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Old January 14, 2017   #11
kurt
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Default perlite/coir

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Originally Posted by FourOaks View Post
Thanks for the links, Kurt.

My plan for the Coir is slowly developing. Im going to forgo any drip trays, instead focusing on runoff. My goal is roughly 10-15 percent. This will help to wash salts out, and hydrate the plant.

I just need to pick up a decent digital timer to control the fertilizer pump.

Obviously as the season goes, the time settings will have to be adjusted. This one time may be a good time to actually keep notes, for future reference.


I use a fish/kelp mix with the perlite/coir.I noticed that the oils(nasty at first)will stick and dry to perlite.Upon subsequent non fert well water fresh flushing, the oils will sluff off into the ( new volume enhanced root ball coir/perlite mix).As I said before I am in 10b,somedays you can spit and it will start raining.Anything to keep the sludge and ferts from collecting as a unuseful pile of salts.
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