GROWING WITH COCO COIR

It's a bi-product of the coconut tree. Coconut husk is processed to produce fibrous material for use as a growing medium. Coco coir is a proven best alternative to any growing medium. Its use as a growing medium outperforms any other medium used for growing vegetables, ornamentals and tree plants. Its soft structure promotes easy root penetration and healthy growth. Coco coir is 100% environmentally friendly. It is a renewable resource that is consistent in quality. Coco coir has the best physical and chemical properties to promote better plant growth.

Advantages

Coco has high water-holding capacity.  It can hold water up to eight times of its weight and release it over a period of time.

Coco has ideal pH in the range of 6-6.7

It has excellent drainage and air porosity for better plant growth

Coco is very low in EC and carries mostly potassium salts, which is an essential major plant nutrient

Caution exchange capacity is very good

Coco coir has some antifungal properties that help plants to get rid of soil borne diseases. It inhibits pathogens like Pithium

Coco is very easy to re-hydrate after being dehydrated

It is a biodegradable source that degrades very slowly and has a life of three to four years

Contains significant amounts of phosphorous (10-50ppm) and potassium (150-450 ppm)

A natural product with very good properties for plant growth - it also has some winning advantages over other growing mediums. In Short:

It is a 100% renewable resource

Coco coir is light in weight

It is consistent in high quality

Coco coir is completely environmentally friendly

The top of the product layer in grow bags/pots always remain dry, leaving behind no chances of fungal growth

Coco coir never shrinks, cracks or produces crust

It promotes better root systems in a short time

Coco coir is odourless, pleasant to handle, and uniform in composition

Coco is available for all stages of propagation - Jiffy Pellets are now available for ease of transporting to Jiffy coco blocks

A GREAT ORGANIC SOILLESS MEDIA

Coco Coir must not be used in re-circulating systems and needs a special nutrient formula.

Coco Coir is being applauded as the best organic plant-derived soilless growing medium of the modern world.