5 Benefits of Coconut Coir in Gardening

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6 жыл бұрын

Coconut Coir is made from Coconut husks, which is the byproduct of coconut fruits. Coconut Coir is 100% organic, odorless, and pleasant to handle. Coconut Coir makes an Earth Friendly product because it is a Natural and Renewable Resource. Coconut Coir is excellent at water retention, growing seedlings, creating potting mix, pest resistant, and to use as bedding in Worm Bins.
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@DaisyCreekFarms 6 жыл бұрын

Do you use Coconut Coir? Share your experience!

@smritasarma1653 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I do use coconut coir as seed starting mix, potting mix and mulch(sometimes) after properly washing it off with the water. This makes pots quite lightweight to carry around. I do enjoy your video, its quite helpful. 😊... I am a beginner, growing tomato, peppers, herbs, flowers, picked up toms and herbs from my little garden as well, but I failed to grow cilantro in whatever season it is, those always germinate, grow one inch tall with very thin stem unable to stand up and die (used coco coir, vermicompost, moist soil not soggy and moderate sunlight). Any advice from yours regarding growing cilantro, this summer also (I have placed it under shade with morning sunlight) would be highly appreciated. Thanks and regards 😊

@CarlzJafran 4 жыл бұрын

Yes definitely, I do use cocopeat in my garden because it very cheap here compare with the peatmoss one. But use cocopeat in mediate quantities in pot or as seeds starting mix because here lot of rain and using cocopeat to much will harm my vegetables. But in my opinion about cocopeat and peatmoss, I love use peatmoss in my garden.

@blippitydar 4 жыл бұрын

how quickly does it decompose / need to be added again? Annually?

@nanda_zealot 3 жыл бұрын

Interested in Coco coir...visit us @www.procoirs.com

@sujanbhujel1312 3 жыл бұрын

Which product can replace the coconut coir ??

@sassybooper6185 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this is great information for my gardening project, definitely two thumbs up!!!!

@DeepaK-et3nn 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being candid and sharing info.

@MrSamantha4452 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your information. I started using it this week and I have had no problem with plant drooping from the heat here in Albuquerque NM.

@blueSkies777 3 жыл бұрын

Clear presention and informative. What a nice bloke.

@medusian23 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! Just got some and didn’t know where and how to use it x

@camuchanomellini903 4 жыл бұрын

We ate grateful for your knowledge. Thanks for sharing

@kobalt77 3 жыл бұрын

Some very helpful information in this, thank you so much.

@joannegopaul3774 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jag, very useful tip, I learn something new from you every time. God bless you and your family 🙏😊

@Abundantman777 4 жыл бұрын

TY Jack, U are teaching me good things

@devbachu7072 5 жыл бұрын

Love it I mix it into my copist an add to my plants

@angmo3782 4 жыл бұрын

Very useful! Thank you!

@fredflintstoner2081 3 ай бұрын

What a well-made video. My compliments, Jag.

@DaisyCreekFarms 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@al-imransakib9174 6 жыл бұрын

Helpful information thanks

@chrismooney8526 4 жыл бұрын

great vid man!

@momentiummonroe1475 4 жыл бұрын

I like to mix bone meal and lime with my coco since coco has to buffer and stuff. I enjoy it

@grahamthomas6283 6 жыл бұрын

GT information and update thanks for your time 🐞🐦👍👍

@MegaJimbob125 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent thank you

@jessicay2471 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this (and your other videos too!)… got the ingredients and will use this year. Just found out we are growing in similar climate too. Best health and happiness to you and your family, from another vegetarian (Buddhist) inDavis, CA

@DaisyCreekFarms Жыл бұрын

Davis, wow, you are close by!

@sharfinbean3362 6 жыл бұрын

I use it in with my potting soil for my houseplants, enjoying your videos!

@DaisyCreekFarms 6 жыл бұрын

Glad you like the videos :)

@totolesquimau Жыл бұрын

Good video, well done 👍

@tb795 4 жыл бұрын

Also, have you tried Ligna Peat as an alternative to coconut coir. It's made from redwood and is apparently just as water retentive as peat moss. The cheapest brick or coconut coir I can find is about $20 for a 11 lb brick, which yields a shade less than 3 cu ft. Ligna peat is local, sustainably harvested and cheaper (Lyngso sells it for $2.75 per bag, which is about 1 cu ft).

