permaculture

["gil carandang" <gil_carandang@hotmail.com>]

there should be no problem with salt on most coco coir.  salt is dependent 
on where the coconut comes from like in salty or seashore areas.  most coco 
coir being exported comes from upland and inland philippines.
gil carandang
herbana farms
philippines


> From: Scott Vlaun <scott@moosepondarts.com>
> Reply-To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] Coir
> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 22:38:56 -0500
>
> I've heard that some coir-based products contain excessive amounts of salt 
> and have created problems for some growers. Seeds of Change is selling a 
> product called gro-coir which is marketed by Earth Fire, the same people 
> that sell Earth Juice organic fertilizers. We've had good success with it 
> but it doesn't exactly replace peat moss "one to one" in potting and seed 
> starting mixes. For seed starting I've had good luck mixing it one to one 
> with perlite and hydrating it with dilute earthjuice for nutrition. The 
> Seeds of Change research farm uses a mix of 3 parts coir, 1 part 
> vermiculite, 1 part perlite, 1 part sand, 1/2 part sifted compost, and a 
> small amount of kelp powder and alfalfa meal.
>
> Scott Vlaun
> editor@seedsofchange.com
>
>
> On Feb 19, 2003, at 6:16 PM, ERDA Institute wrote:
>
> > 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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