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Coco Mix 80L
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MM plant food
€ 12,95
Essentieel voor een voedzame kokosmix.
Gebruik 4 eetlepels per vak.
1kg = 20 vakken.
Worm castings 6L
€ 6,95
Essentieel voor bodemleven in kokosmix.
Gebruik 1,5 liter per vak.
6liter = 4 vakken.
Description
80L coco mix. Enough for 4 squares.
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1 block = 20 litres of mix: enough to fill 1 square.
A box with 4 squares uses 4 blocks = 80L
A box with 8 squares uses 8 blocks = 160L
A box with 16 squares uses 16 blocks = 320L
Note: this mix does not contain plant food. Always add MM plant food before planting. Read the explanation below.
A box with 8 squares uses 8 blocks = 160L
A box with 16 squares uses 16 blocks = 320L
Note: this mix does not contain plant food. Always add MM plant food before planting. Read the explanation below.
When do you add plant food, and how much?
Coco fibres do not contain nutrients, so you always need to add those yourself. Use MM plant food for that.
For each square, add 4 tablespoons of plant food at the start, or at the beginning of a new season: about 30 grams. Mix it thoroughly through the coco mix, all the way to the bottom, spread the mix evenly in the box and place the grid back on top.
When you harvest and empty a square during the season, add 3 tablespoons and mix those through the coco mix as well.
For tomatoes and other summer vegetables, add another 2 tablespoons every five weeks. Sprinkle it on top and carefully work it into the top layer, without damaging the roots.
Roughly, that means each year:
For each square, add 4 tablespoons of plant food at the start, or at the beginning of a new season: about 30 grams. Mix it thoroughly through the coco mix, all the way to the bottom, spread the mix evenly in the box and place the grid back on top.
When you harvest and empty a square during the season, add 3 tablespoons and mix those through the coco mix as well.
For tomatoes and other summer vegetables, add another 2 tablespoons every five weeks. Sprinkle it on top and carefully work it into the top layer, without damaging the roots.
Roughly, that means each year:
- For a 4-square box: 125 grams at the start and 125 grams during the rest of the year. One pack of MM plant food is enough for 4 years.
- For an 8-square box: 250 grams at the start and 250 grams during the rest of the year. One pack of MM plant food is enough for 2 years.
- For a 16-square box: 500 grams at the start and 500 grams during the rest of the year. One pack of MM plant food is enough for 1 year.
So 1 kg of MM plant food is enough for 4 years of feeding a 4-square box, 2 years for an 8-square box and 1 year for a 16-square box.
Use worm castings for active soil life
Coco naturally contains almost no active soil life, while that soil life is needed to convert organic MM plant food into nutrients your plants can easily absorb.
That soil life will develop naturally once you start using the mix, but with our worm castings you add it right away. That makes nutrients available faster, so your plants benefit sooner.
That soil life will develop naturally once you start using the mix, but with our worm castings you add it right away. That makes nutrients available faster, so your plants benefit sooner.
Worm castings are made by special compost worms. They turn organic material into fine, crumbly castings.
The real strength of worm castings is active soil life. Add them to coco mix and you immediately introduce billions of useful microorganisms.
That is especially helpful with coco mix. Coco stays wonderfully airy and absorbs water very well, but contains almost no soil life by itself. And you need that soil life to turn organic MM plant food into nutrients your plants can easily absorb.
That soil life will develop naturally once you start using the mix, but with worm castings you add it right from the start. That makes nutrients available faster, so your plants benefit sooner.
The castings are also enriched with two natural fungi:
The real strength of worm castings is active soil life. Add them to coco mix and you immediately introduce billions of useful microorganisms.
That is especially helpful with coco mix. Coco stays wonderfully airy and absorbs water very well, but contains almost no soil life by itself. And you need that soil life to turn organic MM plant food into nutrients your plants can easily absorb.
That soil life will develop naturally once you start using the mix, but with worm castings you add it right from the start. That makes nutrients available faster, so your plants benefit sooner.
The castings are also enriched with two natural fungi:
- Trichoderma helps break down organic material and supports the soil life around the roots. That makes nutrients available to the plants even faster.
- Mycorrhiza works together with plant roots. Fine fungal threads grow from the roots through the mix, creating a network much larger than the root system alone. Almost as if the plant suddenly gets many more roots to absorb nutrients with.
Use these worm castings preferably when filling your box with fresh MM coco mix.
Our classic MM mix already worked very well with water reservoirs. The new MM coco mix works even better.
Benefits of MM coco mix:
- Always absorbs exactly enough water from the reservoir - even when the weather is dry.
- Always stays airy and does not compact - thanks to the coarse fibres and small pieces of coconut husk, roots keep getting air.
- The top layer stays dry and loose - this helps prevent rotting leaves and attracts fewer slugs.
- You never have to replace it - only top it up now and then.
- Not just any coco substrate - it contains coarse flakes for extra airiness and is rinsed three times and buffered with calcium and magnesium. That gives it the right acidity and pH values for vegetable growing. It can also absorb and hold added nutrients for your plants, which untreated coco cannot do. We and independent institutes have tested this extensively.
- No more carrying heavy bags of soil - the coco comes in compressed blocks that you loosen with water, directly in your box.
- Lightweight and compact - four blocks weigh 7 kg, while two bags of MM mix weigh about 14 kg each.
But the classic MM mix has one advantage: you can pour it straight into your box, while the coco blocks first need to be loosened with water and mixed with plant food.
Is this the same familiar cocopeat from the garden centre?
No. Just like our classic MM mix is completely different from ordinary potting soil or vegetable-garden soil. We believe the mix your plants grow in is one of the most important things, so we always go for top quality.
The short version: our coco contains coarse flakes and very little dust. That is why it stays airy, springy and does not compact. It is also rinsed three times and buffered. Combined with our MM plant food, it becomes a high-quality, balanced mix you can garden on for years. Just like the classic MM mix, but with even better properties for drawing up water.
Cheaper coco blocks are made from finer fibres and contain a lot of dust. That makes the coco sink down and lose its airiness. They are often barely rinsed and not buffered either, so they can contain too much salt and have poor values. That kind of coco is only suitable for short-term use, not for year-after-year vegetable gardening.
Nice to work with, no dirty hands
Working with MM coco mix is very pleasant. Wind-blown weeds pull out easily, and after harvesting a square you can clear the leftover roots without much effort.
Your hands hardly get dirty, and black fingernails are a thing of the past.
Your hands hardly get dirty, and black fingernails are a thing of the past.
Turning the blocks into a ready-to-use growing mix is a one-time job and is easy to do. Especially when you do it directly in boxes with water reservoirs.