Pre-buffered Coco Coir

[Ray]

Coir-based “soils”, are made from the same husk fiber (aka “gorilla hair”) used by some for orchids. Husk chips are from the pith that surrounds the fiber-covered shells.

The first is being used a great deal in commercial nurseries, as are other wood fiber products, and I doubt they would come to market without a lot of testing.

I have tried soaking the fibers and never had a great deal of anything extracted, except tannins. Husk chips are an entirely different critter.

[MateoinLosAngeles]

Originally Posted by Ray

The first is being used a great deal in commercial nurseries, as are other wood fiber products, and I doubt they would come to market without a lot of testing.

That was my thinking as well. For conservation reasons most European nurseries have transitioned from peat based media to coir, so I would assume the labels are fairly reliable.

The product I was looking into, from Mother Earth, doesn't provide an analysis, but I would assume the "pH" adjustment wording might be in relation to pH alterations caused by the process of buffering it with Calcium and Magnesium. Not sure.

And yes. Definitely haven't tried to soak it yet, but it does look like a potential mess. A mess I would like to avoid.