FibreDust Coco Coir Block (4-Pack)

My plants seem to love the super soil mix I created using this coconut coir material. This media is expensive but I much prefer it to traditional potting soil. Now that I've tried it, I will be using this in lieu of potting soil from now on. It's lightweight and lends an airy quality to your grow media which should encourage better root growth. Once reconstituted, it looks like fine coffee grounds and has a nice texture to it. It is a "clean" material which allows you to amend the media as you see fit and you know exactly what's in it.Tips for first-time coir brick users who are casual home gardeners like myself : I found the best method for reconstituing the coir with water is to slice open the shrink wrap along the side of brick on only one side of brick. Then, using a large flathead screwdriver and a hammer, tap down center of the side of the brick, separating brick in two thinner bricks. This makes coir breakdown easier . Keeping in the shrink wrap in place keeps mess to a minimum. Once split, you can remove plastic wrap and fit each half in its own trash bag and fill with a generous amount of water and let sit overnight (I start with half full, you can always add more later if not enough to adequately reconstitute the coir media). This is handy if you don't need the whole brick or don't have a large bin/bucket to reconstitute the large brick in. I found that this technique makes it much easier, requiring much less effort to breakdown the super hard coir brick. My first few bricks I tried to wet the whole brick all at once and also did not soak long enough and I had to work very hard to break it down. Hopefully, this helps other first timers new to working with coir bricks avoid unnecessary frustration.Another tip - Like when working with mulch or landscaping rocks, figure out how much you think you'll need and add at least one extra brick because you always need more material than you think you will.

I come from a family of farmers and gardeners, and they all recommended peat moss for a successful garden. I feel guilty about using a resource that takes thousands of years to grow. I am not an extreme environmentalist, but I believe we should be responsible with the resources we have. I heard that coco coir is an excellent alternative, and after using it I feel that is a true assessment! I moved recently and wanted to start a new garden and all I had to work with was clay soil. One block of this (and a bag of grass clippings) was enough to transform my 2' x 12' flower bed into something useable. This is said without using soil testers, but the consistency, texture, and color have changed and after about 4 weeks the soil is much easier to work with. When that happened I bought 4 more blocks for the rest of my garden. It took a little while to arrive, but I shopped around for the least expensive price per unit, and I'm pretty sure it came all the way from China. There are other brands that are probably Prime eligible and more locally produced if you prefer. I am converted to coconut coir, and would recommend it to anyone else.

This is the best Coco Coir I have found. Being that this was out of stock, I went ahead and ordered the three smaller "cubes", from a different seller that should've equated to about the size of this. Surprise, surprise!!!!! The three little blocks that came were about 1/4 of the Coco Coir I received here. The picture for the other product was deceptive as usual, and size measurements are always exaggerated.I hope that this company gets this one back in stock soon and doesn't conveniently raise the price like so many do. If they can stay honest with their price, I will by about three.Also, for those who are wondering, this block allows me to fill three to four of my 9 gallon containers once I add a bag of potting soil. And my Sweet 100, Sungold, Sweet Million, Black Krim, Cherokee Purple and Early girl tomatoes are loving it.

I have been using Coco Coir as a seed starting medium for years with great success and finally grew tired of working with the small blocks sold locally. I am very happy that I chose this brand in particular, as the texture of the coir was far superior to the blocks I had purchased last year at Menards. This coir is finely ground, with the texture of coffee grounds, and has relatively few long strands.I hydrated it all at once in a large plastic tote, and it absorbed the water quickly and retains moisture as well as or slightly better than any other brand I've used. I did not rinse my coir before using and still had healthy, happy seedlings. I will be purchasing this item again next year.

I purchased this FibreDust Coco Coir Block during a black Friday deal. It was not the same brand that I typically purchase but I didn't think that it would be any different than the dozens of blocks I've purchased before. I use a lot of coconut coir for my seedlings and to clone plants. This coconut coir has stones all through it. I'm very disappointed. Please see pictures for verification.

Breaks down instantly and makes potting soil light and fluffy - no more compacted pots. Bonus, it turns out fungus gnats hate this stuff if you top-dress your plants with a thin layer (about 1/3 of an inch) on top of the pot. I used another reviewers helpful advice in removing sectional sheets of it with a screwdriver and mallet to only break off the amount needed.

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS STUFF. It comes in a block. You just open and remove the plastic and advertisement paper, put the black of coir in a large container (I use my wheel barrow), add water. Then you can wait for it to completely soften or you can separate it as it gets moistened with a shovel, add more water if needed. It's so simple to use and is great for good drainage in your plants.

There are many things in here that are NOT coco coir. Pieces of plastic, perlite, pieces of wood, some cloth, chunks of salt.... this stuff is not clean by any means. It killed all of the seedlings I've attempted to grow in it. Not sure how anyone has had any luck with this stuff. The moment I transplanted into something other than this junk, the plant growth took off.