What is coconut coir dust?
Then, does coconut coir decompose?
Coconut Coir Benefits This fibrous material is low-acid with a pH range of 5.8-6.8 (as compared with peat, which ranges between 3.5 and 4.5). Coir decomposes slowly, so it lasts for a long time in soil. It improves water retention in soils that drain too quickly. Coir is free of bacteria and weed seeds.
Correspondingly, is coconut coir sterile?
Coconut coir is not only a natural, organic product, but unlike peat moss a renewable one. Coco peat is porous you cannot over-water it easily. Coir is slow to decompose and lasts longer in the soil. It is both sterile and free of weed seeds.
Coir is the name given to the fibrous material that constitutes the thick mesocarp (middle layer) of the coconut fruit (Cocos nucifera). The husk of the coconut contains approximately 75 per cent fibre and 25 per cent fine material, the so-called 'coir pith'.