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STORE COMPOST/COIR

geeftee588geeftee588 Posts: 7
in The potting shed
i have just bought some coir bricks.and i want to know can i mix them now .
with other ingredients and bag it up, for when i am ready to plant my tomatoes.
in a couple of months',  will it get mold or other things in it i dont want.
 or am i better off leaving it until nearer the time

thank you.

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  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    I would leave it till you need it, just keep it dry.
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    I can't see what you'd gain by preparing it in advance, it would just take up more space and be heavier if you needed to move it.  I use coir bricks for sowing seed, it takes about half an hour's soaking in warm water before it's ready to use.  
  • BraidmanBraidman Posts: 274
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    Last year I won 10 coir bricks at a gardening club raffle soaked than as described,enough said.
    They were total rubbish, how any gardener can prefer them to peat is beyond me!

    The trades description act would be appropriate in their case.

  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    edited April 2020
    I remember Geoff Hamilton experimenting with coir. If I remember rightly he found that the watering regime needed to be different but I can't remember in what way :/ . If it's what someone already has, then it's better than nothing and better than unnecessary shopping trips or online orders.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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