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The advantages of growing in coco coir are far and wide, and at this stage are well known by growers all over the world. It has completely revolutionized many people’s grow methods as it allows growers to exert even more control over their plants. Besides, it’s made out of coconut fibers, found in filaments and powder; the combination of both is perfect for growing your plants.
Enhanced nutrient management
Coco substrate doesn’t have any nutrients unlike soil substrates, so your plants will need more nutrients during their journey, although this is also helpful in as far as a knowing exactly what it is that you’re giving your plants. This makes for more hard work than other substrates, as you’ll need to make sure that you don’t over fertilize your babies. Also, remember that coconut dries out quicker than soil, so it’ll need more water which in turn means that it can absorb more nutrients.
Challenges for novice growers
If you’re a novice grower, we don’t recommend starting with coco coir as just one day of distraction means that it can dry up too much and have an extremely negative effect on your plant. However, if you’re looking for a challenge and you have faith in your abilities as a grower, then coco coir is the substrate for you. It needs some pretty exact parameters in as far as PH and EC levels in the water, because it can easily affect your plants diet, causing deficiencies in growth and flowering.
Optimal pH and EC Levels
The perfect pH for growth periods in coco coir is around 5.8 – 6.0, and for the flowering phase it should be at 6.0 – 6.5, allowing your plants to absorb nutrients more efficiently. The EC levels are extremely similar to those used when watering in soil, the difference being that if it goes to high in coco coir you could create a blockage of salts. The best way to tell if this is going to happen is to measure the EC in the excess water that drains out after waterubg. If it’s not between 2.5 – 2.8, then you’ll need to wash out the roots, getting rid 0f any excess salts.
Faster root growth
Coco coir isn’t compact like soil, so your plants’ roots have free reign to grow and tend to grow a lot faster. Nutrient absorption is also sped up, resulting in bigger plants in the same pot. If you don’t have much space, you can use smaller pots, and due to the airy substrate, your plants should grow just as big as if they were in larger pots. Coco coir also contains Trichoderma, giving your plant a slight energetic boost.
Indoor growing advantages
For indoor growing, the advantages of growing in coco coir are outstanding in number; it puts up with decently high temperatures, and due to how airy it is it doesn’t affect the roots as much as soil does. You can make the most of the space available thanks to the fact that the same amount of plants in the same sized pots will grow larger than if you were to plant in soil.
Outdoor growing benefits
Coco coir also works well outdoors. Areas with high temperatures benefit from this substrate as it allows you to water your plants more often and maintain a balanced, stable diet. In more humid areas, you can do small waterings without worrying about substrate humidity, as it absorbs moisture rapidly.
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Comparing Coco coir, soil, and hydroponics
You could say that growing in coco coir is somewhere in the middle between growing in soil and in hydroponics. You’ll get a lower yield but a more intense flavor from soil, whereas you’ll get a much higher yield in hydroponics but the potency and flavor of said yield will suffer somewhat.
Coco coir gives a yield that is somewhere between soil and hydroponics, but without affecting the quality of the bud like hydroponics does. It’s the perfect option if you want to get a large yield from your plants but you’re worried about losing quality. It’s also a good way to initiate yourself in hydroponics growing, as it requires some similar parameters, although coco coir is slightly easier.
Availability and reusability
Nowadays you can easily find ranges of coco coir products thanks to the boom that this specific growing medium has had. Many top brands have developed a coco coir line for their customers. Biological and mineral fertilizers such as Candy Boom, Floración Boom or Big Boom are used a lot in coco thanks to how fast it can absorb the nutrients, making them more efficient in this medium than any other. We don’t recommend watering your plants too much as the start; let the plant get humid and then dry repeatedly, which essentially trains it to grow thicker, stronger roots.
Thanks to the fact that it decomposes slowly, you can reuse this substrate as it won’t lose any of its desired qualities.
