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snottiegobble starts with ... I bought a Brunnings mega 90 block of coir mulch expecting it to break down to fine mulch after soaking, but no, it remained as inch square chunks of palm tree & didnt swell up to match the photo on the pack. Ok its useful for mulching trees etc, but not for vegies as I had anticipated. Can anyone suggest a better coir product, please? | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso(smack in the middle) 3rd May 2011 11:28pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... sg, try Brunnings "Easy Wetta Potting Mix Coir Block". It's contains about 96% fines. http://www.brunnings.com.au/coir.html | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 4th May 2011 9:30am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brad2 G Hill,Perth 4th May 2011 1:48pm #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Charles cant spell says... Yup as above the mulch one is mulch, I think its intended for orchid growers and the like not for potting mix and seedlings. For seed germination and small seedlings the potting mix fines one is also problematic as you are picking out the 10% of chunks as they are 1/2 the volume of your seedling punnet holes. Not sure if you can get it but you are better off with Gods Gift compost or a similar fine peaty compost. Just check the pH a lot are 8.5pH plus due to the mushroom compost component. | About the Author Charlesstillcantspell1 Perth Innaloo 4th May 2011 2:45pm #UserID: 2742 Posts: 411 View All Charlesstillcantspell1's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso(smack in the middle) 4th May 2011 4:27pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brad2 G Hill,Perth 4th May 2011 6:47pm #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso(smack in the middle) 4th May 2011 8:10pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 5th May 2011 7:03am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brad2 G Hill,Perth 5th May 2011 10:16am #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso(smack in the middle) 5th May 2011 12:23pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... LOL - SG - I used the 'chunky' coir for mulch and it ALL blew away here!? When it's dry it's very lightweight stuff :-( Geez I was mad! I use the small blocks of very fine stuff in my worm farm only. The bang for your buck may be better spent on lucerne hay, or lupin straw as Brad says. Like sugar cane mulch - lucerne has plant growth promoters (triacontanol) - bonus! I don't mind lupins or lucerne as weeds - they are easy to pull out and the best 'weed' is a nitrogen fixing weed ;-) | About the Author amanda19 Gerladton. Mid West WA 5th May 2011 10:04pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda19 Gerladton. Mid West WA 6th May 2011 4:32pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Skyla Knowledge 10th December 2012 11:38am #UserID: 7506 Posts: 1 View All Skyla's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hi Skyla - I will jump in here ;-) I love the fine coir and use it a fair bit - but I don't use it as a chunky mulch though. It tends to blow away when it's dry! Also, it has some really great properties - and is much better off in the soil rather than on top of it. And- a very expensive way to mulch a large garden...? As the coir resists degradation - it would last a number of years..but it won't be 'feeding' your topsoil like you might want a mulch to do..? It's up to you tho - at the end of the day :) | About the Author amanda19 Leschenault (160kms south of Perth) 11th December 2012 11:28am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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