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Coconut Husk grow Medium – Details Inside

  • hyjoltd
  • May 10, 2018
  • 2 min read

Gardening in the traditional way involved a lot of work with soil; therefore involving a lot of dirt into it. However, the modern times have something different. The technique has evolved over the years and new ways have now come into practice, the most celebrated of which is hydroponics.

For those of you who have little information about the process, here is something you really need to know –

Hydroponics is a process of growing plants without the involvement of any soil. The plant takes nutrients from the nutrient solution in water.

The most important thing here is considering what should be the growing medium for the crop because the selection of the material determines the overall growth of the plant. Among a range of options available coconut husk growing medium is supposedly the best.

Looking for reasons why this has been said about the medium? Here’s why –

  • Coconut husk acts as a good medium to grow plants

  • Coconut husk absorbs more water thus keeping the medium wet always.

  • Coconut husk contains high lignin content, hence it is resistant to bacterial and fungal growth.

  • Coconut husk is highly porous and hence it supplies oxygen to roots of plant, and hence the roots will not rot.

  • pH of the medium can be maintained in coconut husk according to the plant’s need.

  • Coconut husk can be continuously used for more than 10 years.

  • The plant can be grown by supplying necessary nutrient to the Coconut husk.

  • Since plants are not grown on soil, the plants will be free from soil borne pests.

  • Using coconut husk for farming does not require more maintenance.

Still looking for more information about coco grow medium? Here’s more for you.

The husking of coconut releases a number of byproducts, all of which can be used for the purpose of gardening. These byproducts include – chips, dust, and fiber. The fibrous part is the husk and is typically referred to as the coir too; it lends itself as a perfect and suitable growing medium that has been in use since the traditional times. Apart from the many reasons mentioned above, coco grow medium is typically selected because it serves as an alternative medium because of its eco friendly properties, impressive water retention and reusability.

Even though coconut husk growing medium comes with all the advantages there are still a few things that need to be considered. Gardeners are required to collect as much useful information about the medium as possible of they may at times even ruin the plant due to lack of information.

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