@arijitchakravarty8968 Жыл бұрын

Lovely video

@phaganators 5 жыл бұрын

Jag first off u are awesome😎great vid as always!! Just started with coco and loving it. With the price of soil that I use, coco really helps keep the cost down. My mix for indoor flower: 50%coco 25%soil 25%castings... greats results so far

@phaganators 5 жыл бұрын

Ps don’t forget the calmag

@phaganators 5 жыл бұрын

Yep and go ahead and buffer that brick 150% solution and you’re gold

@muffchinthe3rd515 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍👍

@matte4123 4 жыл бұрын

best way to grow ganja. im trying to grow vegetables in it now! coco plus advanced nutrients is the sheeeiit.

@devbachu7072 3 жыл бұрын

I love it an mix with soil

@piratejayesh8422 3 жыл бұрын

I love how starting of his video have da dannnn da dannnnn

@koheioba5607 3 жыл бұрын

This is the most informative video about coco coir. Thank you.

@kenjiro2676 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent substrate for animals

@muffemod 3 жыл бұрын

1:25 #1 Water retention. 1:45 #2 Seed starter. 2:09 #3 Potting mix. 2:26 #4 Pest resistance. 2:35 #5 Earthworm composting.

@MosaicHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

#6 I make it for free lol

@kittyrules995 4 жыл бұрын

Now i know what that soil is from those little seedling starter pots that u get from lidl! (I live in ireland btw) 🙃👍

@kbabujoseph 3 жыл бұрын

🤣👍

@jstarr7506 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video and nicer hair 🏆

@michalp588 4 жыл бұрын

Hello! I recently have been seeing videos and articles using Orbeez in gardening. It is biodegradable and retains water the way you are describing coconut coir. You mix it with dirt. What do you think of this and would you try it for an experiment? Thank you!

@lauriemarch5173 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos, especially on sprouts/microgreens. Can you please update on some good sources for quality coco coir to use small scale? I am having trouble finding a good quality product suitable for microgreens and see many issues with inconsistent products, too much salt content, etc. Would you have any current recommendations? Your link to Amazon for Magjo Naturals is no longer available and the Kempf product seems to now have an excess salt content.

@liquiidc 4 жыл бұрын

Does this medium suits all kind of plants - like bogonia or mostera?

@BethGrantDeRoos 6 жыл бұрын

AMAZING!!

@DaisyCreekFarms 6 жыл бұрын

Did you like the underwater shots from the container? :)

@BethGrantDeRoos 6 жыл бұрын

OMY YES!!

@COYOTE165A 5 жыл бұрын

Can I use it mixed in with my Top Soil also.? Thanks for sharing etc

@DaisyCreekFarms 5 жыл бұрын

Yes you can

@d.jcheetah8724 6 жыл бұрын

Your channel is very interesting

@DaisyCreekFarms 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@d.jcheetah8724 6 жыл бұрын

Daisy Creek Farms No problem

@JK-pn6lj 5 жыл бұрын

Your intro music is next level.

@armistice_front 4 жыл бұрын

what was the previous level?

@TMBgarden Жыл бұрын

Yeah! Totally I love that, if I had a garden channel I think I will use this kind of music it's so relaxing and expectant too but not distracting. Just lead you in the learning-gardening mood!

@lisalee186 5 жыл бұрын

For Microgreens can I use coconut coir only? Do I need to add anything else? Your video is excellent,,,, thank you!

@pedclarkemobile 4 жыл бұрын

A little soluble npk is beneficial or worm castings... coir binds cations so May cause deficiencies in some vigorous cultivars.

@imo254 4 жыл бұрын

Hi..thank you for a good video..I'm new to gardening so if I understand you correctly you say it holds water.can it then be used in a situation where good soil drainage is prescribed. Sorry if it's a dumb question. Thanks in advance for any replies.

@chrisbrownlov1 4 жыл бұрын

No, it you want more draining, use cactus soil, stuff that contains, mulch, sand, perlite.

