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Coir pots
Any bad points? I have several peppers in coir pots at the moment. Do they
decompose quickly? I just replaced my sickly pepper with a new one and noticed the coir pot had basically not even decomposed a little even after being in the ground for 3 weeks. Paul |
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Coir pots
Paul M. Cook wrote:
Any bad points? I have several peppers in coir pots at the moment. Do they decompose quickly? I just replaced my sickly pepper with a new one and noticed the coir pot had basically not even decomposed a little even after being in the ground for 3 weeks. these fibers come from coconuts. coconuts can float in the water a long time without decaying... if there isn't a good reason for leaving the coir around the pepper plant i'd remove it. chopped up it would probably make an excellent amendment for clay or a top mulch. if i were on a tropical island i'd set up a solar oven to char it and then use the char to build more topsoil. songbird |
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Alot of the modern black plastic pots are now made from recycled plastic and commercially as yet, I havent seen anything better for both durability and handling but for the hobby gardener, I can see the attraction, especially in these days of being 'eco- aware' . Lannerman |
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