Sustainable sowing for a kinder planet with CoirProducts.co.uk

February 12-18 is Random Acts of Kindness Week. Our sustainable coir products range is all about showing kindness to people, plants, and the planet. 

With spring not too far away, many gardeners and growers start sowing their seeds this month. In our blog post today, we go up close and personal with some of our signature sustainable products that are ideal for sowing. 

Getting started  

Starting plants from seed is not too hard, but getting to the products you are using for sowing as well as the requirements of each plant are important to make sure you give your seeds the ideal conditions they need to grow. 

In cold weather, it is best to start off your seedlings indoors, in a greenhouse or in a polytunnel or cold frame. This helps you raise stronger and healthier seedlings, while at the same time keeping them away from the chilly weather. 

If sowing salad or vegetable seeds, you can sow small amounts of seeds every couple of weeks. This will help you get a continuous harvest when the time comes! 

Sustainable sowing

At CoirProducts.co.uk, we bring to you a range of sustainable products that are ideal for sowing seeds. Easy to use and ideal for sowing various seeds, they are perfect whether you are a seasoned grower or new to gardening. 

Here are our top picks: 

CoirProducts.co.uk CoirCoins, with a fully biodegradable cover, for sustainable sowing 

CoirProducts.co.uk compressed CoirCoins are made of coir packed together tightly into pellets. Coir is a completely natural and organic resource, made with the natural fibrous material extracted from the husk of the coconut. 

What makes our CoirProducts.co.uk CoirCoins perfect for the eco-conscious grower is that they come with a fully biodegradable cover. In addition to the coir that is biodegradable, the cover of the CoirCoins is made of polymer from corn starch. This makes CoirProducts.co.uk CoirCoins unique in the market compared to other such products that come with a non-biodegradable cover. 

CoirProducts.co.uk CoirCoins also come in four distinct sizes, 25mm, 32mm, 38mm, and 42mm. While for those looking to sow a larger number of seeds, our Let’s Sow with CoirProducts bundle consists of 200 CoirCoins (with 50 in each of the sizes). 

CoirCoins are easy to use. Simply add water and let the CoirCoins expand. Once expanded, place your seeds. As the seedings grow, plant roots grow through the CoirCoins, and you can simply place your plant on the ground with the CoirCoins, as they decompose, which means, there is no transplanting shock when replanting on the ground. 

CoirProducts.co.uk coir potting mix for easy and eco-friendly sowing 

CoirProducts.co.uk coir potting mix is versatile, easy-to-use, and environmentally-friendly. The natural coir comes in a range of sizes of compressed blocks, bricks, and discs, with each of them expanding when hydrated, giving you plenty of fluffy coir. Coir is also free of peat where the extraction of peat bogs is causing harm on the environment. 

Our Coir products.co.uk 5kg coir potting mix block with over 75L of coir is ideal for those looking to sow and grow in larger volumes. In addition, the range also includes, Coir products.co.uk 3kg coir potting mix block with over 40L of coir and the Coir products.co.uk 650g coir potting mix block with 8-10L of coir, among others. 

Or if you are looking for a smaller volume of coir for sowing, our coir discs are ideal and easy to use, with sizes including 18cm (8L of coir), 13cm (3L of coir), 10cm (1L of coir), 8cm (500ml of coir), 5cm (250-300ml of coir), and 3.5cm (100ml of coir). We also have a range of unique coir bundles to choose from. If you are growing in bulk, our No Peat, Only Coir special coir bundle includes four 5kg coir potting mix blocks giving over 250L of coir when expanded. 

CoirProducts.co.uk coir seedling trays, an environmentally-friendly alternative to plastic trays

Looking to move away from using plastic? Our CoirProducts.co.uk coir seedling trays are the perfect alternative. Made out of natural coir, our coir seedling trays are peat-free and biodegradable. 

To use our CoirProducts.co.uk coir seedling trays, fill half of each of the cavities with coir potting mix, place your seeds in each, and then fill up each cavity with soil. As seedlings flourish, transplant them directly into the ground, with the seedling tray itself. The CoirProducts.co.uk coir seedling tray decompose into the soil if added to the ground, and roots grow through the coir, which means, there is no transplanting. 

Why use CoirProducts for sowing

Using products that have minimal harm on the environment is ideal to show more kindness towards nature. While our coir products are natural, biodegradable, and peat-free, they are also vegan-certified. In addition, the natural properties of coir means that it has high water holding capacity, air porosity, and excellent drainage, all of which help plants develop stronger and healthier root systems. With such characteristics, our sustainable range of coir products is suitable for all.