Benefits of Using Coco Coir in the Garden

The coconut is a great fruit. We all know how delicious the flesh is and the water is nutritious with lots of potassium but also the outside husk is very beneficial. It's used in textiles to make ropes and to make things like our Coconut Fiber Pots.

Benefits of Coco Coir

1. This leftover fiber is called coconut coir, coconut pith or coco peat. It's similar to but easier to use than sphagnum peat moss and it's more sustainable too.

2. This coir is biodegradable but it biodegrades slowly, more slowly than regular peat moss and other organic matters.

3. It's a naturally weed free and soil free product that smells good too.

4. As a soil amendment it adds organic matter.

5. Helps improve soil structure.

6. Aerates the soil which is great for the plants roots.

7. Improves water holding capacity–acts as a sponge to hold water in the root zone so that the plants can use it when they need it.

8. At the same time that it holds on to water it will also get rid of excess water so that your plants don't become waterlogged.

9. Although it doesn't have any significant nutrient value of its own, it helps the soil retain nutrients so that it's available to the plants.