Coir growing media · Manufactured in India
CROP PROGRAMME
Coir for Leafy Greens & Herbs
Choose coir by its job in your leafy-green or herb operation: propagation plug, tray-filling medium, potted-herb mix or another substrate-filled growing unit. Describe the system before requesting a sample.
Leafy greens · controlled greenhouse production
COMPARE THE COIR FORMAT
Where does coir sit in your production process?
01
Propagation plugs
Match the formed plug to the tray cell, sowing method and transplant holder.
02
Pots and filled trays
Specify the container, filling method and the way the product is watered and handled.
03
Production-system brief
Identify whether the coir remains as a plug or fills the production container.
04
Turnover and dispatch
State how units are harvested, moved, replaced or packed between crop runs.
THE GROWER BRIEF
Compare supply formats without losing the growing-system detail.
Formed units: coir plugs need dimensions and a planting opening that fit the tray or holder.
Material for filling: custom coir blends need a container and filling brief, with the preparation routine and required handling recorded.
Crop and system: use the lettuce and culinary-herb guide for the plant stage, production setup and harvest form. The nursery requirements belong in the same brief if plants move between sites.
Specialist uses: describe the exact job on the specialist application route; do not assume every short-cycle crop uses the same coir format.
Material for filling: custom coir blends need a container and filling brief, with the preparation routine and required handling recorded.
Crop and system: use the lettuce and culinary-herb guide for the plant stage, production setup and harvest form. The nursery requirements belong in the same brief if plants move between sites.
Specialist uses: describe the exact job on the specialist application route; do not assume every short-cycle crop uses the same coir format.
TRIAL BEFORE SCALE
What the grower should measure.
Compare the sample with the current medium at the same plant stage and in the intended container. Record filling, hydration, watering changes and handling at transplant or harvest. Agree what counts as an acceptable plant or finished unit before comparing larger quantities.
Irrigation inputs
Frequency, shot size, source-water EC and feed strategy.
Root-zone response
Drain or run-off, root-zone EC, wetting, rewetting and dry-back.
Crop response
Emergence or rooting, plant uniformity and the proportion meeting the agreed dispatch or harvest standard.
Commercial fit
Cell or holder fit, filling routine, transplant handling, crop turnover and packing quantities.
GROWER QUESTIONS
Before the substrate trial.
Should I request plugs or material for filling my own trays?
Start with your equipment and the role of coir in the system. A plug order needs the cell or holder dimensions and transplant routine. A tray-filling order needs the material grade, container and filling method. Trial the actual format before treating the two offers as alternatives.
Should the coir be washed or buffered?
That decision depends on crop sensitivity, source-water chemistry and the grower’s fertigation programme. Specify both processes separately.
What should a leafy-green or herb enquiry include?
Send the crop, plant stage, growing-system description and where coir is used. Include the cell, holder, pot or tray drawing, planting and harvest routine, current medium, treatment needs and trial quantity. Add packing and destination details using the quotation checklist.
DISCUSS YOUR REQUIREMENT