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I’m trying to end my love/hate relationship with rockwool. I heard good things from a friend and decided to try this coir. The bocks are very convenient but didn’t expand as much as I thought and was finer cut/grind than I expected. I use it with hydroponic drip system 75/25 with perlite. That mix has worked out very well. I had to add screens to the pump and drain because bits of coir washed out of the pots, especially at first. At this point it works fine, now that the initial washout is over and screens are in place. I probably will go with a different medium for drip systems because of the washout mess, but would happily use it other types of hydroponics or aeroponics as a starter medium. Even though some of what I wrote seems negative, any issues were a result of my lack of understanding about the product. I went in hoping for something like rockwool, but safe and compostable. Coir is not that. I will happily use it again for some applications now that I know what to expect from the coir bricks. I don’t have enough experience with coir to recommend it vs other brands of coir. All I can say is my plants are thriving.

This coco coir is a good product,it worked well in the soil I made to start my peppers.

Convenient growing media. It comes as described... a compressed brick, I used my hands to break off just enough for my needs and a it does expand when watered, but not as much as peat. I use it to top off soil for tropical plants and to grow cat grass. Does both well, especially for cat grass.

I live in a tiny apartment in public housing. Carrying dirt home from a hardware store isn't really convenient; especially with wonky elevators! I tell you this stuff is GREAT. One brick fills a small pot, my plants are LOVING IT. I'm growing prickly pear, sweet potatoes & ginger and they are all thriving like you would not believe (I use Jobe's plant spikes too but even without the Jobe's the plants were doing quite well!). Yeah from now on I will only use this stuff, no reason to use dirt when this is available, and this stuff holds together nicely doesn't blow around out on the porch! I'm quite chuffed about this product.

Didn't notice the expanded volume, but there's no weird smell, just reminiscent of coconut. I've been making my own potting mix from coir for a couple of years, just wet, mix with some perlite and add plant food. Unlike bags of moist potting mix, it doesn't come with a population of fungus gnats. Awesome stuff.