Orchidmate - Professional Orchid Growing Medium Blocks. Makes about 70L when wet.
Important: Orchidmate has been discontinued by the manufacturer. Please consider Orchid Coir Chips 50L (4.5kg). Orchid Coir Chips come highly recommended by the same orchid grower who also recommended Orchidmate to us.
Premium grade coconut husk chips specially prepared for orchid growing.
Size Guide:
Orchidmate 3-6mm: is suitable for mixing with perlite for deflasking, using in Clivia mix and as a blend in potting mix where more porosity is required, eg Vireya Rhodos.
Orchidmate 5-8mm: is suitable for small Cymbidiums, all Zygopetalums, and Deflasking most genera.
Orchidmate 8-12mm is suitable for most orchids including large Cymbidiums, Dendrobiums, Oncidiums and small Cattleyas and Phalaenopsis.
Orchidmate12-18mm: is suitable for large Australian native Dendrobiums, large Cattleyas and Phalaenopsis.
Main Features:
- Orchidmate coconut husk chips are an organic and totally natural byproduct of the coconut industry.
- Orchidmate has developed an exclusive preparation technique to present coconut husk chip media best suited to the growing of Orchids, Bromeliads, Clivia etc.
- Orchidmate coconut chips are 100% natural, organic, renewable & environmentally friendly.
- Orchidmate coconut husk chips have superior water holding capacity while maintaining an excellent air filled porosity and the correct pH.
- Orchidmate coconut husk chips protect plants & roots from extreme weather conditions in summer & winter & are suitable for all orchids.
- Orchidmate coconut husk chips are available in a range of graded sizes to meet the demands of growing all orchids.
- For best results: Expand by soaking in water, drain and use.
- Orchidmate chips will not decompose like bark & are easy to re-wet
- Orchidmate chips have stable and ideal ph & superior drainage, qualities resulting in vigorous growth & strong root system.
Specification: E.C Max 0.5 dS/m pH 5.5 - 6.5. Weight : Min 4.5 kg.