What is Coco Peat ? Its Usages And
Advantages ?
Cocopeat is a natural fibre made out of coconut husks. The
extraction of the coconut fibre from husks gives us this by-product
called cocopeat. Cocopeat is a **0% natural growing medium. This
cocopeat dried in the natural sun, are processed to produce
different items namely cocopeat block, cocopeat briquettes,
cocopeat tablets etc. This makes an excellent growing medium for
hydrophonics or container plant growing. Clean coir has natural
rooting hormones and anti-fungal properties.
The various usages of cocopeat is given below :-
How does Coco Peat do this?
The properties of Coco Peat make it resistant to bacterial and
fungal growth.
Coco Peat holds water rather than shedding it like traditional peat
does! It holds **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.
It has a pH of 5.**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!
Coco Peat can even be reused for up to 4 years!
It makes a great bedding material for worm bins! It's actually good
for them and increases worm growth by *5%.
Coco Peat is very slow to disintegrate; it only begins to break
down when it is *0 years old, long term benefits.
It is very light and easy to handle.
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.
Cocopeat (Galuku Coir) 5KG blocks are available unwrapped or
individually wrapped and palletised.
Blocks are available in 4 grades of Cocopeat (Galuku
Coir):
CP5KG/SG - Standard Grade Cocopeat (Galuku Coir) with a moisture
content of ±*5%.
Use for: Potting mixes and soil conditioning.
CP5KG/FG - Fine Grade Cocopeat (Galuku Coir) with a moisture
content of ±*5%.
Designed for: Seed Raising substrates and for Golf Green
construction. Contains no fibres.
CP5KG/CG - Course Grade Cocopeat (Galuku Coir) with a moisture
content of ±*5%.
Designed for: Applications requiring higher Air filled
Porosity and lower Water Holding capacity. Ideal for growing crops
in cooler seasons.
CP5KG/HG - Husk Grade Cocopeat (Galuku Coir) with a moisture
content of ±*5%.
Designed for: As a major component for producing potting mixes
that contains no composted materials such as Bark
