Description
10oz. Hydroponic Growing Media Coconut Fiber Coco Coir Organic Peat Greenhouse - 1 Brick
(We Also Sell Lots of 3, 5, 15, 25, 50 and 100 In Our Store w/Generous Price Breaks!)
1 Brick Expands to Approximately 4.5 - 5 Liters When Hydrated - (Just Add 60 Ounces of Water per Brick)
A new, environmentally friendly growing medium for all your indoor, gardening and potting uses. Coconut fiber holds water for less frequent watering and is free of bacteria, weed seeds and harmful chemicals. Natural coconut fiber is excellent for container gardening and is easy to use!
Also called: Fiber Pith - Coco Coir - Coco Peat - Coco Husk Fiber - Coconut Coir - Coconut Fiber - Coco Coir Peat
Great For Any Of The Following
Hydroponic Growing
Cacti Cactus Orchid Growing
Growing Vegetable Plants and Young Foliage
Substrate for Potted Plants and Tree Seedlings
Greenhouses
Mushroom Production
Soil Amendment
Co-substrates for Compost
Worm Castings
Reptile Bedding
Golf Course Greens
Bonsai Mixes
Potting Mixes
Propagating
Turf Farming
Rose Cultivation
Made From a Renewable Resource (Coconut "coir" or Husk Fiber).
Coconut coir lasts 3 times longer than peat, has superior disease resistance, nutrient storage and water retention (it holds 8 to 9 times its weight in water)!
pH range is 5.7—6.8. Acceptable pH & EC.
Organic and biodegradable, it has been extensively tested!
Used in greenhouse and bedding plant production, on golf courses, in landscaping and erosion control!
Bales are compressed 1:5 and expand to a fluffy, dark brown, great-smelling "peat" when warm water is added!
100% Organic!
Promotes strong root growth and plant vigor!
Absorbs water readily and re-wets easily, thus reducing the need for wetting agents!
Reduces watering frequency without plant stress, thereby reducing labor costs and minimizing plant loss!
Increases shelf life of plants!
Slow breakdown of material means product will not shrink during your growing cycle!
High water holding capacity while still maintaining excellent drainage and aeration!
Excellent wet ability, superior to peat!
Ability to retain nutrients against leaching and to buffer supply!
Retains physical properties longer and light weight!
No pests, weeds, or diseases!
Odorless and pleasant to handle!
Natural and renewable resource with uniform composition!
The Story Of Coconut Fiber Pith Coir
Coir is the pith element of the coconut husk (shell). It is the waste product of the husking process where the long fibers are extracted for use as rope fibers, mattress fibers, cushion fill material, and as an environmentally safe growing product.
Coconut Coir is 'coir fiber pith' or 'coir dust' produced as a by-product when coconut husks are processed for the extraction of the long fibers. Coconut Coir is the binding material that comes from the fiber fraction of the coconut husk. A special grade of coir dust is washed, screened and graded before being processed into various coconut coir products for horticultural and agricultural applications.
Coconut Coir is a multi-purpose soil conditioner and growing medium. It is consistent and uniform in texture. It is a completely homogenous material composed of millions of capillary micro-sponges, which absorb and hold up to eight times its own weight in water. The natural pH of 5.7 to 6.5, plus an unusually high Cation Exchange Capacity - and 27% of Easily Available Water assures that coir will hold and release nutrients in solution over extended periods without re-watering.
Coconut Coir is a proven natural alternative to mined peat moss, as it helps slow down peat extraction from environmentally sensitive swamps worldwide. Used as a growing medium/potting medium Coconut Coir outperforms most of the popular brands of Peat and Sphagnum Peat.
Healthy root growth is easy with Coconut Coir 100% natural organic coir. Derived from the husk of the coconut, it is an excellent growing medium for both commercial and home gardening applications. The Hydroponics and Horticulture Industries have observed that plants grown with the aid of coir develop larger roots, stems and blooms. This is because unlike ordinary soil, which is usually compacted, Coconut Coir provides more breathing space and aeration for plant roots, resulting in better growth.
Coconut Coir can retain moisture up to nine times its own volume while maintaining excellent air filled porosity, providing vital oxygen to the roots and soil. It is fibrous and sponge-like structure is ideal for any soil condition, whether breaking up the heaviest of clay soils or retaining moisture in sandy soils. It is by far the most efficient and economical way to rehabilitate degraded soils without the risk of contamination.
Coconut Coir has a naturally high lignin content, which encourages favorable microorganisms around the root zone. Having a slow degradation rate, it conditions the soil and promotes the development of an optimum pH level. Coconut Coir has been universally accepted as an excellent plant growth substrate as well as a soil additive.
Coconut Coir is the future of growing mediums and will last three times as long as Peat Moss and Sphagnum Moss. Coconut Coir is hydrophilic and will re-wet easily without the use of chemical wetting agents and is capable of holding and releasing nutrients.
Amazingly, it did not find a home for commercial growing until the 1980's in Holland. Dutch lily and rose growers discovered how good it promoted and supported root growth. When used in hydroponics growing, it was found to be superior to peat moss. Coconut Coir was better aerated and still held more water. Unlike peat moss and bark composts, Coconut Coir did not break down or compact. Containers that had been filled with Coir four years previous were found to be at the same level and consistency.
Dutch rose growers in the U.S. and Canada were next to find that this was the answer for their new hydroponics support media. Due to the foreign competition, a new method had been adopted to produce roses that were as large as those being imported from Ecuador and Colombia. At first clay pebbles were used, then following suggestions and observations from Europe, Coconut Coir was introduced. Trials using 100% Coconut Coir soon showed that this was the ideal media for the hydroponics growing method.
Coir is superior to peat moss in both chemical nutrient value and in physical properties. Commercial growers in Europe and the Middle East have established positive agronomic benefits of Coir use. Now, commercial growers in North America have begun to see increases in gains from using Coir.
In addition, unlike peat moss, the process of obtaining Coir does not destroy natural ecosystems, thereby making Coir a natural, renewable resource, and an environmentally friendly alternative to peat moss.
Coconut Coir growing mediums are dehydrated and compressed into a compact form for easy handling. With the addition of water, Coir expands to an easy to work with growing medium. The addition of water increases the volume 3 to 9 times, depending on the packaging of products. This process results in a 100% organic, biodegradable growing medium, making it a natural and safe growth medium of choice for growers.
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