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GrowCoir & Coconut Coir Fiber
Regardless of whether you think the world is quickly using up its supply of peat moss or whether or not you consider peat moss a renewable resource, there's a substitute for peat that you are going to like a lot better. It is quickly renewable, is already a surplus product, and works beautifully. Test after test has shown that in every way it is superior, or at least equal, to peat. But that's not the full story, please read on!
We're talking about “Growcoir,” (pronounced grow-core). The “coir” part is the short name for coir fiber pith, the residue of the process that extracts the long fibers from coconuts. Those long fibers have been used for floor mats, basket liners, and lots of other things, but until recently, the residue was just tossed into piles, some of those piles are a hundred years old! Tells you something about the longevity of Growcoir, doesn't it?
Growcoir - Organic Coconut Coir Fiber has a high lignin content. Lignin is an organic substance that, with cellulose, forms the chief part of woody tissue. It is the lignin that provides the longevity. Growcoir is slightly acidic and is a good texturizer of both clay and sandy soils. It aerates soils. It is an organic material that breaks down very slowly. It holds water and nutrients beautifully. And it will not waterlog.
This 100% organic material can be used for potting plants, texturizing your soil. It is a rooting medium in the greenhouse instead of perlite and vermiculite. It is a soilless material for planting or a medium for hydroponic growing. You use it anywhere you would normally use peat moss, rockwool, vermiculite, perlite, or pumice. And worms love it!
Growcoir - Organic Coconut Coir Fiber contains no nutrients. The easiest thing to do is add fertilizer to the water before you soak the Growcoir. The resulting material is loaded with nutrients and ready to go. It holds 8-9 times its weight of water and has a high nutrient-absorption capacity. These characteristics make it an ideal soil amendment.
Growcoir - Organic Coconut Coir Fiber is not limited in use to gardening and growing! Earthworms thrive in Growcoir, bait suppliers have found that Growcoir is ideal for raising and shipping earthworms in. Pet Stores are using Coir for habitat bedding. Snakes, lizards, and other exotic pets that require a humid environment love Growcoir
Summary:
• Growcoir is very easy to use. It works well either straight or mixed with any type of soil. It is far better than any other available growing medium.
• Growcoir lasts in the soil from three to five years.
• It is available in a variety of compression ratios and sizes for all types of applications. It has an indefinite shelf life.
• It is superior for even water distribution. It is easily re-wetted and does not require a wetting agent. It has a high water-holding capacity with excellent drainage.
• There is an absence of weeds and pathogens and no long fibers to cause problems with potting machines.
• It fosters a much better root development and is a soil conditioner that prevents soil compaction and erosion.
• It has an acceptable pH, cation exchange capacity and electrical conductivity.
• It is a 100% organic renewable resource with no chemical compounds.
• There are no ecological drawbacks to its use.
• Worms love it!
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