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[mycobri]

After lookin around about 10 horticultural stores in a 20 mile radius, i almost gave up on anyone who knew what coir was. Then my last stop was a supply yard for greenhouse builders. The dude told me to follow him out back. he went into a shaded area and grabbed a block of coir by the platic wrap, held it up then said he got two of these blocks as a sample, and asked how much i needed. i told him just a small amount and he told me just to take the whole block. what a nice guy:eusa_danc



should i store it outdoors in the open air?
in this pic it is in a rubbermeaid storage bin.

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[perrch01]

damn, nice find! Next time go to a pet store if you can they sell it labeled as "bed-a-beast" or "eco-earth" usually

[BuckarooBanzai]

You can store it indoors (in that tub) without a problem, just keep it dry until you are ready to use it.

[mycobri]

i just realized something.
the coir in the above pictures is the horticultural coir that sometimes carries trich (or so i have read).
the bin used to store the free coir pictured above was later washed and turned into an incubator. then all the jars within eventually succumbed to trich.
i still use this tub and it has been cleaned well with bleach, lysol, alcohol and anti-bacterial soap.
so should i just break down and buy a new tub or could it be salvaged by a heavy cleaning?

[alpiner]

bleach and a scrub brush
I have literally used old trash bins for grow chambers with no problems
heat helps too, as hot as you get the water without hurting the plastic

[420j4u]

Has anyone used this? I know it's not brick, but hey. Use what you have right?

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[Lazlo]

That will work fine.

[nomoreusmc]

My green house has Cococoir Brand, It was easy to ID I'll see if I can find the label