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%.
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
