Grow Mediums How to wash coco coir blocks

[nudd]

Hi folks can anyone tell/explain to me how to wash the salt and other unwanted stuff out of coco blocks
i know they use calcium nitrate and ive seen it done with calmag but at what strength and can i use pm magnecal
any advice is welcome
cheers nudd

 

[SkatterBrayne]

Make a light nutrient solution, about 50% strength of what your first seedling feed will be. Also add 2 ml / gallon of calmag. PH the solution to 5.8 or so.use this solution to expand your bricks, then add it to your pots. Run 2-3 gallons of the solution per gallon of potted coco. That will adequately rinse it, and get a decent pre-charge of nutrients.

 

[nudd]

Thanks skatter i`ll give that a try later
cheers nudd

 

[nudd]

your going to like this one lads it`s took me around 4 hours to remember i dont
have any coco nutes i add the coco around 20% to my compost and feed
biobizz fish mix and bloom
i have got a bottle of vitalink plant start would that work
cheers nudd

 

[swampman]

Perfectly fine ..

Id Say U just gotta Watxh the Moisture levels

 

[Bromeo]

Hey bud I wash all my blocks with florakleen. Rinse till the ppm meter reads under 100.

 

[SkatterBrayne]

Hey bud I wash all my blocks with florakleen. Rinse till the ppm meter reads under 100.

Thats smart, I never thought to do that. Have a bottle of the stuff and never use it, since switching from DWC. Very good suggestion.