Why Growers Reach for FloraFlex LooseFill in a Coco Room
Coco is only as good as the prep behind it. Raw coir arrives loaded with sodium and potassium on its exchange sites. Those ions trade places with calcium and magnesium the moment a feed hits the pot. The result is a deficiency that looks like a nutrient problem and is really a media problem. This blend is washed first, then buffered with V1, V2 and a Cal + Mag + Iron charge so the exchange sites are already occupied. Perlite makes up thirty percent of the volume by design rather than by accident. That fraction opens enough air porosity for frequent fertigation without letting the profile dry out between shots. Water holding capacity measures 52.5 percent with a two point tolerance, which is the number to plan a shot schedule around. The pH sits in the five and a half to six and a half band that coco feeding assumes. Each bag holds fifty litres, roughly 1.8 cubic feet, and weighs 22 lb. Packaging happens in the USA, so lot-to-lot consistency stays tighter than with mixed import stock.
Buffered Coco Coir Against a Bag You Have to Prep Yourself
The alternative is buying unbuffered coir and doing the chemistry in house. That means a soak, a cal-mag charge at a known strength, a rinse, and a runoff test on every batch. Labour aside, the step is easy to get wrong and hard to audit once plants are in. Starting from a buffered bag removes that variable from the first irrigation onward. Pallet quantity is one hundred bags. That fills a mid-size flower room in one delivery and keeps the whole run on a single lot. Growers moving from peat usually find they can feed harder and more often without the drowning risk peat brings. Two cautions are worth stating. Coco still wants a cal-mag supplement in the feed, because buffering charges the media rather than the plant. And a pallet is a freight shipment, so a dock or a lift gate needs arranging before it lands. For anyone running drip on a fixed schedule, this is the low-drama starting point.
Key Features
- Washed and Pre-Buffered: Coir arrives charged with V1, V2 and Cal + Mag + Iron, so the first feed reaches the plant.
- 70/30 Structure: Seventy percent coco pith and fiber with thirty percent perlite balances air porosity against water retention.
- 52.5 Percent Water Holding: A measured holding capacity with a two point tolerance gives a real number to build a shot schedule on.
- Stable pH Band: The mix sits between 5.5 and 6.5, which is the range coco feeding programs already assume.
- Fifty Litre Bags: Each bag covers 1.8 cubic feet at 22 lb, a size one person can carry down a row.
- Pallet Quantity: One hundred bags arrive together, keeping an entire room on one production lot.
- Packaged in the USA: Domestic packing tightens lot-to-lot consistency compared with mixed import stock.
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | 70% washed coco coir, 30% perlite |
| Buffering | FloraFlex V1, V2, Cal + Mag + Iron |
| Water Holding Capacity | 52.5% (+/- 2%) |
| pH Range | 5.5-6.5 |
| Bag Volume | 50 L (1.8 cu ft) |
| Net Weight per Bag | 22 lb (10 kg) |
| Pallet Quantity | 100 bags |
| Packaging | Packaged in the USA |