Tuesday, February 24, 2009

You Wanted My Favorites Here They Are

Alright we are still on my Fav's Coco. first was the Coir in coffee ground consistancy next we will cover the bigger shread coir like Piece coir or Crop Circles.

Crop Circles: Gardeners who like to watch things grow will love Crop Circles coir fiber coco peat disks! Not only do they expand to five times their starting size when placed in a bucket with three gallons of water, they also feature all the great benefits of growing with coco fiber. After soaking, Crop Circles produce roughly 1 1/2 dry gallons of coco to use, about enough to fill five six-inch pots. These are a bigger shread I like them because they hold less water and more needed oxygen for the roots. http://www.simplyhydroponics.com/crop_circles.htm

The new Piece Coir creates an ideal environment for robust root development. Made from a byproduct of the coconut industry, it is a renewable alternative to peat which takes several hundred years to develop. Piece Coir can be used as a soil additive and as a base in hydroponics soilless mixtures for high oxygen and water retention as well as fast root penetration. 40-liter bag of loose-fiber Piece Coir is ready-to-use and requires no soaking. This ia also a bigger shread coir. http://www.simplyhydroponics.com/cocnut%20coir.htm

Coconut Fiber Mats are very popular and can be used to line in the bottom of containers or trays to protect the roots. We stock a course coconut fiber mat that is becoming very popular with people that utilize rockwool cubes in an ebb & flow (flood and drain) system. The mat in a roll that is 1/2" thick and comes in 24" and 36" widths. The mat is cut to fit the bottom of the ebb and flow tray forming a protected environment for the delicate root systems. Retains some moisture to prevent the root tips from drying out between watering cycles. http://www.simplyhydroponics.com/coco_fiber_mat.htm

There are also coconut pots or containers. Plant roots easily penetrate the durable, fibrous construction of Root Pots. Made from natural byproducts of the coconut industry, square and round Root Pots are perfect for use in hydroponics systems and also serve soil gardeners well as earth-friendly alternatives to plastic and peat pots. the entire container can be transplanted into bigger containers or planted straight into the ground. http://www.simplyhydroponics.com/root_pots.htm

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the info about Piece Coir. I used it this weekend in my new container garden.

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