A Fertile Fibre compressed coir block (1kg) — the size of a house-brick — will expand to make approximately 9 litres of fibre. Can be used for seed raising or cuttings, as a base for homemade composts, a coir block can be added to aerate garden wastecomposts. Just soak overnight, and it is ready for use.
You can order as many coir block as you need, from 1 to 1000. Your coir block can be loose or individually shrink wrapped
These coir block can be used for seed raising or cuttings and as a base for homemade composts or added to aerate garden waste composts. NuGro is a perfect balanced plant food for using with coir block, especially as an initial plant food and for subsequent feedings. NuGro is very easy to use; just add 24ml in 3 litres of water per block.
The compost from your coir block can now be added to your own compost mixes or can have well rotted manure, green waste, bark, sand, grit etc. added to them. Potting compost will be produced by adding our specially formulated plant food or 5F’s fertiliser.
Straight coir contains only low amounts of plant nutrition but can be used for seeds and cuttings as long as they are potted up once established.
Coir 1 kg block Advantages:
- It helps the plant to have strong roots
- Used in Vegetable gardens, Bedding Plants, Hydroponics,
- Support the Potted Plants, Golf course greens and New lawns
- Potting mixes, green houses, Flower gardens,
- Rose cultivation, Re-planting, Mushroom farming,
- Bonsai mixes, Garden beds and Growing medium for Earth worms.
Washed Coir 1 kg block Specification:
- Dimension : 12 x 12 x 8cm (5” x 5” x 3”)
- Weight : 1 kg
- EC : < 0.5 ms/cm
- Testing method 1:1.5
- pH : 5.5 – 6.5
- Moisture : 15 to 20%
- Sieve Mesh : 6mm or 12 mm
- Volume : 14 lts per block (0.5 cu ft.)
Unwashed Coir 1 kg block Specification:
- Dimension : 12 x 12 x 8cm (5” x 5” x 3”)
- Weight : 1 kg
- EC : < 3 ms/cm
- Testing method 1:1.5
- pH : 5.5 – 6.5
- Moisture : 15 to 20%
- Sieve Mesh : 6mm or 12 mm
- Volume : 14 lts per block (0.5 cu ft.)
Load ability:
- Bulk / Floor Loading : 27000 blocks per 40 HC
- Pallet Loading : 26000 blocks per 40ft HC
- No of pallets : 20 per 40ft HC
- 1 pallet : 1300 blocks
- 20 pallets : 26000 blocks per 40ft HC