Coconut Fiber (Coir) - Benefits and Uses

Coconut Fiber (Or Coir)....What is it and how do we use it? Coconut coir is the byproduct of the husk from coconut shells. Its ground, pulverized, and manufactured into bricks that the modern gardener can rehydrate into a soil-like substance. Its had great structure, moisture retention, drainage, aeration, and is of neutral pH.

In this video, I'll show you how to use it in your garden and how to amend your soil mixes. Stay tuned until the end where I demonstrate how to use it, combine with compost, for the ultimate seeding, potting, topsoil, and container mix that money can't buy!

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[gildamolinar]

I love Coco coir for seed starting. Great success with rooting cuttings too.

[ryansledz]

These videos are super helpful. I am just beginning gardening while i still live at my parents house. But once i move out soon i am gona build a huge garden like you have. Thanks for being an inspiration 😊

[NapoleonGARDENINGTV]

Thanks for another knowledge, watching to add more gardening knowledge! Happy planting!

[johnjude]

Just saying hello from zone 6 Columbus Ohio and thanks for the teaching Sir

[coolbananaboy]

Your videos are so thorough and complete I learn something from each one.

[urbanbackyardcontainergardenin]

Thanks. I make my own potting mix using coco coir.

[FreeByrd]

You answered all my questions about Coco coir. I always ran a high pH. Keep up all the great videos!

[GardenIdeas]

Coconut coir is very importance for using in the garden, thanks for sharing to us and how to use it, happy gardening

[barryroberts]

Last year i started growing my Carrots in the Coconut Coir, well not all the Carrots it was 20 Sweet Candle which only had some Liquid Seaweed Feed when they were a certain height out of the ground.
The other 20 went into my Raised Bed which is 22" high and filled with old Compost from the year before, Blood, Fish and Bone and some Chicken Pellets, oh and some Perlite all mixed together in specific portions.
The Carrots from the Coir were the straightest and biggest i have grown, and the others were good some short and long, and some with funny shapes as well.

A New Subscriber now i have seen a good few of your videos and i have enjoyed them all so far.
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[MorroccoM]

Wish I had a garden center nearby that had all those items. Thx for the excellent guidance on a super potting soil mix.

[pjscelfo]

I'm going to have to check this out. Thank you for the tips.

[keithhilton]

What a great video Jeff. I think i'll be using some of this information in our up coming spring & summer seasons here in Aus. Cheers & keep safe.

[pierreshasta]

Hello, thank you for this interesting video.👍 I use a lot of coconut coir in my garden, and I am very satisfied with it. For my potted crops, I usually use a mixture of 70% coconut coir and 30% perlite + organic fertilizer.

[beebob]

Use an old cement mixer if you have one around the house to mix your soil. I've got one from when my father and I built a stone wall and poured a porch floor.

[OurThriftyCottage]

Love tuning into your videos and seeing that Rider Pride

[richardofsylmar]

That’s a lot of good information. Thank you.

[evejallow]

Thanks for this video. We just made some coir from coconuts out the garden. This is new information so I'm giving it a try thank you so much. At 6.07 in the video what is the third ingredient sand? As I have my own compost, the cocunut coir not quite sure what the other one is?

[brandywvstrong]

Just the video I needed. I believe my homemade soil this past spring was too acidic. Needless to say I can’t wait for the fall plants to grow with good soil. I did buy organic lime just incase. Thank you so much Jeff, just like it was meant for ones like me. 😆 Just trying to eat better and have better quality food.
Missed the live video has to take hubby to dr a little set back from surgery. All seems good now.
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[oldporkchops]

Thanks for the confirmation that there's no need to wash the soil away. Would adding just worm castings replace all the soil amendments you used?