Perlite Bliss (24 Qts) - Organic Perlite for Plants - Coarse Perlite Bulk Soil Amendment - Chunky Perlite for Plants, Potting Soil, Garden Soil, & Coco Coir - Horticultural Perlite for Gardening

The Coir, comes in a large cube, that is well wrapped. Almost too wrapped. Once the cube is uncovered it is ready for use. As it is in a dry state. You will need to add water as the directions suggest. Do this in a container and or tub. I used a wheel barrow, and added water as I flaked out the Coir. Then I would let it stand for about 30 minutes. Then Mix it well so that the dry and moist material is well mixed. The "dirt" material works well in place of dirt or any other planting material. It was very easy to use, and the material is very absorbent so don't use too much water when "activating" the material, or you will literally get Coconut soup... Other than that, it works great and it is convenient to be shipped / stored and used in any circumstance that would require soil or dirt. I will greatly recommend this product.

Biochar is amazing, but please read! You must charge the biochar before adding it to your soil / your plants, otherwise the biochar will rob the nutrients from your soil. Mix one part biochar to four to five parts really good organic compost. If you dont make it, buy it. Let this mixture sit in a covered container for three to four weeks minimum, keeping it as moist as a wrung-out sponge. You can also add kelp to this mixture for more nutrients. The biochar will absorb the nutrients. Once ready to use mix it into your soil and with every new planting. If you make your own compost, you can add it directly to your pile as a carbon and it will be ready to use when your compost is ready. The nutrients and beneficial enzymes will multiply exponentially and it improve water retention in your soil. The results are incredible. You only have to apply it once, as the biochar will remain in the soil for many decades. Educate yourself about biochar. Look it up. Read about it. The results will amaze you. I've purchased biochar from different suppliers. It is expensive. The three bag offer from Bliss is a good value--three for $27 as of this writing. If you have a large garden, you could buy a 40 to 50 lb bag from Persist, which a great value. I have now added compost with biochar to every part of my garden and it looks like paradise. I did not get paid for this review. : )

Does what I need it to do. I got the large bag of perlite and it is doing great.

Very nice, fine particles that mix well into soil, also makes great worm bedding. Breaks up and absorbs water very easily.I use it for worm bedding, add compost and after awhile I separate the worms and end up with with excellent results that my garden loves.

I thought when I ordered this would be in smaller blocks. It is good quality, just not as easy to use unless you really want a large batch. I’m cutting it off a chunk at the time for my needs - using a battery powered reciprocating saw.

Great product! The packaging is great and it arrives fast!

I don’t know a ton about different brands of choir, what’s good or what’s not good. However, this has been the best investment I ever made for my indoor plants. I was a new plant parent last year, and I struggled for months using premade soil mixes that were always contaminated and came with fungus issues (even mushrooms!) and fungus gnat infestations. So I decided to start making my own plant soil (bought this and other ingredients needed for the job).It’s been a couple of months and it’s made such a huge difference! I no longer have to worry about whether the soil I use is awakening a ton of unwelcome critters. And I keep my mixed soil in a plastic zip bag and it doesn’t develop fungus like every single store bought soil mix I’ve ever bought! Even when the choir is moist going into the bag, it stays fresh!So if you’re like me and looking to start making your own plant soil mix, and do so sustainably, you can’t go wrong this this. The brick is huge. I’ve only made a small dent in it, but have managed to repot so many plants (given, none of my plants are in large pots, but this is still a great value for your money).The ONLY downside about this choir brick is that it’s REALLY difficult to break up. I only break off chunks as needed to make a new batch of soil and this thing is rock solid. But it’s also SUPER compact, so a little goes a long way since it expands significantly when you add water. But it did take a good 5 or 10 minutes of vigorous stabbing with a sharp tool to loosen it up.That said, I think this will last me a long time. And it’s so nice to not have to worry about the unused dry brick going bad or getting contaminated. Totally worth it!

I've used coco coir multiple times to build soil for my potted fruit trees and they all do pretty well.Salt content: Never checked, so not sure about this.Expansion rate: Pretty fast if you use hot water otherwise you're stuck waiting. Also this WILL NOT fit in a 5 gallon bucket without being broken in half. Yes, I was that guy that tried this, then I remember I had an old bag of soil I could've thrown this into and poured the hot water in. I recommend using something big and wide like a wheel barrow, 27 gallon tote, or a kiddie pool. This stuff gets really heavy once wet, but is fairly light when dry.How I used it: expanded it in a large mixing bag/tote/etc this should equate to somewhere around 10+ gallons of coir (only used what I needed), added perlite (8 dry quarts maybe more), 3-5 gallons of worm castings (from my worm bin also for microbial life), dry amendments (read recommended quantities by your fertilizer recommendations),1 tsp myco+ when transplanting to new pot on plant's rootsSo far no adverse reactions and plants are doing well, probably going to use the left overs for my worm bin.