Coco Substrate and how it became the most popular
growing media for indoor and outdoor farming.
The production of greenhouse crops involves a number of material inputs. Among these, perhaps the most important is the type of growing medium used. Due to the relatively shallow depth and limited volume of a container, growing media must be amended to provide the appropriate physical and chemical properties necessary for plant growth.
Field soils are generally unsatisfactory for the production of plants in containers. This is primarily because soils do not provide the aeration, drainage and water holding capacity required. To improve this situation several growing media have been developed.
The importance of Coco substrate as Growing Medea.
Today, it is even more important to have a high quality, sustainable and reliable growing substrate that meets the demands of growers and plants and Coco Substrate is the answer.
Coco fibres offer an ideal organic base for all vegetation, it is a natural, renewable resource that grows abundantly in tropical climates and 100% bio degradable, unlike the common media options of the past.
The external layer of the coconut or husk as we know it, has been milled into ropes, door mats and brooms for centuries with the majority of coco waste being dumped in landfills and then discovered its mighty, reusable powers as a plant medium.
Coco fibres are a multi-faceted soil conditioner, composed of millions of capillary micro sponges that offer increased water holding capacity while still maintaining the crucial 30% aeration a plants root system requires.
Coco peat is a homogenous material and can be easily and safely recycled back into our environment to improve the soil conditions around us reducing the cost of expensive disposal practices that also harm our environment.
Its superior physical properties maintain the ability not to compact or shrink during the growth cycle and coir offers exceptional structural support that will resist decomposing during plant growth, resulting in a precision growing environment.
Furthermore, why Sri Lankan Coco substrate that much important, because its not like other Coco substrate exporting countries. Our mother land soil is a miracle, because our Coconut husk’s pH and EC level is very much similar to plant requirements and therefore can manufacture substrates without any value addition. Therefore it’s 100% natural and we use raw material to manufacturing process directly.
That’s why we tag it as “Brings You with the Blessing of Mother Nature”.