How to use Soilteck Cocopeat slabs
Here are different instructions for using Soilteck cocopeat boards. These come from experienced growers who have been using Soilteck cocopeat panels for many years. Keep in mind that these are all guidelines, and there will be differences depending on the greenhouse and location.
Method No. 01
Prepare a fertilizer plan:
o Fill a few plates with clean water.
o Let these stand for 24 hours.
o Drain those panels.
o After two hours of draining, add some clean water to those plates.
o Pick up this wastewater for analysis.
packing slabs:
o Based on these numbers, you make a fertilizer plan, with no potassium and an extra 15% iron and manganese. Keep in mind the need for more calcium.
o Fill the boards with this fertilizer plan.
o Drip using an EC of 1.8 to 2.0 and a pH of 5.6.
o Drip until the plates are saturated, or until the openings of the plant are slightly overflowing.
o Drain the panels after 12 to 24 hours.
o Make sure there are adequate drainage holes in the boards, 1 between each plant, and 1 at the beginning and end of the slab.
o Next drip, 1L of plant/dropper, valued at EC (Fertilizer Plan), which you wish to start with on the crop.
after planting
o Return 35% of potassium to fertilizer plan (based on regular fertilizer plan).
o Start with 0.2 EC drip higher.
o After two weeks, send a new sample of water.
o Create a new fertilizer plan based on these results.
o Give it after planting in frequent water (short shots), so it prevents lumps from drying out through the coconut shingles.
o When necessary to control the plant  indonesia cocopeat, you can stop dripping water for a few days, when the plants are fully rooted.
during the season
o Drip during the season with longer drip rounds.
o Always add extra (15%) iron and manganese.
Watch the first drain of the day, Coco starts drying when it is 100% saturated, this means the coconut drains on average later (rock wool gradually drains a bit).
o Coco has a higher average pH (don’t worry).
o Plants grow on average more vegetatively on coconuts; Adjust your climate accordingly.
o Drip the double concentration of the pesticide on the coconut and then the rock wool, when you have to use it, because the organic composition of the slab, Coco binds the pesticides.
o Stop averaging a little earlier with drip at the end of the day and then with rock wool.
The second method
o Shipping of Soilteck cocopeat tiles.
o Cocopeat is very high in potassium, but low in calcium. It is therefore essential to charge the bag with high levels of calcium to achieve the proper balance in these levels. To do this, the charging solution is changed so that the amount of potassium used is replaced by the same amount of calcium nitrate. for example. – If the solution requires 200 kg of potassium nitrate and 250 kg of calcium nitrate, you can replace 200 kg of potassium nitrate with calcium nitrate. This will give you a total of 450 kg of calcium nitrate and no potassium nitrate.
o Then the bags are filled until they are filled with water, and leave for approx. 48 hours or more, if possible. Then it is cut into the bottom of the bag according to the drainage holes.
o Once planted, the feed solution will return to normal, however, it is recommended to increase the calcium level in the solution by 20% for the first 3 weeks.
The recommended levels for pH and EC are as follows:
o pH = 5.8 where coconut tends to be more acidic
o EC = 3.5 – 4.0
o Recommended Nutrient Levels for Cucumber in Coconut (ppm):
o Chloride: 20-40
o Nitrate: 250 – 350
Ammonium: 0.1 – 3
o Sulfate: 300 – 500
o Phosphorous: 50 – 75
o Calcium: 350 – 450
o Potassium: 350 – 450
o Sodium: 10-40
o Boron: 0.8
o Iron: 1.2
o Manganese: 0.5
o Magnesium: 50-80
Copper: 0.05
o Zinc: 0.4
Molybdenum: 0.05
These levels may vary based on your level of conductivity especially on the major components. Initially, the pH in the cysts may drop to levels below 5.0. This happens when the organic matter in the cyst begins to decompose. The low pH did not show any adverse effects on the crop, but it is recommended that the pH of the feed be kept on the higher side just below 6.0. Watering amounts will also increase the pH of the bag.
irrigation strategy
The irrigation strategy for cocopeat grow bags is different from that of rockwool growing medium. Due to the nature of coconut and its capillary action, the bags should be watered at a low frequency and for a longer duration. The total water volumes will remain the same or slightly lower but the solution delivery will be in larger volumes per irrigation.