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History of Coconut Peat & Products Specification

What is Coco peat ? What are its Usages and Advantages ?

Coco peat is a natural fiber made out of coconut husks. The extraction of the coconut fiber from husks gives us this by-product called coco peat. Coco peat is a 100%natural growing medium. This coco peat dried in the natural sun, are processed to produce different items namely coco peat block, coco peat briquettes, coco peat tablets etc. This makes an excellent growing medium for hydroponics or container plant growing.

Clean coir has natural rooting hormones and anti-fungal properties.

Coco Peat Advantages

The main advantage is that the valuable nitrogen is preserved in coco peat and moisture content is retained mainly in potting mix in home gardening. Coco peat is a multipurpose growing medium, that is very easy to use . The properties of Coco Peat make it resistant to bacterial and fungal growth.

Coco Peat & Water

Coco Peat holds water rather than shedding it like traditional peat does! It holds 8-9 times it's weight in water.
• Coco Peat has the ability to store and release nutrient to plants for extended periods of time. It also has great oxygenation properties which is important for healthy root development.

Coco Peat pH Specs & Usages

• It has a pH of 5.2-6.8 which is neutral to slightly acidic. This makes it great for alkaline garden soils.

• Easy to use! Just put your compressed Coco Peat brick in a container, add 4 quarts of warm water and let it sit until the water is absorbed, fluff it up and you are ready to use Coco Peat!

Longer Lifespan

Coco Peat can even be reused for up to 4 years! Also it is very light and easy to handle.
• It makes a great bedding material for worm bins! It's actually good for them and increases worm growth by 25%.
• Coco Peat is very slow to disintegrate; it only begins to break down when it is 10 years old, long term benefits.
• It can be combined with any of the normal ingredients and use as a mixer or a stand-alone product.

An affordable price for a quality product with an environmentally sustainable future.

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