What is Atami High Porosity Cocos?
Atami High Porosity Cocos is a 70/30 coco and perlite growing medium made using aged, washed and buffered coco with 30% perlite. It is designed to provide increased drainage and root-zone aeration.
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Atami High Porosity Cocos 50L - 70/30 Coco & Perlite Growing Medium
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Atami High Porosity Cocos 50L is a premium 70/30 coco and perlite growing medium combining aged, washed and buffered coco fibre with 30% perlite for increased drainage, aeration and oxygen availability throughout the root zone.
Designed for growers who want the benefits of high-quality coco with an even more open and free-draining structure, Atami High Porosity Cocos combines 70% coco with 30% perlite. The additional perlite increases air-filled porosity and drainage, creating an excellent environment for intensive root development.
The coco used by Atami is carefully aged, washed and buffered before use. Washing helps remove excess salts and residues, while buffering stabilises the coco's nutrient exchange characteristics before plants are introduced.
Unlike Atami Washed & Buffered Cocos, which contains no added fertiliser, High Porosity Cocos is pre-fertilised. This makes it a ready-to-use coco growing medium while still allowing growers to manage crop nutrition through a suitable coco feeding programme as the crop develops.
The 70/30 coco-perlite combination is particularly suited to growers using frequent irrigation, drip systems and intensive container cultivation where rapid drainage and high root-zone oxygen availability are desirable.
Why choose Atami High Porosity Cocos?
- 70/30 coco & perlite blend – combines 70% high-quality coco with 30% perlite for increased porosity.
- Excellent root-zone aeration – the open structure helps maintain a continuous supply of air around developing roots.
- Increased drainage – added perlite allows irrigation water to move efficiently through the growing medium.
- Supports intensive root development – high oxygen availability helps create favourable conditions for root expansion and root-hair development.
- Aged coco fibre – Atami carefully ages its coco as part of the preparation process.
- Washed coco – washing removes unwanted salts and residues that could otherwise influence substrate EC.
- Buffered coco – the coco is buffered before use to provide a more stable and balanced growing medium.
- Pre-fertilised – supplied with an initial nutrient charge rather than being completely unfertilised.
- Suitable for frequent irrigation – the high drainage capacity makes it particularly useful in intensively managed irrigation programmes.
- Ready-to-use 50L format – suitable for individual pots, larger containers and professional growing applications.
What is Atami High Porosity Cocos suitable for?
High Porosity Cocos is designed for crops grown using coco-based cultivation where growers want greater drainage and root-zone aeration than conventional pure coco provides.
The 30% perlite content makes the substrate particularly useful for growers using frequent irrigation or automated drip systems. The increased drainage allows irrigation events to replenish the root zone while maintaining a high proportion of air-filled pore space.
It can be used in individual pots and containers as well as larger professional growing systems. The physical characteristics make it particularly relevant to intensive cultivation where irrigation, nutrient strength and runoff are actively managed.
Growers moving from conventional coco should account for the increased drainage. Atami specifically recommends increasing watering to match the greater drainage capacity of High Porosity Cocos.
How to use Atami High Porosity Cocos
High Porosity Cocos is supplied ready for use. Fill the required pots or containers with the substrate while avoiding excessive compression, as maintaining the open structure is important to its aeration and drainage characteristics.
Transplant into the substrate and irrigate according to crop size, container volume and environmental conditions. Because the medium contains 30% perlite, it drains more rapidly than conventional coco and irrigation frequency may need to be increased accordingly.
Atami specifically advises growers to increase watering to match the increased drainage of High Porosity Cocos. This does not simply mean applying excessive water at each irrigation. The irrigation strategy should be adjusted to the crop and growing environment, with frequency and volume managed to maintain the desired moisture and air balance.
High Porosity Cocos is pre-fertilised, so its existing nutrient content should be considered when establishing the initial feeding programme. As plants develop, use an appropriate coco nutrient and monitor nutrient solution strength according to crop requirements.
As with other coco-based growing systems, monitoring irrigation, EC and crop response provides greater control than relying on a fixed watering or feeding schedule.
Why does high porosity matter?
Healthy roots require both water and oxygen. When a growing medium remains excessively saturated or compacted, the amount of air available around the roots can decrease.
Atami adds 30% perlite to High Porosity Cocos specifically to increase air availability and drainage. Perlite creates additional pore space within the coco, helping the root zone retain an open physical structure following irrigation.
Atami explains that oxygen is required by roots to process sugars into usable energy. This energy supports root expansion and the plant's ability to actively supply nutrients throughout the crop.
The combination of coco's useful moisture-holding characteristics with the increased air space provided by perlite creates a substrate suited to growers looking for a high air-to-water ratio and rapid drainage.
Why are the coco fibres washed and buffered?
