Buffering Brick Coco

[GreatSouthernMan]

seasol raises my tap water to 8.3 so I'm not so sure I'd wanna use it as a buffer 

maybe mix half a handful of dolomite lime in that'll sweeten it up plus add extra magnesium 

[fred_hawk]

why do you have to buffer ?

I never flushed my coco do you need too ?

I am doing everything wrong

[Frank Reynolds]

If you are buying bagged or dry coco from Hydro store, you don't need to flush or buffer. If you are buying bricked coco from bunnings I would flush and buffer, as Coco naturally has a High salinity, it has a preferential CEC meaning it is chock full of potassium chloride naturally. Buffer removes the potaassium chloride and fills it with calcium. 

 

When I was treating my own coco I made the buffering mix from Cal nitrate, mag nitrate, mag sulphate and chelated iron.

 

So using cal mag, should be fine.

[fred_hawk]

I use coco professional plus open the bag tip it in the pot plant the seedling sp thats ok

[Frank Reynolds]

that way 2 grow brand?

[Jimboss83]

I get the HyGen bricked coco - makes approx 70L after ya hydrate it . Comes pre buffered they say . 1/4 the cost of buying the 3L bags and a lot easier to transport at about 50x50cm block 150mm thick .

I buy a 100L bag of perlite and mix that through at 30% perlite .

I have a big 160L tub at home and throw it into that with warm water to mix it all up then add the perlite .

Does the trick for me .

 

 

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[Jimboss83]

Costs me about $25 to fill 2 50L pots

Used to cost about $90

 

 

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[Frank Reynolds]

Yeh, why i stopped using cheaper coco from bunnings. Unless you need thousands and thousands of litres it's just easier to buy pre buffered and flushed stuff from a hydro store. I mean even bunnings have PineGro branded 30l bags of pre buffered and flushed coco as well. 12$ for 30L is on point with hydro store prices too tad cheaper.

[fred_hawk]

cana I think

[Raniformis]

Oh you call bullshit, lok

Fuck these cnuts!