Difference between coconut brick and nutritious soil
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Nowadays, coconut brick is also widely used in flower cultivation. Some flower enthusiasts want to understand the difference between coconut brick and nutritious soil. They are both substrates for growing flowers, but their functions are completely different. Only by understanding clearly can they be used properly.
Let's first understand coconut brick:
Coconut brick is actually a kind of fiber extracted from coconut shells, then processed and made into compressed blocks through high temperature and high pressure treatment. Because it is similar in size to a brick, it is called coconut brick. After purchasing, we do not use it directly, but need to soak it in water before using it.
Here we need to inform flower enthusiasts that it is best not to use pure coconut brick (coconut soil) to grow flowers based on the practice of flower enthusiasts. Because it has too good moisture retention and no nutrients, it is not suitable for pure coconut brick (coconut soil) to grow flowers, and it needs to be mixed with other media.
Let's now understand nutritious soil:
From the literal meaning, we can see that nutritious soil is relatively fertile. That's right, nutritious soil is a kind of mixed medium, made by mixing withered leaf soil, garden soil, pearl rock, peat, etc. Nutritious soils from different brands will be different, but generally speaking, the characteristics are loose and breathable, high in fertilizer content, and relatively light in weight.
By now, flower enthusiasts should understand the difference between coconut brick and nutritious soil, so how should we choose? In fact, neither of the two types of soil is a must, as there is a lot of room for choice in the soil used for growing flowers. For example, some flower enthusiasts use soil for growing succulents, which is 70% peat + 30% coconut brick soil mixed with 100% coarse sand.
Some flower enthusiasts also mix a certain proportion of garden soil into nutritious soil. The purpose of this is to increase the stickiness of the soil, which is beneficial for the growth of woody plants. Therefore, we should choose soil based on our actual needs.
The above is the experience of the difference between coconut brick and nutritious soil. I hope this article can bring you some help!