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All our seeds and products have been tested here by us however if we still cant help you get growing we will offer a free replacement. Coco coir is an increasingly popular type of hydroponic growing medium— and for a good reason. There are a whole host of benefits to growing with coconut coir that you can and should take advantage of if you’re new to hydroponics.
I feel coco coir is very forgiving to overwatering, underwatering and even irregular watering, making it perfect for lazy or busy gardeners,Environmentally safe: Although I am a fan of using sphagnum peat moss in the garden, there’s no denying the environmental concerns that peat moss poses. Coconut coir doesn’t have the same problems. Unlike peat moss, which breaks down more rapidly, it can be used more than once. It’s also a repurposed waste product from a renewable resource, unlike the peat bogs where we get our peat moss. While many people say you need coco coir-specific nutrients, this isn’t absolutely necessary. You can get away with the standard General Hydroponics Flora series, a pH testing kit, and some Calimagic calcium + magnesium supplement. Mixes can be expensive: Garden suppliers know that coco coir can be annoying to work with sometimes, so they’ve started to offer coconut coir mixes. This saves a lot of time but is pretty expensive — and making your own mix isn’t too difficult. Types of Coco Coir Daniel has over 18 years of experience in the construction, home improvement, and landscape garden industries.
We’ve tested a lot of different brands and learned a lot simply through trial and error. Here are our findings, which you can take with a grain of salt (pun intended). Almost all of the coconut coir used for hydroponics is brown coir, as it’s processed even more after initial harvesting. How is Coco Coir Made?Urban Worm’s coco coir is a nice, fine particulate and easily soaks up moisture. It’s perfect not only to use as a substrate for hydroponics but also as bedding in your worm farm. Blend this coir into your homemade potting mixes instead of peat moss for a pH-neutral alternative. Then, they’re removed from the water bath and dried for over a year. After the drying process, which is quite extensive, the coir is organized into bales.These bales are then chopped and processed into various formats, from chips, to “croutons” to classic ground coconut coir. For plants sensitive to iron, magnesium and calcium deficiencies, I recommend Canna Coir, it’s more expensive than some other brands but is a professional grade product that’s also popular with commercial cannabis growers. There are amazing benefits to using coconut coir in your garden. But just like any other kind of growing media, there are also some downsides to consider before you buy Benefits of Coco Coir My first experience of using coco coir was with a cheap brand and led to iron and calcium deficiencies in our long trailing petunia plants and also a high pH number which I discovered after testing the soil.