Re: Coir peat & coco peat same thing ?
Posted: April 19th, 2013, 8:03 pm
Yes you are right but it has a property of holding water. Due which when it is mixed with fertilizer it increases the fertility of soil .
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That is true of all the substrates we use as soil mixes, none are fertilisers in their own rite. Which is what was claimed of coco peat.roborthudson wrote:Yes you are right but it has a property of holding water. Due which when it is mixed with fertilizer it increases the fertility of soil .
Spot on, so beware if you leave your plants sitting for prolonged periods in big boxes full of old or recycled mix, (referring to recent post about what we do with our old potting mix).Pup wrote:That is true of all the substrates we use as soil mixes, none are fertilisers in their own rite. Which is what was claimed of coco peat.roborthudson wrote:Yes you are right but it has a property of holding water. Due which when it is mixed with fertilizer it increases the fertility of soil .
Studies by the Lawn keepers associations,( Bowling and Golf course keepers) found that it will cause ph problems if used for prolonged periods.
When pointed out that Bonsai are repotted frequently, this issue was deemed not to be a problem.
Cheers Pup
That's good to know.