Advantages of growing with cocopeat
Coco peat increases the porosity of the potting mix. This helps to keep the soil loose and airy helping in better root growth. Better root growth results in better plant growth and higher yield.
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Using Cocopeat
Cocopeat is shipped in compressed form to reduce transport and handling costs. Converting cocopeat blocks to coir dust is easy. All you need to do is add water to the block and the block will puff up into moist fluffy cocopeat. ...
Testing Methods for Cocopeat
The following are the methods of testing some important properties of cocopeat. Some suppliers may follow a different method from the methods described below. Unless specified otherwise in the quotation, the testing...
Coco peat or Coir Pith or Coir Dust is the spongy tissue found in the mesocarp (husk) of the coconut fruit. Those who have experience in dehusking coconuts can remember it as the brown particles that fall down while dehusking or removing the fib...
Growing mint in coco peat is a great way to start using coco peat for your home garden. Mint is a popular herb which is often needed in the kitchen, but it may not be always available at hand. A bunch of mint purchased at the shop is usually too larg...
Product Grades
From 2013, we are identifying products based on the following codes which represent the grade of the products we manufacture. The grades may indicate quality, but is primarily meant to identify the type of product, its applicati...
Cocopeat Products
Cocopeat is available in the following formats.
5 Kg Washed and Unwashed Blocks
Unwashed, dried coco peat is compressed in sizes of 30x30x12-15 cm. The compression ratio is about 1:5. These blocks are used f...
Creep is a phenomenon whereby the compressed cocopeat particles loses its elasticity thereby not expanding fully when watered.
Creep results in loss of air porosity, loss of water holding capacity and also loss of volume resulting in loss of...
