Ashok Gupta
Coco-peat is a multipurpose growing medium made out of Coconut husk and produces much healthier plants that requires less watering and less frequent fertilizing .Commercial growers of pot plants produce higher quality stock when they use a pot mixture containing Coco-peat. Coco-peat gives the choice of an environment friendly growth medium that gives excellent results.
Before proceeding further we must know what exactly coco-peat is?
Coco-peat is a growing medium made up of coconut husk. The fibrous layer of coconut is pre washed, machine dried, sieved and made free from sand and other contaminations such as animal and plant residue. Coco-peat is very good alternative to traditional peat moss. Its air filled porosity and high water holding capacity makes it ideal growing medium for the plant crops. It is 100 percent organic and eco friendly free from soil borne pathogen and weeds .It has PH of (5.7-6.5) which is ideal for plant growth.
It is best and multipurpose growing medium that provides new opportunities for
Potting mixture suppliers
Seedling Nurseries
Hydroponic growers.
Golf green constructors.
In western countries even the retailers sell the plants grown in coco-peat. In December last year, I visited Sydney and Canberra (Australia) with my family and while been to nurseries I that the potted plants sold by them were grown in Coco-Peat mixtures. After that I also started raising plants in Coco-peat and have got tremendous results. Even in India some of the progressive Growers and Consultants advice the growers to use Coco-peat. One of the pioneers in this field is Vimal Koul, a consultant in soilless plants growing projects , who undertakes and advises the clients to grow flowering plants and vegetables in soilless culture i.e in Coco-peat.
Benefits of using Coco-peat as growing medium.
It is natural soilless hydroponic growing medium.
Coco-peat is used for raising wide range of crops like Rose, Gerbera, Carnation, Lilies, Tomato and Cucumber etc.
No harmful environment impact.
Coco-peat is an Organic alternative with the environmental disposal issues.
Excellent quality and high yield cut flower and vegetable crops.
High water holding capacity and produce crops up to five years.
The presence of Organic compounds in Coco-peat can stimulate root growth and offer some natural resistance to plant diseases.
Provide careful hygiene and crop management is practiced. Coco-peat can be used for successive production cycles with short span crops.
(The author is Deputy Director Floriculture)
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