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ArthurDent004 April 5, 2013 12:15 AM

Growing in Coco Coir
 
I'm attempting to grow using coco coir as a medium. I built a 5 gallon SWC and filled it with a mixture of coco coir that contained 25 percent pine bark. One brick made 2.5 gallons. I added 2 gallons of perilite and filled the SWC with this mixture. I added Myco Madness for soil innoculant. I plan to use hydroponic nutrients and grow the plant under a 200 watt led light.

Anyone have any experience using coco coir as a growth medium?

DutchOverflow November 24, 2016 09:11 AM

I see this is a really old thread but maybe your still around, check out my plants I am growing in coco and its working out great although that light probably wont do squat.

kurt November 24, 2016 05:32 PM

I use it all the time.
 
[QUOTE=DutchOverflow;601404]I see this is a really old thread but maybe your still around, check out my plants I am growing in coco and its working out great although that light probably wont do squat.[/QUOTE]

I have been following and using the material.It has shown up in bales at our local Hydro store.Great for rootball start/development.See below.


[url]http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=34148&highlight=soil[/url]

ArthurDent004 November 25, 2016 11:33 AM

[QUOTE=DutchOverflow;601404]I see this is a really old thread but maybe your still around, check out my plants I am growing in coco and its working out great although that light probably wont do squat.[/QUOTE]

Did you mean to post a link showing the plants?

As for using the coco coir and pine bark fines I didn't have good results so I switched to three parts coco coir, two parts perlite, and one part vermiculite. I planted a early girl tomato plant in the 5 gallon SWC and used the 200 watt LED grow light. The plant grew quickly and for three years it produced fruit every three months until I took the plant down.


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