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Orchid Mix β€” Peat-Free Growing Medium

A chunky, open-textured coco coir and bark blend designed specifically for orchids. Provides the fast drainage and excellent airflow that epiphytic orchids need to thrive, while retaining just enough moisture to keep roots healthy between waterings.

Good to know: Coco coir is also known in the trade as β€œcoco peat” or β€œcoir pith” β€” it is the fine, spongy material from coconut husks. Despite the name, it contains absolutely zero peat and is 100% peat-free.

Why Choose Our Orchid Mix?

Most orchids are epiphytes β€” in the wild they grow on tree branches, not in soil. Their roots need air circulation and must dry out between waterings. Standard potting compost suffocates orchid roots, causing rot and decline. Our Orchid Mix uses chunky coco coir chips combined with bark pieces and charcoal to create an airy, well-draining medium that mimics an orchid's natural growing conditions.

Key Features

  • Chunky coco coir and bark chips β€” creates large air pockets around roots for optimal oxygen flow.
  • Activated charcoal β€” absorbs impurities and prevents the build-up of salts and bacteria in the growing medium.
  • Buffered coco coir β€” pre-treated to balance calcium and magnesium, preventing nutrient lockout.
  • Peat-free and sustainable β€” made from renewable coconut husk fibre, supporting the UK peat ban.

Perfect For

  • Phalaenopsis (moth orchids) β€” the UK's most popular orchid
  • Dendrobium, oncidium, and cattleya orchids
  • Other epiphytic and semi-epiphytic species
  • Repotting orchids that have outgrown their containers

How to Use

Remove your orchid from its old pot and gently tease away old, decomposed growing medium. Trim any dead or mushy roots with sterile scissors. Place the orchid in a clear pot (orchid roots photosynthesise) and fill around the roots with Orchid Mix. Do not pack too tightly β€” orchid roots need room to breathe. Water thoroughly and allow to drain completely.

Pack Details

  • Volume: 5 litres
  • Weight: approximately 1.5 kg
  • 100% peat-free formulation
  • Free UK delivery on all orders

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Buffering specification of the coco coir base

This mix is built on our calcium-buffered, lab-tested coco coir base β€” the same buffered coir we sell as a 5 kg compressed brick.

  • Coir base pH: 5.5–6.5
  • Coir base EC: below 0.5 mS/cm in fresh hydrated coir
  • Buffering: calcium-buffered at source
  • Coir source: direct import from Kerala, India
  • Batch testing: EC and pH lab-tested on every batch of base coir

Read how buffering works.

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