Cocopeat is a natural fiber made out of coconut husks. It is made after a long process of putting coconut husks in water for months, shredding them, and compressing them into bricks that you see in the market. It is a 100% natural and organic growing medium. Loose coco peat is often referred to as Coco soil.
Properties of Coco soil:
- Coco soil is a highly porous medium, which allows air to pass through easily and help plants to grow better. But that does not mean it can be used as the sole medium of potting soil as it may not give a proper structure to your plants. It is always recommended to use it with sand and compost.
- Coco soil is a well-drained medium, absorbs water well, and helps the plant to have strong roots. Due to its water absorption property, one does not have to worry about watering plants daily.
- Coco soil is light, easy to handle, and can even be reused for up to 4 years. Mostly recommended for terrace gardening.
- The physical and biochemical properties of Coco soil make it resistant to bacterial and fungal growth.
- It has a pH of 5.2 to 6.8 which is neutral to slightly acidic. This makes it great to be mixed with alkaline garden soil.
- Coco soil can store and release nutrients to plants for extended periods of time.
- Coco soil is available easily online and offline at an affordable price.
Where to use Coco Soil? - Potting mixture with added Coco soil is suitable for indoor plants, cacti and succulents, dish gardens, terrariums, and hanging baskets. But in all the mixture proportion of cocopeat is different.
- Coco soil is a fantastic sowing medium. It is used to sow the seeds of vegetables and seasonal flowers in seedling trays.
- Coco soil is a perfect rooting medium. Stem cuttings are inserted in the Coco soil for root induction.
- Coco soil is very good for soilless gardening and hydroponic farming.
- Easy: Buy Coco peat brick online or offline. Place it into a bucket or tub, pour water slowly on the brick. Generally, it absorbs water 4 to5 times its original size. After 3 to 4 hours the entire brick will swell up to 4 times its original size. Drain out the excess water, and you will get ready to use soft, fluffy, and light Coco soil.
- Hard: Take out the coconut husk from coconut, and put it in water for one week. After one week beat the husk a little and cut it into pieces. Take these pieces and grind them in a jar. Remove the extra husk which you are not able to grind (can be used as a base layer when potting plants). The rest portion is your Coco soil. Put it in the Sun for 2 to 3 days before use.
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