Coco Coir has quickly become one of the go-to growing media options among cannabis cultivators worldwide and enjoys widespread sales as an affordable medium. Coco coir’s affordability allows growers to customize nutrient schedules more precisely throughout all growing stages than pre-mixed soils can do, giving growers greater precision over their feeding regimens than with pre-mixed soils.
Coco fibers, often produced in Southeast Asian regions like Singapore or Malaysia, have become an extremely versatile starting material used for everything from home gardening and door mats, mattress, doorway mats and mattress pads – even cannabis cultivation! Their resistance against fungal and bacterial species make coco fibers particularly valuable, helping prevent contamination issues in grow rooms.
Survey results indicated that experienced growers often differed on whether compressed, loose, or pre-hydrated ready-to-use coco coir grow bags are best in terms of portability and ease of storage – though compressed bags were generally preferred given their portability and storage requirements.
Compressed coco coir typically comes packaged in plastic or mesh grow pots for ease of deployment; however, full hydration typically takes 20-40 minutes or more prior to planting causing delays as well as increased water usage and consumption rates. Furthermore, with failure rates between 3-5% of deployed blocks failing to fully hydrate requiring further time and labor to rectify. These hidden costs become even more apparent when an already delicate supply chain experiences disruptions compromising consistent availability of supply.
As most compressed product are manufactured overseas and delivered via water transport, supplier lead times typically fall within 90-120 days on average. When combined with extreme weather patterns from this year and labor disruption at ports as well as container shortages caused by an international trade war looming over us all, lead times have significantly lengthened, rendering product landing dates ever less reliable.
Stateside suppliers and their customers, who had become accustomed to receiving deliveries on autopilot, must now scramble for alternate sources. When demand plans change significantly throughout the year, growers often must compromise price for availability – or risk their operations being put on pause altogether.
Growers looking for ways to maintain production schedules while also limiting disruption in their gardens now have another solution that offers all of the benefits of compressed coco without its hidden costs or risks associated with an unstable supply chain. Rx Green Technologies, one of the top coco and nutrient suppliers, has invested years developing pre-hydrated, ready-to-use loose coco grow bags (RTUs). These RTUs can be easily deployed as easily as compressed blocks but planted immediately instead, saving time spent waiting on compressed blocks expanding and decreasing water usage during planting as well.
Best of all, these products are produced right in Colorado USA – meaning supply chain delays no longer present an issue.
Rx Green RTUs are made with triple-washed, buffered coco that meets OMRI listing and RHP certification; offering growers options that match or outshone results they were getting with compressed products of choice. Shipments can easily be prescheduled so there will never be an interruption in supply for facilities with limited storage spaces; with unmatched quality standards in one- and two-gallon bag sizes ready to leave their factory within days instead of months and free freight on orders, exploring alternative substrate solutions has never been simpler!
Get back on track and grow better with Rx Green’s scientific-backed growing products! For more information visit their website today to receive your quote and see the wide variety of science-backed growing solutions they have to offer. [Ad_2]
Compressed coco coir supply chain delays cause headaches for cultivators – MEDCAN24
