new or used but I use pre-washed and buffered coir. Used just gets ran through a 1/2" screen and gets mixed 50/50 with new. Enzymes to break down any organic material that's left.
Well I was thinking that was going to be a lot of boiling water to be really sure and even then the boiling water would cool pretty quickly once it hit the medium and you would have to stir that hot mass of fiber up quite a bit to make sure all of it came up to temp. Also, the stuff is in old plastic cat litter buckets and not sure of the plastic quality, sort of a secondary concern really, but figure it would be best to use cold/warm water to help mitigate leeching stuff into the coco.Why not just rinse with boiling water, then, save yourself that second step?
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