Sri lanka coco

[AfroSheep]

Just got a 50l bag of sri lanka coco free, not sure if any1 has experience with this coco or not, does it need a good wash through first, and will it any additives before used, or straight to go out of the bag?
I no some brands are straight outa the bag like cannacoco, but not sure on this sri lanka coco.

Any tips would be appreciated , 1st time using coco.

 

[RedDirtWarrior]

Can I get cheap sri lanka coco shipped to me in USA?

 

[AfroSheep]

No idea mate, id imagine so, i got this in a package deal when buying a tent, was just trying to find out if it needs to be washed with PH water first, of if its good to go straight outta the bag.

 

[rick shaw]

Flush it with distilled water and check the ppm of the runoff.

 

[AfroSheep]

Cheers rick_shaw, finally got my answer , and what exactly should the ppm be sitting at after the flush?

 

[GOT DANK]

wash it with hot water then ph at 6.0. good luck

 

[rick shaw]

Come on, don't go rookie on me. Think it out. PPM the water,then ppm the runoff,if the difference is significant flush the salts out.

 

[conehead]

Bro what I do is run tap water through it until its draining out of the bottom of the pot, I repeat this three or four times until any salts are dissolved. I then make up a quarter strength solution of nutes with superthrive at PH 5.0 to 5.5 it takes about 2 liters of the adjusted solution per pot to balance things out with the PH but you can check the run off for TDS & PH. The only other thing I do to the coco coir is add a large hand full of powdered trace elements (Yates) for about every 5x 10 inch pots. This is what works for me. It ain't rocket science. If you are a rookie stick to basics water lightly go easy on nutes, keep the air circulation going & for fu*ck sake spend money on a decent centrifugal fan, no cheap alternative has ever done a good job.

 

[AfroSheep]

Swwet sounds good guys cheers, sounds bloody simple to get coco started, and throws out great results once all is dialed in right.

 

[Harinama]

i use 4cf bricks of Down to Earth coir which is from Sri Lanka. Simple 5minute flush/sparge with cold water, and they are good to go. At $20/brick it's a great deal!

I definitely use dripclean, hygrozyme and calmag the first few waters to balance things out since i reuse my coir for each grow. I've started using Great White for enzymes, no idea if it's helping or not.