RioCoco's S1 Custom Blend Coir (like in the Green Starters) is a Super-premium blend that is also available in already expanded 1 cu. ft. bags. However, unlike the Green Starter blocks, the S1 in the bag favors the larger chunks of the S2, S3 and Croutons in terms of size with a bit of E-Coir Coco Fiber that has been cut up into short lengths to provide a beautiful consistency to this custom Coco blend.
Let's take a closer look at the mix. You can see how chunky this custom blend is and will be a SUPERIOR medium for Hydro growers of all kinds.
The Green 'n Grow comes pre-washed quite well. The next pic shows Nandro flushing a pot full and you can see how clear the water is running out of the bottom of the pot. By the way, I caught the first water running through the pot in the pic to make sure we could see how clean it was right out of the bag. See how clean the water is?
Right after this flushing, we set the pot on the counter and left it there for a few minutes.
After about five minutes (long enough for a ton of water to drain out of the bottom), I picked up the net pot and was amazed at how little water dripped on the counter. Obviously, this medium rids itself of excess moisture VERY rapidly.
We decided to sift through the medium of the pot above and find the various sizes/grades that are contained in the Green 'n Grow Premium Coir mix. Take a look at this! Over 13 different sizes of Coco chunks are used to create this superior, premium blend for amazing air-to-water consistencies. From smallest to largest you can see the variation in this custom blend.
Don't see any Pyth, do ya?
RioCoco Nest Pot
Last but certainly not least, RioCoco has introduced a product that may very well revolutionize the Art of Propagation. The "Nest Pot"! Nest Pots are an amazing Coir Fiber product that has been fashioned into a Rapid Rooter or Jiffy Pellet configuration now allowing you to enjoy all the aspects of Coco right from the beginning of your grow!
Packaged in their own tray complete with a humidity dome, the Nest Pots come as a complete propagation system/germination station for your garden.
To make them even cooler, RioCoco made little Coco tops for the rooters so that the seed is covered from the light but can break through very easily during germination. Pretty slick, huh?
Premium grade Coco fills the insides.
Here's a shot of the underside of the tray the Nest Pots come in. As you can see there is ample drainage and area for roots to come through.
However, it would be advisable to set the Nest Pot tray (which is about 12"x12") into a regular propagation tray with a bit of water in the bottom of it. This will afford a place for the drainage to be caught out of the bottom of the Nest Pot tray as well as help maintain the humidity level under the dome.
Needless to say, we are stoked as hell to have made this discovery of this fine company, RioCoco, and even more stoked to have helped them get set up with Water Baby's! Many of these fine products from RioCoco are available through Water Baby's now and they are featuring them at low introductory prices to help get the products going out the door and to your garden in the near future. I believe, these prices below will reflect the prices on Water Baby's website once they get them up for sale there which I'm told will be in the next day or two.
- RioCoco Green Starter Blocks - $8.95 ea.
- RioCoco S2 and S3 Chip Blocks - $14.95 ea.
- RioCoco E-Coir Coco Fibers - $9.95 per bag
- RioCoco Green 'n Grow Premuim Coir - $14.95 1 cu. ft. bag
- Rio Coco Nest Pot Germination Station - $12.95 ea.
For everyone in the US and Canada, Water Baby's will be the only source for these products. For you UK blokes and birds, we are talking with RioCoco to see if we can get the product to Pistils at Greenstream in Birmingham. We're looking to see if some can be diverted right from Sri Lanka directly to Pistils before hitting the States. I'll update this thread once we know something more on this.
RioCoco's products sure seem to solve the dilemna on where to get the RIGHT Coco and also the problem of where to now get Coco Croutons. Water Baby's is talking with RioCoco about proprietary packaging for the various products. If that does happen, I suggested to the guys at Water Baby's that since Botanicare calls their Coco, Cocogro . . . Water Baby's should call theirs, "Coco, bro!" lol Can't you just hear it? "What the hell is that stuff?", "Why it's Coco, bro!" LMAO I love that name!
I hope this in-depth look at Coco and it's various grades removes some of the mystery surrounding this fabulous, God-given product. For those of use who have been gardening with Coco for sometime now, it's been long overdue that a company has come forth to provide the highest quality Coco, in various grades, to allow us gardeners the flexibility to chose the RIGHT grade for our style of growing and take advantage of the many benefits that Coco offers us!
In the words of our old friend, Lonestar . . . Grow Kind Y'all!