Chunky Coco is a lightweight, fibrous growing medium made from coarse coconut husk chunks and is ideal for improving aeration, drainage and moisture retention in specialist indoor plant mixes. Unlike fine coco coir, Chunky Coco has a much coarser structure that creates valuable air spaces around plant roots while still holding moisture within the fibres.
The coco chunks are buffered, helping prepare the material for use as a reliable component in indoor plant growing media. They are particularly useful for aroids, orchids and other plants that prefer an open, well-aerated root environment.
Quick highlights
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- Coarse, chunky coconut husk growing medium
- Buffered and ready for use
- Creates excellent airflow around plant roots
- Retains moisture without creating a dense growing medium
- Helps improve drainage and structure
- Ideal for aroid and orchid growing mixes
How to use
Chunky Coco can be used as a component in customised indoor plant growing mixes or combined with materials such as bark chips, perlite and sphagnum moss.
For aroids, add coco chunks to help create a loose, chunky structure that allows water to drain freely while maintaining some moisture around the roots.
For orchids and other epiphytic plants, combine with suitable coarse components to create an open growing medium with plenty of airflow.
The chunks can also be used when creating your own specialist growing medium for plants that dislike dense or compacted substrates.
Size
2L Bag
Suitable uses
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- Aroid growing mixes
- Orchid growing mixes
- Custom indoor plant substrates
- Improving root aeration
- Increasing drainage and structure
- Adding moisture retention to chunky growing media
Product highlights
The coarse structure creates air pockets throughout a growing medium, helping oxygen reach the root system.
Coconut fibre naturally retains moisture, allowing Chunky Coco to provide both aeration and moisture management within a mix.
Buffered coco has been treated to reduce naturally occurring salts and help manage the calcium and magnesium exchange properties of coconut coir before use.
Chunky Coco is particularly useful as a component rather than a conventional potting soil, allowing growers to customise a growing medium according to the needs of individual plants.
