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Is it ok to re-use coco?
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Is it ok to re-use coco?
Guy in my grow shop said to me earlier- save your money and just reuse my pots of coco on my next run
He said since I had been using cannazym throughout my grow and flushed at the end it would be absolutely fine to use again and again once I got the root balls out.
So I didn’t pick any up and thought- if anyone knows it would be the great folk on here!
Cheers guys
Tom
He said since I had been using cannazym throughout my grow and flushed at the end it would be absolutely fine to use again and again once I got the root balls out.
So I didn’t pick any up and thought- if anyone knows it would be the great folk on here!
Cheers guys
Tom
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Re: Is it ok to re-use coco?
ive heard the same tbh, but my issue is the root ball tends to be so big and tight its a right pain in the arse shacking it all out. so i use fresh each time as im lazy lol
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Re: Is it ok to re-use coco?
An old timer who was stood behind me joined in and said he had been doing so for years and due to the cannazym being used there are hardly any roots compared to when he didn’t use thatHmr81 wrote:ive heard the same tbh, but my issue is the root ball tends to be so big and tight its a right pain in the arse shacking it all out. so i use fresh each time as im lazy lol
The ball is like a tennis ball size he said but that leads me to my next question- Is this a good thing?
I thought the more roots the better?
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Re: Is it ok to re-use coco?
You can but for the little it costs …….? Is it worth the hassle and effort ?
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Re: Is it ok to re-use coco?
Yes you can reuse your coir.
I just extract the taproot and bit of stem left after chopping and away we go.
Just break it all up into an old canna bag and grab a pot full when needed.
I just extract the taproot and bit of stem left after chopping and away we go.
Just break it all up into an old canna bag and grab a pot full when needed.
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Re: Is it ok to re-use coco?
Oh totally mate, I went up there for my sacks of coco and my next lot of nutrients, the owner done himself out of around £100 in coco tellling me not to bother if I can get the root ball out that’s all matePaul_led wrote:You can but for the little it costs …….? Is it worth the hassle and effort ?
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I take it you don’t use cannazym then Paul or anything of the kind buddy?Paul_led wrote:Bigger the roots bigger the fruits simples
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Re: Is it ok to re-use coco?
I just rip out old roots nothing spectacular theirs always plenty left in coco but big root ball type thing comes out, jobs a good en, i then just used to run it under hot water tap for few minutes and all i did then was just plant out straight into it after flushing out old fert salts but growth is slow, but it works fine.
I now just charge it up and buffer it with calmag, so after I've flushed out old salts, basically i just then soak it in calmag 1.4/6ec or 3ml a litre of calmag brand that i use and i do that overnight, it really helps with speedy growth on plants me thinks as well as buffering it to right ph which i set around 5.8.
Check out first few posts here it has pictures explaining it a bit viewtopic.php?f=26&t=18766
I now just charge it up and buffer it with calmag, so after I've flushed out old salts, basically i just then soak it in calmag 1.4/6ec or 3ml a litre of calmag brand that i use and i do that overnight, it really helps with speedy growth on plants me thinks as well as buffering it to right ph which i set around 5.8.
Check out first few posts here it has pictures explaining it a bit viewtopic.php?f=26&t=18766
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Re: Is it ok to re-use coco?
Nice one mate I will check it out now2-Scoops wrote:I just rip out old roots nothing spectacular theirs always plenty left in coco but big root ball type thing, i then just run it under hot water tap for few minutes and all i did used to do was just plant out straight into it after flushing out old fert salts, i now just charge it up and buffer it with calmag, so after ive flushed out old salts, basically i just then soak it in calmag 1.4/6ec or 3ml a litre of calmag brand that i use and i do that overnight, it really helps with speedy growth on plants me thinks as well as buffering it to right ph which i set around 5.8.
Check out first few posts here it has pictures explaining it a bit viewtopic.php?f=26&t=18766
Not so much bothered about the money saving or work/effort required but if there is absolutely no negatives in reusing it then I guess it saves me loading and unloading conspicuous bags to and from my car on show to the world
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