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Here in Australia there's a product called Cocopeat available - just as good
as peat moss, it's made from the fibres of coconut husks, a totally
renewable resource and a way to support sustainable industry in third world
tropics. 
Robyn

on 21/2/03 12:18 AM, mIEKAL aND at dtv@mwt.net wrote:

> Around here coir is treated as a yuppie alternative & the price is thru
> the roof.  On the other hand Ive heard that they are essentially strip
> mining the peat bogs just north of where I live.  Any other options for
> a base for potting medium?
> 
> 
> On Thursday, February 20, 2003, at 07:09 AM, CindraZone@aol.com wrote:
> 
>> Keith,
>> 
>> Thanks so much for the info, I had no idea it was that slow to
>> regenerate.  I'm going out in search of a coir brick today.    
>> 
>> George,
>> 
>> Coir is a byproduct of the coconut industry.  It is the fine fibers
>> that remain on the husks after the longer ones have been removed for
>> coir rugs.  Apparently there are mountainous supplies of it in Sri
>> Lanka, just sitting around.
>> 
>> It has similar properties to sphagnum peat moss, its light, has
>> greater water retention lasts longer, is in plentiful supply and is
>> renewable.
>> 
>> Cindra
>> 
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