Mother Earth Coco + Perlite Mix 70/30 | 1.8 cu ft Bag

What Mother Earth Coco Perlite Does Inside a Container

Coco coir comes from the husk of a coconut, which is a waste stream rather than a harvested bog. That single fact is why growers keep moving away from peat, and it is the reason this media exists. The blend runs seventy percent coco pith and fiber against thirty percent perlite. Pith holds water, fiber holds structure, and perlite opens the air channels that let roots breathe between irrigations. Cation exchange capacity in coir is high, which means the media grips onto calcium, magnesium and potassium instead of flushing them straight through. Texture stays open rather than compacting into a brick. A pot drains at the same rate in week ten as it did in week one. Each bag carries 1.8 cubic feet, or 50 L, and weighs 26.2 lbs. That is one person carrying one bag down a row without a second trip. For anyone filling three gallon containers, a bag fills about six of them.

Choosing a 70/30 Coco Perlite Mix Over Bagged Soil

Potting soil forgives a sloppy watering schedule. Coco does not, and that is precisely why serious growers pick it. The open structure lets you feed more often and more aggressively without drowning a root ball, because the excess drains instead of sitting. That turns irrigation into a dial you control rather than a risk you manage. A grower running drip can water several times a day in late flower and see runoff rather than saturation. Feeding starts with the first irrigation, the way it does with any inert coir blend. A calcium and magnesium supplement belongs in that feed, since coir will trade those ions off its exchange sites early in a run. Rooting cuttings straight into it works, though a finer propagation media is gentler on a fresh cut. Larger operations can step up to the two cubic yard tote and skip the bag handling entirely. For everyone else, the bag is the practical unit.

Key Features

• Seventy Thirty Blend: Coco pith and fiber handle moisture while perlite keeps air channels open through a full cycle.
• High Cation Exchange: Coir holds calcium, magnesium and potassium against the media instead of letting them flush past the roots.
• Stable Texture: The mix resists compaction, so drainage in late flower matches what the pot did on day one.
• Peat Free: Coconut husk is a by-product stream, which sidesteps the bog harvesting that peat media depends on.
• Feed Aggressively: Open porosity lets a drip schedule run several times a day without saturating the root ball.
• Bag Sized for One Person: At 1.8 cubic feet and 26.2 lbs, a single bag moves down a row without a cart.
• Tote Option: Operations filling hundreds of pots can move up to the two cubic yard format instead.

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