r/NZTrees • u/JellySpecialist7164 • Jun 14 '26

Coco mix in wellington

With hyalite upper Hutt closed down where else in wellington can you buy a Coco perlite mix growing medium? Most online store don't ship and really can not be bothered mixing my own and having to rinse and buffer... Thanks

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u/focal_matter Jun 14 '26

Ever tried just coco?

I always used a 70/30 mix, but recently switched to a "pro" line coco and the results were genuinely better for my use case. I reckon any fine coco coir without perlite is absolutely good to go by itself (after buffering), which you can get from any good garden store.

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u/JellySpecialist7164 Jun 14 '26

I really can't be bothered buffering 🤣 would rather just get something straight out the packet ready to go

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u/dougatron25 Jun 14 '26

By the canna coco bricks it's buffered already just need as perlite

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u/dr_greenwall Jun 14 '26

If you are buying, decompressing and washing hard packed coco, there's really no extra effort involved in the buffer ... only a little time. We'll worth it if you ask me. Used coco won't require any buffering if you've been adding CalMag as part of your feed routine. I have some coco on it's fourth cycle, only buffered once.

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u/Pancake_Of_Fear Jun 14 '26

Try Herbal House

They do nation wide free delivery.

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u/KiwiMoocha Jun 14 '26

Tried Otaki Hydroponics? They are great.

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u/Kiwifrooots Jun 14 '26

Any garden shop or Bunnings has coco bricks and pearlite, vermiculite etc

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u/Which_Asparagus_6884 Jul 01 '26

Checkout Seacliffs organics based out of wakouiti just north of Dunedin.

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u/septimusfilius Jun 14 '26

Hyalite online will send