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  1. 19-01-19, 03:52 PM #1
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    iv mixed my own soil..... turns out its 90% coir 10 soil/green/compost with added perlite.... i thought i was 100% soil. have I fucked up? only found coir when i checked online description as i went instore to buy and have just finished my mix :-/. any ideads if it will be fine and do i grow as a coir grow not soil
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    wait its 20% soil to 80% coir plus perlite
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    my mix is a total of 225l of coir. 45l soil/peat/compost. 20l perlite and 1 inch and a half of gravel at bottom of all my pots
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  7. 19-01-19, 03:59 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by DreddFoxx View Post
    wait its 20% soil to 80% coir plus perlite
    Hmmmm, I'd treat it like light potting soil I reckon. Just for a couple of weeks, maximum. Plant the seeds into it, and just water at 5.8 ph, but no ec, as the soil would provide nutrients for a while.

    When the plant starts to look hungry, start adding nuits to the water
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    sorry. iget flustered and make many stupid posts..
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    heres another bit of info i tried to go organic?!?! this coir has 4 months of feed in it apparently... is that possible i thougth it was soil as coir doesnt hold nutes???? confused now
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    and. im ment to be doing autos in it....
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  15. 19-01-19, 04:09 PM #8
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    You gotta send me a pic of the stuff you have mate, it shouldn't have nuits in it if it's coco. Let me see the bag
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    ok heres the facts theres 2 bags 1 is peat free 1 is not on the bnq website i checked the descriptions. of both. the one i bought is described as coir online and the other as soil
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  19. 19-01-19, 04:14 PM #10
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    What about the coir?
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