Coco Peat planting media

Description

Cocoa peat planting media is a growing medium, one of the best alternatives to soil. It is obtained from coconut husks which is usually grounded and compacted. Grekkon Limited is one of the leading coco peat companies in Kenya.

BENEFITS OF USING COCO PEAT.

• It is highly porous. This keeps the medium well aerated and loose for better root growth
• Has good water holding capacity ensuring there is no overwatering or underwatering of your seedlings
• Cocopeat is highly porous with good water holding capacity and high cation exchange
• It is easy to transport cocopeat because it can easily be compressed
• Cocopeat provides a great environment for root beneficial fungi and bacteria to grow.
• The fact that it has zero nutrients means you can easily formulate various quantities required for your seedlings.
• It is disease and pest free compared to the soil.
• Helps give your crops uniformity and a good start

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Treatment of coco peat is key before use.  Failure to treat it will result to poor germination due to the scorching effect caused by excess sodium in the medium.

Cocopeat is  treated by first soaking it in water to hydrate it after which fertiliser such as calcium nitrate that can replace the sodium salts is introduced. This reaction takes about 24 hours and helps to remove the unwanted salts. It is then and rinsed several times.  Finally, the water is drained and EC measured to ensure it is within the pH range rquired.

The media is then potted in seedling trays or pots. Seeds are then sowed singly and put under a shade or a greenhouse.

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