Look, Dan, I'm not trying to pick holes in anything you're saying, and I don't think anyone else is either. I'm just giving my opinion.
If coco isn't buffered properly, then it's a processing issue. It's not about coco as a medium, do you know what I mean?
Yes, you should advise people to understand their coco, find a good supplier, make sure to test it to see if it is correctly buffered etc. But I think the issues regarding buffering and pre-charging etc, are put forward more as a prerequisite of growing in coco in general, rather than something you only have to do with an improperly prepared batch.
Again, it's more a case of advising people to find a good supplier of coco, than it is educating them in the ways of buffering and flushing the medium - something they should not be doing in the first place if they are new to coco and, even more so, new to growing.
Once you've got good coco and good feed, anyone can just pick it up, throw some plants in it, and then feed away.
But thats what i'm trying to get at . all coco is not buffered right off the bat & not all nutrients are suitable to just straight feed to coco
If coco isn't buffered properly, then it's a processing issue. It's not about coco as a medium, do you know what I mean?
Yes, you should advise people to understand their coco, find a good supplier, make sure to test it to see if it is correctly buffered etc. But I think the issues regarding buffering and pre-charging etc, are put forward more as a prerequisite of growing in coco in general, rather than something you only have to do with an improperly prepared batch.
all coco is not ready to use right out of the bag or from expanded brick . & thats why alot of people / newbies to coco have alot to learn about it . i knew nothing about coco or the cations when i started with it & didn't know which coco was good to use right away or which brand had to be flushed & prepped .
this is all i'm saying dude . your acting like anybody can just pick up a bag of coco throw some plants in it & feed away with little or no problems without knowing those aspects of it ..... & thats just not true .
Again, it's more a case of advising people to find a good supplier of coco, than it is educating them in the ways of buffering and flushing the medium - something they should not be doing in the first place if they are new to coco and, even more so, new to growing.
Once you've got good coco and good feed, anyone can just pick it up, throw some plants in it, and then feed away.