{"title":"Grow Medium","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn hydroponics, we don't use soil because it can react with hydroponic nutrients, causing pH and EC instability. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCommonly, we use expanded clay balls, coco, perlite, or vermiculite. For plants with large rooting systems, we still require something that the plants hold onto that won't react with the nutrients. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"coco-peat-coir-substrate-ready-to-use-ph-buffered-amp-expanded","title":"Coco Peat (Coir) Substrate — Ready-to-Use, pH-Buffered \u0026 Expanded","description":"\u003cp\u003eEngineered for professional growers and serious hobbyists, this bag of premium coco peat arrives \u003cstrong data-end=\"217\" data-start=\"178\"\u003ealready expanded and Ca\/Mg-buffered\u003c\/strong\u003e—no soaking bricks, no guesswork. 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