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Kitchen Garden Cocopeat

Since many people explore for ways to cultivate their own fresh food at home, kitchen gardens are becoming more and more common. Grow foundation is a vital part of a good kitchen plant flowers, and a lot of gardeners decide to utilize coco peat in their soil mixture. Coir, also known commonly referred to as coco peat, is a by-product of the coconut industry. The leftover fibers and pith from the processing of the coconut husk are used to make it. The residual pith is broken up to create coco peat, and a delicate, light-weight fabric that is incredibly absorbing after the fibers have been gathered and utilized for various applications.

  • Category: Kitchen Garden Coco Peat

The main component of coco peat is the coir fiber pith or coir dust, which is produced through the processing of coconut husk and fibers. The resulting coco peat works like a natural sponge, and holding a great deal both nutrients and water. It serves as a substitute for traditional peat in soil mixtures, or as a substrate for growing plants without soil. It is produced responsibly without the environmental damage associated with peat obtaining and is free of bacteria and the majority of fungal spores.

It is applied to make the container more moisture-retentive for the plants and lighter for your balcony or terrace. • Has the capacity to retain nutrients and release them gradually to plants. It also possesses excellent oxygenation qualities, which are crucial for the formation of strong roots. It has a strong brick and powder appearance. Not only that, but it grows in size when submerged in water. Each coco peat block will grow to 75 liters of moist coco peat once used, thereby utilize it until it becomes moist fluffy powdered. It can hold much more oxygen than soil and retains water effectively.

Certainly, here are some typical nutrient counts for 1 kilogram (2.2 lbs) of coco peat:

Moisture10-20%
pH5.5-6.5
Total organic carbon50-70%
Nitrogen (N)0.5-1.5%
Phosphorus (P2O5)0.2-0.5%
Potassium (K2O)0.5-2.0%
Sodium (Na)< 0.1%
Chloride (Cl)< 0.1%
Magnesium (Mg)0.3-0.8%
Calcium (Ca)2.0-4.0%