Coco Coir 650gm Bricks (5-Pack) - Organic Coco Coir for Plants & Gardening - OMRI-Listed Cocopeat for Garden Soil, Seed Starter Soil, & Mulch - Organic Coconut Bricks - Coconut Fiber Potting Mix

I’ve been using these blocks for my soil for years now. It’s the base for nearly all of my 80 plants, along with perlite and, depending on the plant, some other soil amendments. Good drainage, not dusty, solid amount when you rehydrate (I think I do around 4 L per block), cheap compared to store bought potting solid and you get a ton of quantity once hydrated. I just keep it in a large vittle fault premixed once hydrate. Yes, it does smell a bit when hydrating, but that dissipates.

No complaints, seems like a good option for a soil amendment. I used them in very sandy Florida soil for in ground avocado plantings. Seems to work well for retaining moisture but also ensuring good drainage. I used to live in Utah and I used coconut coir there to loosen clay soil an improve drainage.

Re-hydrated very well. I used 8 cups of boiling water and heat resistance silicone glove to re-hydrated in a oven safe bag. Scrapped off the hydrated layer every 2 cups of water. No issue with dust and oven bag handle the heat very well.

I use this product in growing mushrooms. It is good quality. No insects, no mold or other contaminants. When processed correctly it will hold the correct amount of moisture. Easy to use.

This is a great product, that is simple to use and there is absolutely no odor, unless your water is stinky. The value is such that it keeps me coming back year after year . I use this product with a course vermiculite. I grow indoor annuals under lights. The Coco coir is perfect, light and holds moisture extremely well. I have started to mix in diatomaceous earth powder in the top 2 inches of my soil tops. This is an inert amendment designed to provide a physical defense against the larvae that hatched from the eggs that are in the dried Coco coir. Yes all the bricks are laden with eggs from fungus gnats. This is my only organic material. I introduced nothing else. Every time fungus gnats, hence The addition of the diatomaceous earth. I’m happy now no bugs, diatomaceous earth is just nothing more than vermiculite powder that is very sharp (on a microscopic size) and will cut the skin of the larvae killing them before they become adults that can fly in your garden and then your house, Laying more eggs, watch out. Diatomaceous earth is a safe (just don’t breathe the dust)good product also cheap. Sprinkle a good amount to make your soil white when you mix it and that it will have a white milky runoff when watered this seems to be enough to stop this nasty pest. Sorry but it’s true Plantonix, but it’s OK I wouldn’t want any insecticides in the Coco-coir, maybe just a warning. Most people hate bugs, the larvae nibble on the roots, they are a pest unwanted it in the indoor garden. Have a bottle of Neem oil spray on hand for your aerial defense, this pest can be a worthy adversary, you probably could microwave the Coco core when it’s wet before you use it or possibly bake it to kill off the eggs

Great price and it really does spread out a lot when you wet it. I used half a brick and I got a whole sand box for my rats, and 4 new filled pots for my plants. I honestly didnt think there would be so much condensed into these bricks and now I have 5 1/2 brick to use for anything. It wasnt dusty at all when wetting it or when it dried, which is why its such a good material for rats to play in! It does seem like it drains water pretty well. After a day the pots soil doesn't seem wet anymore and that's something my plants have needed, as ive been dealing with soil mites from overdose soil. Highly recommend using these and mixing with potting soil to help keep those mites away. They aren't harmful to your plants at all (unless you have spider mites) and they can help with breaking down organic matter, but all the same I do not want them in my house so using these bricks have been super helpful!

I love this coir so much. Each brick is a great size, it's easy to hydrate, easy to store and lasts a long time for me. I mix it with coarse perlite, orchiata and horticultural charcoal and it works like a charm. A huge plus is that a little goes a long way. One 5 pack of it makes ~80 quarts of my potting mix, so as someone with a decent sized plant collection and lots of soil propagations going all the time, it's a massive help. It's just under $2.25 of coir in each batch of my mix as well, far cheaper than buying 80 quarts of a mix elsewhere even with my amendments. I very much dislike peat moss, from it's environmental issues, to it staying moist for too long, to getting a lot of mold and so on. Coco coir has been a great alternative for me as it holds onto moisture, but dries at a good rate so I no longer get mold, mildew or root rot. Because it's so light and airy, I haven't had any issues with soil compacting or becoming hydrophobic like with peat moss. All my plants have been much happier since I switched in January 2021, I'm never going back. Echeveria, agave, aloe, hoya, scindapsus, codiaeum, monstera, epipremnum, philodendron, ZZ, snake plants- you name it! They all love it. The only suggestion I have is if you want to switch your plants to coir, do it slowly! It'll take time for you to learn watering for each repotted plant. May 20th, 2024 UPDATE: This coir is still the best thing I have ever found. It's been three years since I started using it and my entire collection has been thriving! Incredibly healthy roots, no smell, fantastic aeration, great for propagation, and best of all - no gnats or other pests like with peat moss. I have bought the 5 pack of bricks four times (with about just as many gifted to me from family), and have bought the 10 pack recently. Over the years, consistency has been my biggest issue with ordering things for my plants. This coco coir has been one of the very few products that has not only remained consistent, but consistently amazing! Always very clean - no sticks, thorns, plastic, metal etc. throughout any bricks. I love this coir and for as long I have plants and it stays this nice, I'll never stop using it.