@jsephhd 3 жыл бұрын

Coir is much like compost minus the nutrients. It has good aeration encouraging root formation. But it is a water retention medium hence will hold onto water for longer periods of time. In my experience coco coir is loose and provides air to your mixture hence good drainage much like perlite and sand, however, unlike them, they are able to retain water for a long time similar to vermiculite. The only thing I can think coco coir is of use is that it is a soil filler :/

@TMBgarden Жыл бұрын

Mix for indoor flower: 50% coconut coir 25% soil 25% castings For pots and raised beds: 1/3 potting soil mix 1/3 coconut coir 1/3 sand or top soil to improve drainage.

@user-ql5jd3vg2o 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you When you say compost Do you mean manure? Or you mean the all purpose compost which is mixed with peat moss?

@TMBgarden Жыл бұрын

They use to call compost all vegetables peels and parts of vegetables we don't eat or cook in our kitchen mixed with all dry leaves and end season healthy plants from our garden that will be pulled (annuals) or pruning materials that we mix altogether in a compost bin or in a pile somewhere in our garden and let It to decompose till it gets like a very black no smelling soil like. (We call it in some countries of Europe vegetable compost) manure just from animals material. Also you can take all dries dried leaves from you garden and trees make a pile and wet them with the water you rinse your rice and it will do a great compost after 3 weeks or so.

@lobo3928 3 жыл бұрын

I use this same coconut product (sometimes the slightly less fine versions) with my snakes. There’s 4 50 gallon tanks which makes for a lot of used coco bedding. Does anyone know if it can be tossed in with my gardening? I have ball pythons. I would LOVE to know bc I have a pretty decent garden and would hate to be missing a potentially good resource for them! Thank you!!

@greeneyedlady5580 3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can do that.

@susanmisajon9244 3 жыл бұрын

Some people grinds whole cocohusk in a grinder producing ground cocohusk. Can this be used in a stem cutting propagating medium?

@greeneyedlady5580 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. It is what I root almost all of my plant cuttings in. It retains moisture while having excellent drainage and being light and fluffy. It's also weed, pest, and free and doesn't come with any soil borne plant diseases.

@vamshinaidu9620 3 жыл бұрын

Sir if produce a coconut coir wer can I sell it pls give me a idea

@Hellokitty9151s 4 жыл бұрын

for indoor planting ...can i put regular soil at he bottom of my pot ...then add coconut coir on top to prevent bugs and gnats ??? does that works ??? thanks 🙏

@jsephhd 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck! I found because it is pest free and is incapable of rotting it is a good idea to be put as topsoil and prevent gnats. Be careful when watering though, coco coir floats!

@greeneyedlady5580 3 жыл бұрын

@@jsephhd Incapable of rotting? I believe that in the soil coconut coir will break down over the course of about 4 - 5 years.

@TMBgarden Жыл бұрын

Mix for indoor flower: 50% coconut coir 25% soil 25% castings I see this recipe in one of the comments hope it helps you. Also this one in another channel: For potting mix and raised beds: 1/3 potting soil mix 1/3 coconut coir 1/3 sand or top soil to improve drainage.

@donnanutt3650 5 жыл бұрын

How do you test the coir for salt, jut to make sure the coir really has been rinsed like the label says

@sixmillionsilencedaccounts3517 3 жыл бұрын

Buy EC meter.

@donnanutt3650 3 жыл бұрын

@@sixmillionsilencedaccounts3517 yeah, …… I did that. But the instructions make no sense to me. I’m not stupid but evidently I’m not smart enough to translate the poor English and technical calibration instructions.

@TMBgarden Жыл бұрын

You can grow a sand plant like statice sinuata (they love salt and have a leave all stem long in order to keep thriving beside salt and poor watering) I guess if it develops huge stems leaves (not the basal ones) is because there are a lot of salt. They are no fussy to grow and give you lots and lots of dry or fresh flowers for vase or bouquets, you don't need to feed then and they are pest free and good for pollinators. All win

@kickinwinghotboi883 3 жыл бұрын

No perlite in the coco?

