Blue Apple Garden
Blue Apple Garden
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About 16p per litre of growing medium, delivered · 14-day returns on unused, unopened items
Free UK delivery is included with every order. Orders are usually dispatched within 1 working day (Monday–Friday).
5kg pack — Royal Mail Tracked 48, typically 2–3 working days from dispatch.
15kg pack — Standard courier, typically 2 working days from dispatch.
This pack contains 3 × 5kg compressed coco coir bricks (15kg total).
In short: Three 5 kg bricks of washed, calcium-buffered coco coir (also called coco peat) — about 225 litres of peat-free growing medium in total, each brick expanding to about 75 litres with about 20 litres of water. pH 5.5–6.5, electrical conductivity (EC) below 0.5 mS/cm, 100% coconut husk, every batch tested before dispatch. Free UK delivery from our UK fulfilment centre.
Large raised beds, greenhouse benches, allotment plots, polytunnels, bulk propagation and a season's supply for keen growers. The economical choice for overseeding a whole lawn: at a 3–5 mm seed cover, three bricks cover 45–75 m². Enough for a dozen 40-litre bags of potatoes, a summer of hanging baskets and strawberry pots, several reptile or terrarium enclosures, a winter's medium for composting toilets or peat-free bulb fibre by the bowlful. See all 30+ uses.
| Net weight | 15 kg (3 × 5 kg compressed bricks) |
| Brick size (dry) | About 30 × 30 × 14 cm each |
| Expanded volume | About 225 litres in total (75 litres per brick) |
| Water to expand | About 20 litres per brick; 20–30 minutes |
| pH | 5.5–6.5 |
| Electrical conductivity (EC) | Below 0.5 mS/cm (fresh hydrated coir) |
| Buffering | Pre-buffered at source (calcium and magnesium) — no Cal-Mag pre-treatment needed |
| Material | 100% coconut husk (coir pith) — no peat |
| Origin | Direct import from India |
| Quality checks | pH and EC checked on every batch before dispatch |
| Packaging | Three individually sealed heavy-duty poly bags; shrink film LDPE ≥ 30% recycled |
| Storage and shelf life | Keep dry and cool; 24 months from manufacture |
| Dispatch | From our UK fulfilment centre, usually within 1 working day |
Raw coco coir holds sodium and potassium on its exchange sites and takes calcium and magnesium from your feed — plants go pale and stall even when you feed them properly. Blue Apple Garden's bricks are calcium-buffered at source, so those exchange sites are already filled when the coir reaches you and your plants can use their feed from day one. There is no rinsing, no Cal-Mag pre-treatment and no adjustment period.
Every batch is checked for pH (5.5–6.5) and electrical conductivity (EC, below 0.5 mS/cm) before dispatch. More detail: why buffered coco coir matters and buffered vs unbuffered.
Is coco coir the same as coco peat?
Yes. Coco coir, coco peat and coir pith are names for the same spongy material from coconut husks. Despite the name, it contains no peat. More on the names.
Does it contain nutrients?
Almost none. Blend it with compost or use a liquid feed from the first true leaves.
How much do I need?
Each brick makes about 75 litres. Use the coco coir calculator for beds, pots and lawns.
How long do unopened bricks keep?
Up to 24 months if kept dry, so you can open one brick at a time.
Are there any downsides?
It holds lots of water, so add perlite for pots, and it is not acidic enough for blueberries on its own. The downsides and how to avoid them.
Can I return it?
Yes — unused, unopened items within 14 days. See our returns policy.
Buying for a business? Trade pricing from £8.50/brick — pay-now pallet packs (no account needed) and 30-day terms for approved accounts. See trade pricing →
