The Worm Factory 650g Coir Brick | Coconut Coir Brick

The Worm Factory 650g Coir Brick

The Worm Factory 650 Coir Brick growing medium and soil amendent is made of coarse fibers that are extracted from the fibrous outer shell of a coconut. The coconut coir fiber is 100 percent natural, pH Neutral and a renewable resource that is disease resistant. The spongy texture furnishes excellant air space with water holding abilities that will hold 5 to 7 times more water then its volume in weight.

After extracting the coarse fibers, the fibers are screened, graded and washed to remove salt residue and then compressed into bales, bricks and blocks. A compressed block, brick or bale needs to be soaked in water for at least 15 minutes before using. Coir will expand 5 to 7 times in voluume, so make sure to use a large enough container when soaking your coir.

Coir can account for up to 40 percent of a potting mix when added as a ingredient for your potting soil. Coir will keep its proprieties and can be stored covered for several years, so always keep the coir that your do not use. The Worm Factory 650g Coir Brick growing medium and soil amendent replaces peat moss, rockwool and perlite. It also requires less fertilizers and water and your plants develop more elaborate and stronger root systems, making them resilient to disease, pathogens and weeds.

There so many different uses for using coconut growing medium and soil amendent blocks, bricks and bales. It is a great mulch and soil treatment that retains moisture in gardens and planters. Coir is the best bedding material for worm composters. The Worm Factory 650g Coir Brick weight is 1.2 pounds.