Coco Coir Bricks

Description

Coconut Coir bricks are a 100% natural by-product of coconut harvesting, done using sustainable methods in India and Sri Lanka. It is a sustainable alternative to peat moss and is used in the same gardening capacity. Coco Coir bricks consist of the coarse coir fibres extracted from the husk on the outer shell of a coconut. Once considered useless, coconut coir bricks are increasingly used as a growing medium by commercial greenhouse operations. Because of its superior water holding capacity, excellent air space and drainage, coco coir bricks are useful in modern hydroponics and as a soil amendment for potted plants, containers and gardens. Coconut coir fibres are superior to peat moss and rock wool for structural stability, water absorption, and drainage which doesn’t decompose as quickly lasting longer in your soil.

When coco coir bricks are included as a soil amendment, your plants require less fertilizers, develop more elaborate and stronger root systems, and are more resistant to disease, pathogens and weeds.

How to Use Coco Coir Bricks

Coco coir bricks have many different uses. It improves the flow of moisture in your gardens and is also a soil conditioner. When used in sandy soils, coconut coir fibres help to keep nutrients and moisture close to plant roots instead of washing away. When used in clay soils, coco coir brick helps to break up hard-packed earth and move nutrients and moisture through the soil. The fibrous consistency of coconut coir bricks can help control soil erosion and is also a great hydroponic growth medium which helps to facilitate seed germination. By adding one part coco coir to two parts soil or potting mix containing compost, you can make a perfect growing medium for container or potted plants. You can also mix one part coco coir to two parts top soil in an outdoor garden or raised bed to improve the water holding capacity and structure of the soil.

Coconut Coir Bricks are practical and easy to use. After being screened, graded and washed, it is compressed into bricks. This compressed size makes for easy, convenient storage. Adding water causes the bricks to quickly expand in size. A fully-hydrated coco coir brick can hold up to eight to ten times its volume in water.

A compressed coco coir brick, block or bale should be soaked in water for at least 1 hour before using. The final volume of the expanded coconut coir brick depends on the amount of water used to constitute it.

By maintaining a consistent level of moisture and air and by being naturally disease and weed free, coco coir bricks create a perfect environment for starting seeds and cuttings and can be used as a seed-starting medium.