Cocopeat and Its Benefits
Starting to grow a garden might be both exciting and exhausting. With the right guidance and foundation, you can own a nourishing garden. Soil is a vital factor in deciding the nature and strength of plant growth. They contribute to the overall growth of the plants. So it is wise to invest in nourishing the garden soil before planning further.
Experts have emphasized the use and benefits of Cockpeat for a healthy soil condition. Need not worry. Read on to know more about Cocopeat, how to use them, their benefits, and their advantages.
What is Cocopeat?
Cocopeat is a fibrous nourishing medium made up of coconut husk. Cocopeat is a 100% organic, natural, and bio-degradable substance, usually a by-product of the Coconut Fibre Extraction Process. Cocopeat is a very good alternative to traditional peat moss and Rock wool. Its air-filled porosity and high water holding capacity make it an ideal growing medium for plant crops. Nowadays, cocopeat is used as a growing medium alternate to traditional peat and sphagnum peat. Cocopeat has proved to out-perform other peats in all aspects.
But how to use Cocopeat?
The coconut fibers have been ground and compressed in bricks. The bricks are easy to package, market, store and handle. The product will need to be reconstituted before use.
Coconut peat comes in compressed form. It expands and increases up to 5 or 6 times in volume after it’s reconstituted. Only break off the amount you’re planning to use.
- Break apart
a brick in parts and throw it in a large bucket. Add enough amount of
water to saturate the brick.
- Allow the
dry coco peat to sit in the water for some time until it becomes loose and
absorb the water.
- Stir and
fluff coco peat with a garden trowel after 10-15 minutes. Add more water
if it looks dry.
- Stir and fluff again after a few minutes to make sure all of it has been moistened, and add more water if it’s not loose yet. Once coco peat is moist and loose, it is ready to use in the garden.
Benefits of Cocopeat
- High water holding capacity
- Acceptable pH & EC
- Excellent wettability
- Ability to retain nutrients against leaching
- Unique water holding capacity
- Good drainage/aeration
- Less shrinkage
- Retains physical properties longer
- No pests, weeds, or diseases
- Odorless and pleasant to handle
- Natural and renewable resource
- Uniform in composition
- Absorbs water readily and re-wets easily, thus reducing the need for
wetting agents.
- Reduces watering frequency without plant stress
- Increases shelf life of plants
- High water holding capacity
Advantages of Cocopeat
- Eco-friendly
and sustainable growing medium
- High
moisture retention capacity
- High cation
exchange capacity
- Improves
soil aeration
- Improves
soil buffering capacity
- Mostly
tolerant to pH variations
- Can buffer
water-soluble nutrients
- Can be reused for up to 5 years after
Application of Cocopeat
Cocopeat can be used,
- As a substrate in Greenhouses
- As an amendment to improve the soil texture, soil aeration, and moisture
retention capacity
- As a substitute to peat moss
- As organic manure in the form of composted cocopeat
- As an ingredient in potting soil
- For seed germinations and growing seedlings
- As a substrate in roof gardening
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