@ajitmahato8091 4 жыл бұрын

the percentage is it by waight or volume

@greeneyedlady5580 3 жыл бұрын

Volume

@vinv007 5 жыл бұрын

I EXPECTED a UNDERWATER SHOT after adding that coco brick , ;D

@60secondgaming21 4 жыл бұрын

You forgot it is almost anti weeds

@rachnamittal7965 4 жыл бұрын

Best

@edacevedo7746 6 жыл бұрын

Jack, why does the package state 'wear gloves when handling this product'...?

@DaisyCreekFarms 6 жыл бұрын

To prevent your hands from splinters. Not all products have this recommendation and in my experience it is not really needed since the coir is very soft.

@lisalmenard3828 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! I can’t find a way to contact you other than this way. Sorry. But I found that my local PetSmart sells “Zoo Med Eco Earth Compressed Coconut Fiber.” The “blocks” look the same as in your video, but I wasn’t 100% sure if I could use this for growing microgreens. It intended to make a living environment for I guess small reptile pets? Is this the same thing? If anyone knows, please comment / reply. Thank you!

@greeneyedlady5580 3 жыл бұрын

It sounds like exactly the same thing. Thanks for the tip. I'll check my local Petsmart next time I need to buy some.

@tb795 4 жыл бұрын

What is the typical expansion ratio? That looks like 1:10.

@greeneyedlady5580 3 жыл бұрын

I usually have to add 5 gallons, or sometimes 6, of water to an 11lb brick of coconut coir like the one Jag is showing. A gallon of water weighs 8.3 pounds, so that would be 41.5 pounds to 49.8 pounds of water. That means the ratio is approximately 1:4 to a little less than 1:5. I'd call it 1:4 for planning purposes.

@sixmillionsilencedaccounts3517 3 жыл бұрын

1kg of dry coco fills 12-15L pot after soaked.

@TMBgarden Жыл бұрын

I found that the package said you the litres or volume you get from that. I found different qualities of coconut coir and volume from brand to brand in gardens shops. But the best coconut coir I get by now was from IKEA and LIDL supermarket the texture and time to expand was so much better than the gardeners shops I got, almost get expanded immediately. The ones i by in a garden center was like too dry and like passed their prime. take me more than 3 hours to expand all and I have to break down the block in between with much effort.

@lovealwaysjasmine 3 жыл бұрын

How do you store rehydrated coco coir

@greeneyedlady5580 3 жыл бұрын

I rehydrate mine in a plastic garbage bag, and just scoop it out of the bag as needed. When the bag is empty I use it to rehydrate another block.

@balla2172 5 жыл бұрын

I have a really dumb.idea.. to expand that mix tote with proper level of hydroponic mix like the dynagro or master blend and use that?

@TMBgarden Жыл бұрын

For hydroponics I found out this recipe from a professional garden on KZfaq 70% coconut coir and 30% perlite and after that the feed you need for hydroponic plants that you will grow in that medium.

@shivukumar4305 3 жыл бұрын

Sir what is mining costing

@greeneyedlady5580 3 жыл бұрын

Mining? Coir is a waste product left over when coconuts are harvested and used for food. I doubt that it costs very much to shred the leftover coconut husks.

@matte4123 4 жыл бұрын

coco does NOT reduce watering times. in fact, you water and feed MORE... i grow mmj in coco, you gotta keep the coco wet, if it dries out your plants wilt and hate it. keep the coco wet and get 10-20% runoff when you water. water a little every day or 2, really depends on pot and plant size.

@sixmillionsilencedaccounts3517 3 жыл бұрын

You can do both. You can do coco+peat+organic fert and water once in a week or coco+perlite+hydro nutrients and water more than once per day, needs auto irrigation though. Main difference is growth speed.

