This coco-husk comes in nugget-like chips similar to fir bark. Available packaged in ready to use bags or in a 10 pound compressed block. (1 compressed block yields approximately 2 1/2 cu. Ft.)
Coco Husk Chips are great potting media for most of orchids. We find many indoor growers are especially fond of coco husk as a potting media due to it's ability to hold moisture better than traditional bark media. The brand we use is high quality, economically feasible, eco-friendly and OMRI listed for organic use.
Advantages:
- Lasts longer than many other potting media
- Holds water
- Excellent drainage and high cation exchange capacity
- Prevents stress after repotting
- Neutral pH and buffering capacity
- Resists fungal growth
- 100% natural and renewable resource