Again I agree with rising moon. Coco is a part of my mix that will stay. Its not like I am growing 100% or even 50% coco. Why do you guys have such a either or mindset? Its a mix peeps, mix some in, feel good you didn't pay to ruin some pristine natural landscape and ecosystem somewhere, and watch your soil have better physical structure when re-used over and over in the ROLS style. Also, the coco fiber is very smooth when fresh off the boat, however in a living organic rhizosphere, no organic input stays in its original form for long thanks to all our microbial enzymes. IMO peat is great and coco is too, its all about how you use it and the understanding the user has of what they are using and how to maximize its benefits in their setup. If you guys don't realize where I live, it is a straight DESERT, 15% humidity is the norm as well as 95 degrees being a nice cool day 5 months out of the year, coco it is, you miss one watering cycle outdoors here and your peat gets hydrophobic REAL FAST!!!
Headtreep danks for your answer on neem meal dosing? Anyone else using different than 1/2 cup per cu ft? Ever got any neem taste from a stiff dose of meal in the mix? People claim this but I think its just a myth. Spraying oil too late, ya that will get you smoking and smelling the unique flavor of neem, but I doubt it affects end product or our micro herd too much to have it in our amendments. ???
