Cocopeat has many outstanding properties. It can hold 8 times its weight in water while still providing oxygen to the roots and has a natural rooting hormone as well as anti-fungal properties. Compared to peat moss, cocopeat decomposes much more slowly and can be reused for 3-5 years. It also rehydrates quicker and does not compact when it dries. This makes for easier watering as well as less waste.

Wonderful Coconut
Coconut is a central part of life in many tropical locales with virtually every part of the plant finding some use. Thailand is the #1 producer of coconut milk in the world, and as a result there is a great abundance of husk. The husk is first stripped of it coarse fibers which are sun dried and bundled for use in mattresses and rope.

The result is a fine crumbly material which our coco peat is made from. It is first aged and then washed at our factory. The coconut groves from which our product is sourced from is inland and thus contains low levels of salts to begin with. Here are some other facts about coconuts;

• Rope made from the fiber in the coconut is resistant to mold and performs well in the ocean unlike cotton rope.
• Leaves are used for thatching houses.
• Shells are made into a hot burning charcoal.
• The nut kernel(coconut) is a rich source of nutrition containing; 3.5 calories per gram 33% fat and 5% protein roughly.
• The wood is used in construction.
• The water inside the fresh nut can be used as a replacement for blood plasma in a transfusion.

How does it stack up to peat?
Our Coir is manufactured from inland grown coconuts which have naturally lower loevel of salts to begin with. It is aged at least 8 months, then finally rinsed with fresh water, tested, dried and compressed. It has an EC below .5 and a ph of 5.8-6.5. Coir has a higher cation exchange capacity than peat, meaning that it resists leaching of fertilizer better. Coir fiber rewets and wicks moisture easily, it does not shrink drastically and become hydrophobic like peat. Another thing that distinguishes Coco World coir from other coir material is its initial hydration. Each 4kg. block will absorb over 4 gallons of water without losing its structure; peat settles when overwetted.

Coir holds up to steaming! This is an important factor to consider when including into cinder mixes. The superior physical properties could with the economical price point make Coco World coir the natural choice.

In the picture to the left you can see four 4kg. blocks rehydrated approximates in volume one 3.8 cubic foot bale. The cocopeat is however holding a full charge of water! If the peat were this wet it would be much smaller!