Coir is the fibrous material of the coconut fruit. The short fibres and dust/pith are bi-products of the coconut fibre industry and are suitable for use as a growing media in horticulture, as it has the following benefits:
* completely homogenous material
* texture is consistent and uniform
* retains moisture well, as composed of millions of capillary micro-sponges that absorb and hold up to nine times it’s own weight in water
* it has up to 27% of easily available water
* will hold and release nutrients in solution over an extended period of time without re-watering
* maintains an excellent air filled porosity (18%-23%)
* it has a natural pH of 5.7 to 6.5
* has a naturally high lignin content which encourages favourable micro-organisms around the root zone
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