Coir has a variety of uses, depending on the way the coconut husk is processed.
It can be divided into three forms: Husk Chips (HC), Coir Pith (CP) and Blend. Husk chips are produced by cutting fresh green husk into sleeves and chipped afterwards. Coir pith is fine material combed off the coconut fibres. Blend is the whole husk ground to form a combination of chip and pith.
Select Coir
Our premium quality coir now called TopMix Select coir and is ready to use. No rinsing or treatment is required. Select Coir is best for sweet peppers, soft fruit cultivated in high-tech growing systems and other demanding crops. Select coir is guaranteed low in potassium sodium and chloride thanks to the quality treatment process ES is <0.5. Available in four fractions.
Preferred Coir - Washed Unbuffered Coir
TopMix Preferred coir is ideal for hydroponics due to the lower EC readings. As usual, this quality coir is available in four fractions. 100% Pith; 100% 10mm Chip; 100% 6mm Chip; 60% Pith 40% Chip blended.
Essential Coir - Unwashed Coir
TopMix Essential coir is the perfect budget choice. Essential is our new standard range of coir. Ready to be rinsed and treated by the end user. That way growers can save costs and meet the exact needs of their own crops. Recommended for tomatoes, cut flowers, hemp, etc. Available in four fractions. Only supplied as Indent orders, we do not keep in inventory.
TopMix Growbags
TopMix Coir Growbags are filled with our high-quality coco substrate in varying percentages of pith and chip.
All our growbags are available in TopMix Select, Preferred or Essential coir configuration to obtain the desired pH and EC levels.
Preferred is washed and Select is washed and buffered. They are the perfect choice for crops like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, cut flowers, and soft fruits. All Growbag options can be supplied in our Quick-Bag format. These are wrapped, which unfolds to open, to an open top to create an open container.
TopMix Quick Bag
10 Litre quick bags can be supplied. With all coir pith chip ratios.
Advantages: TopMix growbag
•100% renewable and disposable raw material.
• Delivered in a compressed format for efficient transpor t
•Wide range of sizes for different crops and layouts.
•Different substrate recipe options.
Three levels of quality
TopMix Coir is offered in three quality grades:
1.Select - Washed and buffered to an EC of <0.5 mS/cm (Dilution 1:1.5). RHP Quality
2.Preferred - Washed only to an EC of <1.0 mS/cm (Dilution 1:1.5). Can be buffered with Calcium Nitrate by the grower.
3.Essential - ORMI quality, has an EC of >1.0 mS/cm (Dilution 1:1.5)
Growcubes
Coir
PROPTEC Growcubes contain Select quality pith and are wrapped in biodegradable netting that encourages root pruning and easy root penetration into the coir growbag beneath.
Growcubes are delivered as a compressed plate for efficient transpor t and handling. Once swelled the coir is held firm within the netting ensuring a clean area. A range of sizes with one or two premade holes for your starter plugs are available.
Our Quick Plug 126 or 104 Xtract star ter plugs are a perfect fit for the Growcube. The Growcubes easily establish on our Topmix Growbags to complete your hydroponic set up.
TopMix Coir Disk
The Coir Disc is specially designed for the cultivation of Gerbera, providing maximum structure stability and an optimal air/water ratio.
Size: Coir Disc 145mm only.
The treated media guarantees against high Na and K values, avoids excessive conductivity while at the same time having Ca and Mg readily available through the fertiliser added to the substrate.
The disc concept is to utilise the maximum fibre content in the substrate to obtain the maximum structure stability and optimal air/water ratio. The handling volume is reduced making for easy handling of the material and lower transportation costs. By using the disc, no extra pot filling equipment is required and no bulky substrate needs to be handled.
Gerbera can be grown in 100% coir, or mixes of coir and perlite. The disc will, just like all coarse coir, contain about 50% water holding capacity and 45% air filled porosity.
