What Is Coco Peat

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 What is Coco Peat?

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What is coco peat?




  Coconut coir (pronounced COY-er) is the fibrous husks of the coconut's inner shell. It's used for rugs, ropes, brushes, even upholstery stuffing. Since its horticultural use was discovered in the early 1990s, it's been in demand ever since. As a by-product of coconut fibre extraction, coco coir is 100 percent organic, natural, and biodegradable. Because coco coir is so environmentally friendly, you can use it again, and it'll work just fine after you rinse it. Coco peat stores a lot more water than soil and releases it slowly to plant roots.

The coconut coir byproduct is really rot-resistant, so it's perfect for outdoor products. It takes a long time to get to market. First, the outer husks need to be soaked so that the fibers can be separated and then cleaned. Then they have to be sorted and graded by size. Usually there's a dark brown coir from mature coconuts, but a white coir is from green coconuts, which is finer and softer. 

It gets washed, heat-treated, sieved to remove large particles, and grade. It's usually compressed into blocks or bricks and also bags or bales of coir, which need to be soaked before using. There are a lot of names for coconut coir, including coir-peat, coco-peat, coir fiber pith, coir dust, and many other similar-sounding terms.

Location: Pollachi, Tamil Nadu 642001, India

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