Jonjr

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Has anyone tried mixing coco coir and soil together? If so results?

 

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it’s sold commercially.
Hardly anyone mixes soils properly anymore with the right stuff ( not coir ). Almost like a lost organic method

Some here buy it
It works how well no idea.
It’s normally 70% coir 30% soil

IMO pointless

 

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Fox Farm sells KoKo Bop

 

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I sometimes add coco to my living soil mix for the oxygen holding traits but no more than 5 or 6% of my total volume.

 

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Jonjr said:

Has anyone tried mixing coco coir and soil together? If so results?

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It fixes one problem with aeration and loam but introduces a new one with potential cation issues. The latter can be managed and may be worth it for the aeration problems it solves. Make sure it's prewashed, that should make it go smoother and if you reuse your soil you'll want to reset it before reusing (the buffers wear out).