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Best Practices: pH Management in Coco Coir
by Chris Vaos onpH management in coco coir is easy and straightforward, compared to other growing substrates. Coco coir is naturally pH neutral, and has a similar cation and anion exchange, and will therefore maintain pH without an added buffer, even with strong acidic fertilizer solutions applied. Peat based substrates are naturally acidic and require chemical buffers, such as lime. And in order for those buffers...