Does anyone know of any omri substrates other then coco??

[geopolitical]

Perlite comes to mind immediately.

ANy others?

[habeeb]

well I'm sure volcanic rock counts?

what is OMRI growing material? they have to have a say on that also?

marbles? pebbles? old tires/ rubber mulch ? sand ?

[geopolitical]

OMRI has a list of products & materials that qualify, no idea what's buried in that list though. Good luck!

https://www.omri.org/omri-lists

[Clackamas Coot]

Originally Posted by habeeb

what is OMRI growing material? they have to have a say on that also?

It's been slow down in Eugene, Oregon lately. Maybe they'll issue an edict on bottled water soon. I'll be looking and watching!

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[Space Case]

Sterile growing media should not have any affect on the end product as far as organic or not. What you feed it will have much more of an effect.

Why does it have to be OMRI? Something only has to be 51% organically sourced to qualify for the certification. Also, a lot of money is exchanged so companies can get their products on those OMRI lists. Many times you will pay more for a product that is exactly the same as its competitors, only theirs has the OMRI rating. Its all a crock of shit. You need to read into it more than just OMRI.

Are you trying to grow 21st century OMRI bud, or just nice fresh organic tasting goodness?

Do I have to certify the soil in my backyard as OMRI also?

Originally Posted by Space Case

Many times you will pay more for a product that is exactly the same as its competitors, only theirs has the OMRI rating. Its all a crock of shit. You need to read into it more than just OMRI.

Ditto - OMRI is a scam. Some of the first words I hear at times in a conversation...'Is it OMRI?'. Only place that really matters is with organically certified farms and even then it does not need to be OMRI certified as that's usually redundant. I'd be more interested if it was something like WSDA or CDFA (coming soon to a neighborhood near you courtesy of companies spiking fish products with N) approved then no need for OMRI. Nice racket they have going though! OMRI has more consumer appeal really. An organization like OTCO does not certify ingredients for use in organic agriculture and only crops.

Does anyone know of any omri substrates other then coco??

I mean you can do what you want but why the need for an OMRI approved substrate? Just interested to know...thx.

[Clackamas Coot]

Originally Posted by Mountain

Ditto - OMRI is a scam

Big time.

OMRI is NOT a government agency - i.e. they can't certify the drippings off of their chins.

They are a 501(c) entity - they draw their listings from CCOF and Oregon Tilth.

A group completely and totally geared towards the grow store industry - their listing means absolutely nothing under the real laws and regulations that control the use of the term 'organic' - NOP, OT, CCOF, WSDA, et al.

Pitiful group of morons.

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