• Nano 9 Cell (1.5” Blocks - Tangerine) – Swift Blocker, view 6
  • The 1.5-inch soil block the Nano 9 makes, shown with a coin for scale
  • A single 1.5-inch air-pruned soil block from the Nano 9
  • Nano 9 Cell (1.5” Blocks - Tangerine) – Swift Blocker, view 7
  • Nano 9 Cell (1.5” Blocks - Tangerine) – Swift Blocker, view 8
  • Nano 9 Cell (1.5” Blocks - Tangerine) – Swift Blocker, view 9
  • Air-pruned roots revealed when the soil block is lifted
  • How to use the Nano soil blocker — fill, press, and eject, start to finish (no sound)
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Swift Blocker

Nano 9 Cell (1.5” Blocks - Tangerine)

Nano 9 Cell (1.5” Blocks - Tangerine)

$116.00 USD
$116.00 USD
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Quick Facts

Blocks per press 9
Finished block size ~1.5"
Color Tangerine
Footprint Under 5" square
Dibbles Stamped, permanent
Material Stainless steel
Made in Michigan, USA (100%)
Lead time ~1 week

If you only own one blocker, make it this one. At 1.5″, the Nano 9 is the everyday workhorse — the right size for most vegetables, herbs, and larger flowers, from tomatoes and peppers to zinnias and cosmos. Nine blocks a press is a comfortable batch for a home garden or a market grower’s side trays.

Because each block is open on every side, roots air-prune at the edge rather than spiraling into a root-bound plug. The result is a sturdy, fibrous rootball that transplants without the usual stall — seedlings keep right on growing after they go in the ground.

The Nano 9 presses the same 1.5″ block as our Mini 27 and Commercial 72, so your timing and spacing carry straight over as you scale up. It fits in just under a 5″ square footprint, works with the trays and kitchen containers you already have, and its stamped permanent dibbles leave a clean seed dimple in every block.

Made to order from stainless steel in southeast Michigan — simple, ergonomic, and built to buy once. Please wear gloves while blocking to keep hands safe.

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Grower-matched

Complete your setup

The scraper and add-ons sized to fit this exact blocker — add them in one tap.

Swift Scraper

Commercial 72, Mini 27 & Nano 9

$35.00
Grower-tested

Why growers reach for a Swift Blocker

A soil-blocked seedling at transplant time — dense roots, air-pruned at the edges, no circling
A soil-blocked seedling at transplant time — dense roots, air-pruned at the edges, no circling

Roots that move without the shock

When a root hits the open edge of a block, air stops it — so seedlings build a dense, fibrous rootball instead of circling. They transplant like they barely noticed the move — most starts ready to plant out in about four weeks.

Seed before you eject

Sow the whole tray, dust with vermiculite, then press the blocks out. Faster than dip-and-press blockers — and impossible with them.

Kind to your hands

The lift-to-eject action skips the squeeze — no strain on the hand or wrist. Growers with carpal tunnel or arthritis tell us it's the difference that lets them keep sowing.

Made once, in Michigan

Stainless steel, made to order in southeast Michigan. A buy-it-once tool built to outlast a shelf of plastic trays.

Quick facts

Block size
1.5″
Cells per tray
9
Footprint
≈5″ square
Material
Stainless steel, made to order in Michigan
Best for
The workhorse — most veg, herbs, and larger flowers

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