Washed, Low-EC, or Buffered? How to Specify Coco Substrate for Your Crop

By Barath Gnanasekaran|October 7, 2026

Coco coir bags labeled "washed" or "buffered" can behave very differently once they are irrigated with your water and your nutrient recipe.

A Guide to Wood Substrates: Global Manufacturing Products and Producers

By Brian E. Jackson|January 27, 2026

This is the third article in a six-part series highlighting the sourcing, engineering, commercial availability, and use of wood substrates.

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Moving Away from Peat: Exploring Alternative Growing Media Options

The Growing Media Market: Tariffs, Trends, and What Lies Ahead

Introducing Precision Start: A Peat-Free Coir for Plant Propagation

Why a New Wood Fiber, Coir Preblended Growing Mix Might Be a Gamechanger

British Researchers Evaluating New Media Blends to Reduce Coir Reliance

Posted by Brian Sparks|July 26, 2017

Research in the United Kingdom has shown that coir-free growing media has the potential to work as well as coir for strawberry crops, and these research results likely apply to greenhouse production, as well.

British Researchers Evaluating New Media Blends to Reduce Coir Reliance

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