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I also agree with this and so it will be done!Well explained and written , thanks and should be pinned :)
My understanding is that after the coco coir is washed, then it gets a watering with a good dose of calmag for the coco, and then nutes always with calmag.Ok fine.. 200ppms or lower is a go-rt. But what about the imbalance of Mg, Ca, K? We need to wash the coco in Magnesium nítrate and calcium nítrate . Otherwise the potassium will crowd out the Mg and Ca.. right???
You can precharge coir with calmag, but it's not really necessary. Just ensure you're adding it every fertigation and you won't run into issues.Ok fine.. 200ppms or lower is a go-rt. But what about the imbalance of Mg, Ca, K? We need to wash the coco in Magnesium nítrate and calcium nítrate . Otherwise the potassium will crowd out the Mg and Ca.. right???
Thank you! I am using coco for the first time indoors and never knew that!Many people that I’ve came across in person and online, doesn't know how to test how clean their Coco Coir .
When washing large batches of Coco Coir, it can be a pain in the butt for us lazy people, so with this method, you can test a small batch of your coir using things you already have at home
Things you need…
- PPM Meter
- Measuring Cup
- RO Water (I use tap in a pitch)
- Large Bowl
- Strainer.
- Coco Coir (Duh!)
- Clean spoon or Hand.
Take 8 cups of H20 and pour it into the large bowl, then take note of the PPM using your meter.
Take 6 cups of the Coco Coir and mix into H20 with a spoon or your hand, then let the Coco/H20 mixture sit for 20 minutes.
After 20 mins, take your strainer and place it over the measuring cup, then pour the Coco/H20 mixture into the strainer.
When enough of the liquid is collected back into the measuring cup, take your PPM meter and test the liquid.
If your meter is reading over 200ppm, you will need to wash your coco.
I use just tap water, and my tap water is 70ppm, and when I tested this new batch of coco coir I received, it was 125 ppm, so no washing was needed.
pH 5.8 for the soak next time and 1 time is enough.did i do this correctly ?
for the last 2 days i washed and buffered enough coco to start some seedlings , i soaked it in cal mag 1700 EC , PH 6.5 for 8 hours twice .
today i put all the coco into a fabric pot . in a reservoir i put plain water with a PH of 5.9 . i did not check the PH of the coco i put into the pot
i kept running the pouring the water through the pot and collect run off from the pot and the PH was still high at about 6.8 . so i kept lowering the reservoir PH eventually to about 5.3 . it was only then after a few goes of pouring water through the fabric pot containing the coco did the run off at the bottom of the pot that i collected measured 5.9 PH . the EC was 400
was this correct ?
Thanks for this bro, I didn’t even know I needed to check ppm on cocoMany people that I’ve came across in person and online, doesn't know how to test how clean their Coco Coir .
When washing large batches of Coco Coir, it can be a pain in the butt for us lazy people, so with this method, you can test a small batch of your coir using things you already have at home
Things you need…
- PPM Meter
- Measuring Cup
- RO Water (I use tap in a pitch)
- Large Bowl
- Strainer.
- Coco Coir (Duh!)
- Clean spoon or Hand.
Take 8 cups of H20 and pour it into the large bowl, then take note of the PPM using your meter.
Take 6 cups of the Coco Coir and mix into H20 with a spoon or your hand, then let the Coco/H20 mixture sit for 20 minutes.
After 20 mins, take your strainer and place it over the measuring cup, then pour the Coco/H20 mixture into the strainer.
When enough of the liquid is collected back into the measuring cup, take your PPM meter and test the liquid.
If your meter is reading over 200ppm, you will need to wash your coco.
I use just tap water, and my tap water is 70ppm, and when I tested this new batch of coco coir I received, it was 125 ppm, so no washing was needed.
People I've "came" across "doesn't know." And I'm supposed to think you have a clue?Thank you! I am using coco for the first time indoors and never knew that!
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