when i say they believe it should be treated like a hydro medium I'm mostly referring to the ph ranges used. typically i see hydro growers ph around the upper 5's like 5.8 where as i see many soil growers ph around 6.5. cunucks uses a ph between 6.3 and 6.8 but averages 6.5.
coco it technically classified as a simi-hydro medium. because it has properties that make it conducive to hydro methods. however, you can treat it like soil, or you can add things to it to make it act more like soil like you mentioned.
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