GROW!T Organic Coco Coir Planting Chips, Block

This was the first time we used this product and i will start by saying it’s interesting. First of all we realized you definitely have to let it sit a bit and it will expand so that was a positive! We used this product with plants on our patio garden this year and don’t know if it’s coincidence or what but we got an excellent harvest!! Awesome!! The plants retained an even moisture while draining well- Another positive!! We also noticed there didn’t seem to be quite as many pests around the plants as in past seasons - again could be coincidental but will chalk that up to a positive as well. So being that we had a good experience with this product- we will buy it and use again. We found our experience with Grow!it Coco Coir Chips to be positive!!

This has been the best coco mulch I have tried so far. It is less compacted than some bricks but expands to the same volume. It had no foreign plant particles and only a couple small pieces of plastic, less yhan others I have tried. It is also the only mulch brick so far that has been zero dust. The fibers are thick and consistent and it was definitely mulch and not coir. I am mixing it with some other mulch as a bedding for my high humidity snakes as it is resistant to mold and fungus while holding humidity well. This is also why dust matters to me. Great for the price too!

This chunky stuff is great for topping off potted tropicals, but too chunky, I think, for tilling in as an aerator in a garden. There are much finer grinds that are good for that. It is a big 11 lb. compressed block in a sturdy plastic bag and it swells to an amazing degree. Just bust off as much as you want to use and put it in a bucket and hose it down. Once you get it all swollen, change out that water and figure out how many more of these you're gonna need. Sometimes I rehydrate mine with rainwater and put it all around my banana trees or my tomato plants. It sure looks pretty all wet, strategically placed in a favorite bed. This company ships fast and AMZL delivered it in 2 days.

I use the coconut coir to fill the bottom of my above ground bags for the expansion as well as moisture retention. The coconut coir also helps with ventilation and the roots not staying too wet. I will buy this again! Works very well, I am pleased with this product.

I was thankful to finally find one of these that didn’t smell like mold after receiving (other brands I’ve had that issue) The price seems fair for what you get, this will work for a lot of planting.