Quality coco requires preparation before it becomes a reliable growing substrate. Atami ages, washes and buffers its coco to produce a cleaner and more stable root-zone environment.
Washing helps remove salts and residues that can increase the electrical conductivity of untreated coco. Buffering is a separate process that conditions the natural exchange sites within coco and helps balance elements such as calcium and magnesium before cultivation begins.
This preparation means growers receive a professionally processed coco substrate rather than untreated raw coir. High Porosity Cocos then adds 30% perlite to this prepared coco to further increase aeration and drainage.
High Porosity Cocos vs standard Atami coco
Atami High Porosity Cocos is designed for growers who specifically want additional aeration and drainage. The addition of 30% perlite gives it a more open structure than Atami's standard Cocos Substrate.
It also differs from Atami Washed & Buffered Cocos. Washed & Buffered Cocos is a 100% coco product with no added fertiliser and an exceptionally low EC, giving experienced growers a blank canvas for their own nutrition programme.
High Porosity Cocos is instead a pre-fertilised 70/30 coco-perlite medium, designed to combine processed coco with increased air space and faster drainage.
Atami High Porosity Cocos 50L product details
| Product | Atami High Porosity Cocos |
|---|---|
| Product type | High-porosity coco & perlite growing medium |
| Bag size | 50L |
| Composition | 70% coco fibre & 30% perlite |
| Coco preparation | Aged, washed & buffered |
| Fertilisation | Pre-fertilised |
| EC | <1.5 |
| Drainage | High |
| Root-zone aeration | High, with 30% perlite added to increase air-filled porosity |
| Watering requirement | Increased irrigation may be required compared with conventional coco due to greater drainage |
| Suitable for drip irrigation | Yes |
| Suitable for container cultivation | Yes |
| Best suited to | Coco growers seeking increased drainage, aeration & root-zone oxygen availability |
| Outer case quantity | 1 x 50L bag |
| Pallet quantity | 70 x 50L bags |
Atami High Porosity Cocos 50L FAQs
What is the coco to perlite ratio?
High Porosity Cocos contains 70% coco and 30% perlite. The perlite increases pore space, drainage and air availability throughout the root zone.
Is Atami High Porosity Cocos washed and buffered?
Yes. Atami uses aged, washed and buffered coco fibres. These preparation processes help create a cleaner, more stable and grow-ready coco substrate.
Is Atami High Porosity Cocos pre-fertilised?
Yes. High Porosity Cocos is pre-fertilised. This is an important difference from Atami Washed & Buffered Cocos, which contains no added fertiliser.
What is the EC of Atami High Porosity Cocos?
Atami specifies an EC of less than 1.5 for High Porosity Cocos.
Why is perlite added to coco?
Perlite creates additional air-filled pore space within the substrate. In High Porosity Cocos, the 30% perlite content increases drainage and helps maintain oxygen availability around the root system.
Does High Porosity Cocos need more frequent watering?
Potentially, yes. Atami specifically advises increasing watering to match the increased drainage of High Porosity Cocos. The actual irrigation frequency should be adjusted according to crop size, container volume and environmental conditions.
Is Atami High Porosity Cocos suitable for drip irrigation?
Yes. Its high drainage and aeration make it particularly well suited to controlled and frequent irrigation strategies, including drip-irrigated coco cultivation.
Do I need to add extra perlite?
No additional perlite is normally required. High Porosity Cocos already contains 30% perlite and has been specifically formulated to provide a high level of aeration and drainage.
What is the difference between High Porosity Cocos and Atami Cocos Substrate?
Both use processed, pre-fertilised Atami coco, but High Porosity Cocos contains 30% perlite. This gives it increased aeration and drainage compared with the standard Cocos Substrate.
What is the difference between High Porosity Cocos and Washed & Buffered Cocos?
High Porosity Cocos is a pre-fertilised 70/30 coco-perlite growing medium. Washed & Buffered Cocos is 100% coco with no added fertiliser and an EC below 0.3, making it more suitable for growers wanting complete control of nutrition from the start.
Why is oxygen important in a coco root zone?
Roots require oxygen for respiration and energy production. Maintaining an airy root zone supports root expansion and the development of root hairs involved in water and nutrient uptake.
Can High Porosity Cocos be used for professional growing?
Yes. The combination of controlled drainage, high porosity and processed coco makes it particularly useful for professional and intensive coco cultivation where irrigation and crop nutrition are actively managed.
Is Atami High Porosity Cocos ready to use?
Yes. The coco has already been aged, washed, buffered and pre-fertilised, and the perlite is incorporated into the mix. It can therefore be used directly from the bag.
How many bags of Atami High Porosity Cocos are on a pallet?
A full pallet contains 70 x 50L bags of Atami High Porosity Cocos.
