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The Coconut Coir Fiber - Bricks are small compressed coir pith in an easy to handle size for most greenhouse and potted plant usage. It can be added to any soil in the garden to enhance its’ water holding properties and tilth. It also adds a very pleasant dark color to the growing medium. A medium shredded fiber that makes an excellent addition to potting and seed starting mixes and is ideal for use in Soil-less and Hydroponic applications.
What is Coconut Coir Fiber?
Coir is granular particles extracted from the Coconut husk. The shell and the pith that covers the nut is dried and broken down to extract the fiber to make fiber ropes, brushes, door mats, fiber pots, basket liners, etc. In this process the particles that were between the fibers were used traditionally to be tilled into clay soil to loosen up the soil. In recent times the fiber dust has been processed and packaged in different compressed forms sold as Coir.
Coir is composed of organic particles which have a spongy texture and a high water absorption and retention rate. Another important character of this material is that it is chemically neutral and serves as a perfect growth medium because any type of fertilizer can be added depending on the requirements of the crop to be grown.
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