The philosophy driving the thinking on this method of watering is to provide the optimum environment for the root system for the maximum amount of time each day. Trying to balance the air-water relationship and the nutrient level along with the nutrient balance so that the root system and the plant have as healthy environment [...]
There are a number of pathogens that are blamed for root rot - Pythium and Phytophthora being two of the primary. Root rot happens when your roots are under stress & they are weakened allowing the pathogens to attack them – much like the human body. Often the stress is caused by over-watering, leading people [...]
First of all, we love Hightimes Magazine - quality content & advice. We enjoyed this article by High Times "Bigger Plants, Better yields", as it has some good information and will help many growers think about how they plan their growing operation and then how to work their plan. We did want to add some [...]
We’ve been asked many times whether coconut coir can be used for a second crop. The first question that comes to mind is ‘How clean is your growing operation?’ California Substrates Coconut Coir can happily be used a second time or even a third because it has amazing natural capability, air fill porosity and holds [...]
We thought we'd post a few very simple tips for beginners when it comes to filling & preparing your plant pot. When filling pots with coconut coir don’t compress the coconut coir around the roots. Coconut coir is very spongy and will compress easily so give it some space to breathe. If you compress the [...]
Ever notice how some coir products are finer, more of the smaller particles, than other coir products? The blends of particle sizes give the coir product two qualities. Air fill porosity, amount of air space around the roots as a percent of volume, and water holding capacity, the amount of water the coir can hold [...]