Atami High Porosity Cocos 50L - 70/30 Coco & Perlite Growing Medium
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Atami High Porosity Cocos 50L is a premium 70/30 coco and perlite growing medium combining aged, washed and buffered coco fibre with 30% perlite for increased drainage, aeration and oxygen availability throughout the root zone.
Designed for growers who want the benefits of high-quality coco with an even more open and free-draining structure, Atami High Porosity Cocos combines 70% coco with 30% perlite. The additional perlite increases air-filled porosity and drainage, creating an excellent environment for intensive root development.
The coco used by Atami is carefully aged, washed and buffered before use. Washing helps remove excess salts and residues, while buffering stabilises the coco's nutrient exchange characteristics before plants are introduced.
Unlike Atami Washed & Buffered Cocos, which contains no added fertiliser, High Porosity Cocos is pre-fertilised. This makes it a ready-to-use coco growing medium while still allowing growers to manage crop nutrition through a suitable coco feeding programme as the crop develops.
The 70/30 coco-perlite combination is particularly suited to growers using frequent irrigation, drip systems and intensive container cultivation where rapid drainage and high root-zone oxygen availability are desirable.
Why choose Atami High Porosity Cocos?
- 70/30 coco & perlite blend – combines 70% high-quality coco with 30% perlite for increased porosity.
- Excellent root-zone aeration – the open structure helps maintain a continuous supply of air around developing roots.
- Increased drainage – added perlite allows irrigation water to move efficiently through the growing medium.
- Supports intensive root development – high oxygen availability helps create favourable conditions for root expansion and root-hair development.
- Aged coco fibre – Atami carefully ages its coco as part of the preparation process.
- Washed coco – washing removes unwanted salts and residues that could otherwise influence substrate EC.
- Buffered coco – the coco is buffered before use to provide a more stable and balanced growing medium.
- Pre-fertilised – supplied with an initial nutrient charge rather than being completely unfertilised.
- Suitable for frequent irrigation – the high drainage capacity makes it particularly useful in intensively managed irrigation programmes.
- Ready-to-use 50L format – suitable for individual pots, larger containers and professional growing applications.
What is Atami High Porosity Cocos suitable for?
High Porosity Cocos is designed for crops grown using coco-based cultivation where growers want greater drainage and root-zone aeration than conventional pure coco provides.
The 30% perlite content makes the substrate particularly useful for growers using frequent irrigation or automated drip systems. The increased drainage allows irrigation events to replenish the root zone while maintaining a high proportion of air-filled pore space.
It can be used in individual pots and containers as well as larger professional growing systems. The physical characteristics make it particularly relevant to intensive cultivation where irrigation, nutrient strength and runoff are actively managed.
Growers moving from conventional coco should account for the increased drainage. Atami specifically recommends increasing watering to match the greater drainage capacity of High Porosity Cocos.
How to use Atami High Porosity Cocos
High Porosity Cocos is supplied ready for use. Fill the required pots or containers with the substrate while avoiding excessive compression, as maintaining the open structure is important to its aeration and drainage characteristics.
Transplant into the substrate and irrigate according to crop size, container volume and environmental conditions. Because the medium contains 30% perlite, it drains more rapidly than conventional coco and irrigation frequency may need to be increased accordingly.
Atami specifically advises growers to increase watering to match the increased drainage of High Porosity Cocos. This does not simply mean applying excessive water at each irrigation. The irrigation strategy should be adjusted to the crop and growing environment, with frequency and volume managed to maintain the desired moisture and air balance.
High Porosity Cocos is pre-fertilised, so its existing nutrient content should be considered when establishing the initial feeding programme. As plants develop, use an appropriate coco nutrient and monitor nutrient solution strength according to crop requirements.
As with other coco-based growing systems, monitoring irrigation, EC and crop response provides greater control than relying on a fixed watering or feeding schedule.
Why does high porosity matter?
Healthy roots require both water and oxygen. When a growing medium remains excessively saturated or compacted, the amount of air available around the roots can decrease.
Atami adds 30% perlite to High Porosity Cocos specifically to increase air availability and drainage. Perlite creates additional pore space within the coco, helping the root zone retain an open physical structure following irrigation.
Atami explains that oxygen is required by roots to process sugars into usable energy. This energy supports root expansion and the plant's ability to actively supply nutrients throughout the crop.
The combination of coco's useful moisture-holding characteristics with the increased air space provided by perlite creates a substrate suited to growers looking for a high air-to-water ratio and rapid drainage.
Why are the coco fibres washed and buffered?
Quality coco requires preparation before it becomes a reliable growing substrate. Atami ages, washes and buffers its coco to produce a cleaner and more stable root-zone environment.
