Cocopeat 5kg Blocks

Cocopeat 5kg Blocks

Cocopeat 5kg Blocks

Blocks are made mainly for commercial use. It is reconstituted and used as a growing medium by greenhouse cultivators and for potting mixes. After re-constitution it is mixed with fertilizer and other additives and packed as retail pack by manufacturers of growing medium.

We can produce and supply coco peat, coco fibres and coco chips in the form of compressed 5 Kg Blocks consisting of coco peat, fibres and chips. It comes in three types- Natural, Washed or Buffered. Washed and Buffered coco peat is certainly of great interest to rose and pot plant growers but also to specialists in the cultivation of fruit, vegetables, sensitive plants and seedlings.

Specifications

Products High EC Coir Low EC Coir Super Low EC Coir Buffered Coir
Market Name Natural or Unwashed Coir Washed or Elite Washed Coir Super Washed or Double Washed Coir Treated or Double Treated Coir
Electrical Conductivity
EC - (1:1.5 Method)
Higher than 0.90 mS/cm Lower than 0.90 mS/cm Lower than 0.30 mS/cm Lower than 0.50 mS/cm
Sieved 6 mm
8 mm
6 mm & 0.5 mm
12 mm & 0.5mm
Expansion 16 Liters / Kg 17 Liters / Kg 17 Liters / Kg 17 Liters / Kg
Sand < 3%
Impurities < 3% < 2%
Short Fiber < 3% < 2%
Block Dimension 30 x 30 x 12 - 15cm
Block Weight 4.5 to 5.0 kg
pH 5.8 to 6.8
Moisture 15% to 18%
Compression Ratio 5:1
 
Type Packing Loadability
Pallet Packing 240 Blocks arranged on Pallet and Strapped and Stretch wrapped 4800 Blocks 20 Pallets 23 to 24 MT in a 40 HC container
4 Blocks Packing 4 x 5kg blocks are packed in a polybag and then strapped 1400 bags 5200 Blocks 26 MT in a 40 HC container
Bulk Loading Naked Blocks are loaded directly into the container 5200 Blocks 26 MT in a 40 HC container