@TMBgarden Жыл бұрын

Its is because maybe you are trying to use just plain coco noir as growing medium BUT coconut noir by itself is a inert material it has no nutrients and you must add it from a mix of soil, castings, top soil, and river sand to improve drainage. There are many recipes outthere on gardeners KZfaq channels, all of the professionals say the same info I am giving to you. People that just use plain coconut coir is was a germination medium to not waste soil, because seeds don't need to be feed in order to germinate, in fact they just need to be feed after 2 or 4 sets of TRUE leaves. Not cotiledon, because inside of the seed they have all the nutrients they need, they just need a top wet medium it order to stimulate germination. Other use with almost plain coconut coir is a mix of coconut coir and sand river for cuttings, that the same, they do no need any feed till they show new growth, new leaves that means they are developing or almost to start developing roots, so after they have root system is way you need to start to feed, any feed before is a waste and also can cause burns . I'm telling all this because I have full sun all they long in my garden and I use coconut coir mixed with my potting mix, castings and so in order to not watering all morning and evenings because I'm busy. So that way my plants can thrive till I am able to go gardening once a week or so. Now some recipes I found out: Mix for indoor flower: 50% coconut coir 25% soil 25% castings For pots and raised beds: 1/3 potting soil mix 1/3 coconut coir 1/3 sand or top soil to improve drainage.

@rakhikalarikkal7358 5 жыл бұрын

From where to get it?

@DaleKnutson 5 жыл бұрын

Pevey Mart has it!

@w.k.m.dushansundeepa3643 4 жыл бұрын

We are import world wide..

@greeneyedlady5580 3 жыл бұрын

I order it from Ebay or Walmart. You can also get it from Amazon

@TMBgarden Жыл бұрын

In garden centre, IKEA, LIDL, Amazon

@JagdishKumar-fk8vq 3 жыл бұрын

What's the price of coco bricks..

@TMBgarden Жыл бұрын

In my country is cheap almost 3€ to 10-15 litres if you compare with the bag of potting mix.

@jepoy3223 3 жыл бұрын

New friend lodi,m8 ... . Ganyan din me ,tulungan t u ..... ...

@michaelsimon3835 4 жыл бұрын

mick simon guernsey c.i can you grow potatoes in coir peat in big container

@alexsailer9967 4 жыл бұрын

Worth a try just don't use just coir. Just be sure it is mixed well with some nice compost and some nutritious sources of fertility like composted chicken manure, kelp meal, bone meal.. Coco loco is one of my favorite container garden products and it is coco coir mixed with stuff like bat poop, blood meal, bone meal, lime, perlite

@dainaharroyo9032 4 жыл бұрын

Same question. Im planning to plant my sweet. Potatoes

@lastoftheurgents1965 4 жыл бұрын

volume levels changing a lot

@dianelapierre5899 3 жыл бұрын

Is it good for my strawberry patch I was hoping just to cover the top so the strawberries don't lay on the dirt

@sagarn5372 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, Greetings from Shree Krishna Fiber Mill and Exporters, India. We are prominent manufacturer and exporter of Coco peat in India. We are exporting premium quality Coco peat to various countries. Looking forward to collaborate with you. Thanks.

@DaisyCreekFarms 2 жыл бұрын

YOu can contact me at info(at)daisycreekfarms.com Replace (at) with @

@kofitoffee9217 4 жыл бұрын

it's coco peat..

@mkworld8115 5 жыл бұрын

I thik you can speak in hindi 🇮🇳 Try a hindi channel

@royalgamer2007 3 жыл бұрын

Mentale

@jpshooter11 4 жыл бұрын

That is some nasty coconut coir.

@romygime5822 2 жыл бұрын

Very expensive and is not a nutrition for plants

@DaisyCreekFarms 2 жыл бұрын

You save money on watering

@TMBgarden Жыл бұрын

Expensive? I suppose it depends where you live, because in my country is cheap than a bag of potting mix. I can fill a 30 litres pot for less that 1,50€ here we find coconut coir in every supermarket, IKEA etc. You don't need to go to a garden centre to get it.

@mkworld8115 5 жыл бұрын

Please speak in hindi 🇮🇳 Or make a hindi channel

@jorisl2571 5 жыл бұрын

MK World or you have to learn english😉

@samnikole1643 4 жыл бұрын

Use leaves instead. Unless you want to contribute to slave labor?

@sailaab 2 жыл бұрын

Your oscillating fake accent (with natural accent), the distracting and over bearing music and the video not having even default Closed Captioning... resulting in.. many key terms getting missed.