Washing helps remove salts and residues that can increase the electrical conductivity of untreated coco. Buffering is a separate process that conditions the natural exchange sites within coco and helps balance elements such as calcium and magnesium before cultivation begins.
This preparation means growers receive a professionally processed coco substrate rather than untreated raw coir. High Porosity Cocos then adds 30% perlite to this prepared coco to further increase aeration and drainage.
High Porosity Cocos vs standard Atami coco
Atami High Porosity Cocos is designed for growers who specifically want additional aeration and drainage. The addition of 30% perlite gives it a more open structure than Atami's standard Cocos Substrate.
It also differs from Atami Washed & Buffered Cocos. Washed & Buffered Cocos is a 100% coco product with no added fertiliser and an exceptionally low EC, giving experienced growers a blank canvas for their own nutrition programme.
High Porosity Cocos is instead a pre-fertilised 70/30 coco-perlite medium, designed to combine processed coco with increased air space and faster drainage.
Atami High Porosity Cocos 50L product details
| Product | Atami High Porosity Cocos |
|---|---|
| Product type | High-porosity coco & perlite growing medium |
| Bag size | 50L |
| Composition | 70% coco fibre & 30% perlite |
| Coco preparation | Aged, washed & buffered |
| Fertilisation | Pre-fertilised |
| EC | <1.5 |
| Drainage | High |
| Root-zone aeration | High, with 30% perlite added to increase air-filled porosity |
| Watering requirement | Increased irrigation may be required compared with conventional coco due to greater drainage |
| Suitable for drip irrigation | Yes |
| Suitable for container cultivation | Yes |
| Best suited to | Coco growers seeking increased drainage, aeration & root-zone oxygen availability |
| Outer case quantity | 1 x 50L bag |
| Pallet quantity | 70 x 50L bags |
Atami High Porosity Cocos 50L FAQs
What is Atami High Porosity Cocos?
Atami High Porosity Cocos is a 70/30 coco and perlite growing medium made using aged, washed and buffered coco with 30% perlite. It is designed to provide increased drainage and root-zone aeration.
What is the coco to perlite ratio?
High Porosity Cocos contains 70% coco and 30% perlite. The perlite increases pore space, drainage and air availability throughout the root zone.
Is Atami High Porosity Cocos washed and buffered?
Yes. Atami uses aged, washed and buffered coco fibres. These preparation processes help create a cleaner, more stable and grow-ready coco substrate.
Is Atami High Porosity Cocos pre-fertilised?
Yes. High Porosity Cocos is pre-fertilised. This is an important difference from Atami Washed & Buffered Cocos, which contains no added fertiliser.
What is the EC of Atami High Porosity Cocos?
Atami specifies an EC of less than 1.5 for High Porosity Cocos.
Why is perlite added to coco?
Perlite creates additional air-filled pore space within the substrate. In High Porosity Cocos, the 30% perlite content increases drainage and helps maintain oxygen availability around the root system.
Does High Porosity Cocos need more frequent watering?
Potentially, yes. Atami specifically advises increasing watering to match the increased drainage of High Porosity Cocos. The actual irrigation frequency should be adjusted according to crop size, container volume and environmental conditions.
Is Atami High Porosity Cocos suitable for drip irrigation?
Yes. Its high drainage and aeration make it particularly well suited to controlled and frequent irrigation strategies, including drip-irrigated coco cultivation.
Do I need to add extra perlite?
No additional perlite is normally required. High Porosity Cocos already contains 30% perlite and has been specifically formulated to provide a high level of aeration and drainage.
What is the difference between High Porosity Cocos and Atami Cocos Substrate?
Both use processed, pre-fertilised Atami coco, but High Porosity Cocos contains 30% perlite. This gives it increased aeration and drainage compared with the standard Cocos Substrate.
What is the difference between High Porosity Cocos and Washed & Buffered Cocos?
High Porosity Cocos is a pre-fertilised 70/30 coco-perlite growing medium. Washed & Buffered Cocos is 100% coco with no added fertiliser and an EC below 0.3, making it more suitable for growers wanting complete control of nutrition from the start.
Why is oxygen important in a coco root zone?
Roots require oxygen for respiration and energy production. Maintaining an airy root zone supports root expansion and the development of root hairs involved in water and nutrient uptake.
Can High Porosity Cocos be used for professional growing?
Yes. The combination of controlled drainage, high porosity and processed coco makes it particularly useful for professional and intensive coco cultivation where irrigation and crop nutrition are actively managed.
Is Atami High Porosity Cocos ready to use?
Yes. The coco has already been aged, washed, buffered and pre-fertilised, and the perlite is incorporated into the mix. It can therefore be used directly from the bag.
How many bags of Atami High Porosity Cocos are on a pallet?
A full pallet contains 70 x 50L bags of Atami High Porosity Cocos.
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