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Blueberry Coco Substrate Manufacturer in India
Coco substrate for potted blueberry
Blueberry has a shallow, fine, fibrous root system with no root hairs. It is intolerant of waterlogging, intolerant of salt, and it wants an acidity most growing media do not naturally provide — including ours. Read the pH note below before you order.
Substrate requirements
The most demanding crop we supply, and the one we are most cautious about
Get any one of waterlogging, salt or pH wrong and the crop shows it slowly, over a season, which is exactly the kind of failure a substrate supplier should be honest about in advance.
- Root system Shallow, no root hairs Fine and fibrous, which leaves it no reserve against either salt or saturation.
- Air-filled porosity 25.06 – 30.8 % The high-chip end of the published range, which is where this crop belongs.
- Substrate pH 5.5 – 6.8 Our natural range. Blueberry wants roughly 4.5 to 5.5, so this is above it. See the note below.
- Salt sensitivity Among the highest Low EC is not optional. We supply washed low-EC material for this crop as standard.
Because root-zone oxygen is the limiting factor for blueberry, the high-chip end of our range is where this crop belongs.
Reference blends
Which coco blend suits blueberry
Three of the five reference blends are relevant to potted blueberry, all at the open end of the range.
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Usual starting point
20 : 80
Cocopeat to chip
- Water holding capacity
- 5.42 L/kg
- Air-filled porosity
- 25.06 %
- WaterSmall working buffer
- AirAir through the whole profile
Our usual recommendation for potted blueberry. Plenty of air through the profile with enough fine fraction to retain a working water buffer.
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0 : 100
Straight coco chips
- Water holding capacity
- 4.77 L/kg
- Air-filled porosity
- 30.8 %
- WaterLeast buffer
- AirMaximum air
Suits high-rainfall regions, larger pots, or growers running very high irrigation frequency who want maximum drainage.
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50 : 50
Cocopeat to chip
- Water holding capacity
- 5.66 L/kg
- Air-filled porosity
- 21.0 %
- WaterLess buffer
- AirMore air
Worth considering in drier climates or smaller pots, where a 20:80 blend would need watering more often than your system allows.
Low EC is not optional for this crop. Blueberry is among the most salt-sensitive crops grown on substrate, and we supply washed low-EC material for it as standard.
Chip size, blend ratio, pot fill volume, packaging and bulk supply are all made to order — we are not limited to our standard steps, and a great deal of blueberry work ends up on a custom ratio.
EC figures use the 1:1.5 volume extract method.
Root zone
Coco substrate pH and blueberry: read this before ordering
Blueberry wants a root zone around pH 4.5 to 5.5. Our cocopeat sits naturally at pH 5.5 to 6.8, which is above that range.
- 01 This is true of coco generally Not only ours. It is a property of the material, not of one supplier.
- 02 Growers acidify Commercial blueberry growers on coco acidify their irrigation water, blend coco with an acidic component, or both.
- 03 We would rather tell you here On our own product page, than let you discover it in your first season.
- 04 Talk to us first If you are moving a blueberry programme onto coco for the first time, talk to us about it before ordering.
- 05 Sometimes the answer is a blend In some cases the honest answer is that a blend, rather than straight coco, is what you need.
Tell us your pot volume, climate, irrigation frequency and how you manage pH, and we will suggest a specification.
Made to order
Custom blueberry substrate and pot fill volumes
A great deal of blueberry work ends up on a custom ratio, so nothing below is a catalogue constraint.
- Blend ratio Any proportion, not only our standard steps.
- Chip size 6–12 mm, 12–18 mm or 18–25 mm.
- Pot fill volume Compression adjusted so a unit rehydrates to the litreage you plan around.
- Format Open top planter bags, compressed blocks, or bulk loose material.
- EC level Washed low-EC as standard for this crop.
- Packaging Carton, shrink wrap or bulk stack.
- Print Plain, or your own artwork.
The substrate in service
An open-top planter bag filled with a chip-heavy coco blend: a deep, open profile the roots occupy for several years.
- Blend ratio Any proportion, not only our standard steps.
- Chip size 6–12 mm, 12–18 mm or 18–25 mm.
- Pot fill volume Compression adjusted so a unit rehydrates to the litreage you plan around.
Manufacturing
We are a manufacturer, not a trader
Chip cutting, blending, compression and packing happen at our own facility in Peravurani, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. Visitors are welcome.
Staging Genuine CocoSeller factory photograph required.
Questions
Blueberry substrate questions growers ask
We are a manufacturer. Chip cutting, blending, compression and packing happen at our own facility in Peravurani, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. Visitors are welcome.
Not on its own. Blueberry wants roughly pH 4.5 to 5.5 and our cocopeat sits naturally at 5.5 to 6.8, which is above that range. This is true of coco generally, not only ours, which is why commercial blueberry growers on coco acidify irrigation water, blend with an acidic component, or both. We would rather tell you here than let you find out in your first season.
A 20:80 cocopeat to chip blend at 25.06% air-filled porosity is our usual recommendation. Straight chips at 30.8% suit high rainfall, larger pots or very high irrigation frequency.
Blueberry is among the most salt-sensitive crops grown on substrate, with fine shallow roots and no root hairs. We supply washed low-EC material for this crop as standard, brought below 0.5 mS/cm by water washing alone with no chemical treatment.
The 1:1.5 volume extract method. If your specification uses saturated media extract, tell us and we will supply the equivalent figure. The two differ by roughly a factor of two.
Yes. Chip size, blend ratio, pot fill volume, packaging and print are all made to order. A great deal of blueberry work ends up on a custom ratio.
Talk to us before you move a blueberry programme onto coco.
Tell us your pot volume, climate, irrigation frequency and how you manage pH, and we will suggest a specification.