Benefits of Cocopeat for Agriculture
Cocopeat is one of the most preferred planting media by gardeners, besides being economical, cocopeat is an environmentally friendly planting medium because it is made from the epidermis of coconut shell which is renewable (organic). Besides being used for the fruit, coir from coconuts is also widely used by farmers for planting media in gardening at home. As the name implies, cocopeat comes from coconut, the layer or part of coconut that can be made into cocopeat is called mesocarp, this part of the mesocarp is completely powdered and mostly on the coir and sticks to the shell. Advantages of cocopeat Cocopeat is a growing medium that has many advantages for hydroponic growing media. The advantage of cocopeat over other conventional media is that it is able to hold water and hold it almost 10 times, a tough yet lightweight fiber that is also resistant to the elements. The composition of cocopeat consists of 75% carbohydrates and 25% lignin. Carbohydrates are a group of complex polys