Hey everyone,
Recently, a hydroponics store tried to get me to start using Coco Coir, claiming that Coco Coir is superior in so many ways, and that Coco Coir will produce bigger and better plants. I also noticed a couple of other hydroponics stores/nurseries that are promoting Coco Coir. Of course, having been in sales all of my life, I tend to be a skeptic and do my research first.
When I started searching Coco Coir over the Internet, I came across several Coco Coir websites that talk about how wonderful it is, and how it is a more "green" product. I also noticed that the price for Coco Coir is about the same or a little more than Peat Moss.
Then I came across these two University studies, which convinced me that a Peat Moss mixture is actually superior to a Coco Coir mixture:
http://www.usu.edu/cpl/PDF/CoconutCoirPaper.pdf
http://www.imok.ufl.edu/docs/pdf/vegetable_hort/trans_media3.pdf
My question to others here is what your personal experience has been using either or both products.
Thanks.
Recently, a hydroponics store tried to get me to start using Coco Coir, claiming that Coco Coir is superior in so many ways, and that Coco Coir will produce bigger and better plants. I also noticed a couple of other hydroponics stores/nurseries that are promoting Coco Coir. Of course, having been in sales all of my life, I tend to be a skeptic and do my research first.
When I started searching Coco Coir over the Internet, I came across several Coco Coir websites that talk about how wonderful it is, and how it is a more "green" product. I also noticed that the price for Coco Coir is about the same or a little more than Peat Moss.
Then I came across these two University studies, which convinced me that a Peat Moss mixture is actually superior to a Coco Coir mixture:
http://www.usu.edu/cpl/PDF/CoconutCoirPaper.pdf
http://www.imok.ufl.edu/docs/pdf/vegetable_hort/trans_media3.pdf
My question to others here is what your personal experience has been using either or both products.
Thanks.