Coir Block

• For Healthy Roots - Use as an additive to soil and potting mixes for even distribution of nutrients
• Moisture Retention - Can absorb up to 10x its weight in water, making adequate root hydration easier than ever
• Improves Aeration - Adding coco coir fiber to soil allows for coir's fluffy texture to create air pockets, making soil spongy and loose
• Indoor and Outdoor Use - From indoor potted plants to an outdoor garden, coir is extremely versatile
• Natural and Biodegradable - Great for hydroponic and organic growers

Each brick is approximately 1.5lbs and measures 6" x 4" x 4.5"

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Coir1.5

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Directions:

When ready to use, soak one coir brick in warm water allowing penetration through the fibers. As water is added, the coir brick will start to absorb and expand. Keep in mind this will expand to at least 8 times its size. Drain excess water and break apart the expanded fibers with your hands or trowel to use desired amount.

Besides the use of coconut coir as a liner for hanging baskets, the material is commonly used as an ingredient of potting mixes for starting seeds. It is also used for garden beds and container plants, as well as a soilless mix for hydroponics and climbing plants.

coir is also used as a soil amendment for any type of soil. It improves the air porosity of soils, even when wet, and aids in moisture retention. Coconut coir absorbs 30 percent more water than peat and is much easier to re-wet when dry. It helps loosen the texture of clay soil and improve drainage. It also allows sandy soil to hold onto water longer.

What Is Air Porosity?

In gardening, porosity refers to your soil's permeability to both air and water. Depending on how big the pores are, a soil's pockets for permeability are called macropores or micropores. Plants need both air and water to survive and grow, so it's important to make sure your soil's porosity is appropriate for your plant.

Advantages of Using Coir Over Peat

Peat takes hundreds of years to form. Although many reputable firms in the peat industry are trying to harvest and manage peat at a responsible, sustainable rate, the demand is so high that alternative substances are needed. Coconuts grow throughout the year and can be harvested every two months, which makes them sustainable.

Advantages of using coir instead of peat:

Coir is slower to decompose than peat, so it lasts longer in the soil.

It is sterile and free of weed seeds.

It has a less acidic soil pH, generally in the 5.8 to 6.8 range. (Peat is in the 3.5 to 4.5 range.)

Coir improves air porosity in soils, even when wet, as well as improving moisture retention.

Since the coir's pH is already neutral, you do not need to add lime to sweeten the soil.

It is easier to re-wet when it dries out which helps plants recover from dry conditions quicker. As a result, water is saved because there are less irrigation requirements.