As coir substrates can vary widely in quality due to the need of proper treatment of the media. This means that sodium (na), Potassium (K) and Chloride (Cl) levels are as low as possible. This avoids problems related to Calcium (Ca), Magnesium (Mg) and other useful fertiliser components becoming unavailable to the plants.
Expanded Coir
Coir is available already expanded into bulk bags holding two cubic metres. Perfect for hydroponic growers growing in containers. Cut Flower Gerbera.
Topmix coir
Proptec’s premium quality coir is now called TopMix Select. TopMix Select coir is ready-to-use: no rinsing or treatment is required. Best for sweet peppers, soft fruit cultivated in high-tech growing systems, and other demanding crops.
Select coir is guaranteed low in sodium and potassium thanks to the quality treatment process. Select has an EC value of <0.5 mS/cm.
TopMix Preferred coir is washed to remove most harmful sodium and chloride salts commonly found in all coir raw material. Preferred growbags should be treated with calcium nitrate in the greenhouse to remove excess potassium ions and replace with calcium. Drainage holes can be made in the bags after treatment. Preferred coir has an EC value of <1.0 mS/cm.
Essential coir is ready to be rinsed and treated by the end-user. That way propagators and growers can save costs and meet the exact needs of their crops. Recommended for tomatoes, cut flowers, hemp, etc. Essential coir has an EC value of >1.0 mS/cm.
Coir Block
Coir Blocks 5kg & 4.5 kg
Coco pith is fine material combed off the coconut fibres. Crush is the whole husk ground to form a combination of chip and pith.
Unbuffered Coir
Some coir products can be washed but unbuffered which can result in the release of Na and K from the coir at a later stage in your production. This has EC raising effect in your potting mix and can be problematic for salt sensitive crops.
Coi-BB-Sel-Chip_10Select
Coi-CB-Ess-Chip_6Essential
RHP
After treatment that include ongoing washing and buffering, the raw material reaches RHP quality that is necessary for it to be considered for use in Holland. It is free of weed seed and is monitored throughout the entire process. EC is typically < 0.05mS/cm 1:1.5 dilution.
Coi-CB-Pre-PithPreferred
Coi-CB-Sel-Chip_10Select
Coi-CB-Sel-Chip_6Select
Coi-CB-Sel-PithSelect
Coi-CB-Sel-WP30Select
Coi-CB-Sel-WP50Select
Coir handling Equipment
Coco MillCM100. The Logitec Plus Coco Mill CM100 is especially designed for the loosening of compressed coir blocks.
The CM100 moisturizes and breaks the blocks automatically. Because the breaking of the blocks is mainly done by adding water there is no loss of structure and the original volume (as it was before compression) is regained.
Coir is being used more often in modern horticulture due to the excellent breeding characteristics and good availability of the material. Coir is thought to be one of the most important growing medias of the future. By compressing the material into blocks, coir can be shipped economically worldwide.
Up to now coir processing has been a slow process or carried out using brute force which breaks up the compressed blocks. This can damage the fibres and does not incorporate the necessary moisture in the coir to decompress properly. Proper moisture is required before filling and planting.
The Logitec Plus CM-100 has been developed to moisturize and break up the compressed blocks in the proper way. The mill brings the coir back to its original state with the desired moisture level. The mill gently decompresses the coir using moisture control and a specialized screen.
The special screen only releases the coir that is properly processed. The process is done at a rate of about 12m3 per hour (around 16 cubic yards). The Logitec Plus Coco Mill CM100 is available in a manual and semi-automatic version. From the control unit the start, stop and run (only semi automatic) times of the individual components can be set.
BENEFITS
•Machine can be used indoors and outdoors.
•Material is loosened mainly by the moisture which helps
maintain the structure of the coir material
•Maximum output volume. (no volume is lost during processing)
•Can be used for all types of coir blocks.
•No dust forming
•Low water usage
•The Coir processing line can be operated with one person
•Possibility to add additives to the coir and mix inline using Logitec’s soil mixing components
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