I was thinking of trying this mixed with ffof

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Mother Earth Pro Mixed Coco Coir Plus Perlite Potting Soil Compaction Resisted Cocoa Growing Medium High Aeration and Drainage Coco Coir Blend Soil, [Bundled with Garden Gloves], 50 Liters

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Would that be a good mix? Or are there better soils out there?

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I mix 1 block of coir with 1.5 cu ft bag of OF and also add 2-3 qts of perlite. Once hydradated, buffered and dried the block = 8 quarts. This translates to about 20 - 25% coco. It looks like ME uses longer stranded, chunkier coco which I like

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What is the process of buffered and dried? How many pots does 8qt fill? I use 3 gal pots.

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I soak the coir in a gallon of water with 5 ml of calmag. This the buffering part. Coco likes calcium so this provides it so it does not take from other nutrient sources. 3 gallons would be 12 quarts. I like the longer stranded / chunkier coco. The last blocks I got were processed down to fine (burbee organic). I like the sound of the ME coco bails