How Do You Prep Coconut Coir?

[Chotu]

I usually use peat moss in my head.

it wasn’t available where I am so I decided to order some coconut coir.

how do you use this in your composting/desiccating head?

I currently have bricks. I don’t know how to turn that into a soft fluffy thing like peat Moss that will work

[fxykty]

Big bucket, remove the plastic wrap from the coir brick and put it in the bottom of the bucket, add water. Wait until it fluffs up and stir until it’s all fluffy. The amount of water is approximately half as much as what the directions say for using it as a potting mix. You need enough water so that it all fluffs up, but not so much that it’s wetter than just barely moist.

[Chotu]

Originally Posted by fxykty

Big bucket, remove the plastic wrap from the coir brick and put it in the bottom of the bucket, add water. Wait until it fluffs up and stir until it’s all fluffy. The amount of water is approximately half as much as what the directions say for using it as a potting mix. You need enough water so that it all fluffs up, but not so much that it’s wetter than just barely moist.

ah ha!!

Half of the water they recommend. That must be the trick.

thank you very much.

I need a nice dry substrate to do a lot of absorbing of course. I was confused how adding water gets me there