The organic multi-purpose growing medium
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One hundred per cent natural Galuku cocopeat has proven its versatility in a wide range of nursery and cropping operations around New Zealand.
Galuku cocopeat is suitable for hydroponically-grown flowers, vegetables and berries, as well as nursery and other propagation uses and an organic amendment for turf sports surfaces. It comes in two types of slab, as well as in bulk and bagged grades.
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The Easyfil planter bag, with the growing medium and bag as one product. It saves time, money and water, and offers excellent hygiene and the chance for multiple crop cycles.
Benefits:
- Environmentally-friendly
- Proven natural alternative to mined peat or Sphagnum moss
- Totally organic, renewable resource
- Saves water resources and decreases use of chemical nutrients with its water-holding and aeration properties
- No harmful disposal problems
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Patented Easyfil planter-bag ready to be placed in the prepared glasshouse
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Easyfil planter-bag in use with tomatoes that were initially established in Cultilène seedling blocks
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What is coir fibre pith (dust)?
Cocopeat, also known as ‘coir fibre pith’ or ‘coir dust’ is a natural and renewable resource produced from coconut husks by the coconut industries in Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia. A bi-product of coconut husks processed for the extraction of the long fibres, cocopeat is the binding material that comes from the fibre fraction of the coconut husk. The coir dust is washed, heat treated, screened and graded before being processed into various cocopeat products for horticultural and agricultural applications.
Cocopeat is a multi-purpose soil conditioner and growing medium, consistent and uniform in texture. It is a completely homogenous material composed of millions of capillary micro-sponges that absorb and hold up to eight times its own weight in water. The natural pH of 5.7 to 6.5, plus an unusually high cation exchange capacity (CEC) and 27% easily available water, assures that coir will hold and release nutrients in solution over extended periods without re-watering.
Why Galuku cocopeat?
The cocopeat products supplied and distributed worldwide by Galuku Pty Ltd are guaranteed to be very high quality. Manufactured to comply with the strictest quarantine rules of the Australian Quarantine Inspection Services, Galuku cocopeat products have been researched, developed and used in the Australian horticulture industry for over ten years.
Galuku Cocopeat products are graded to specific particle sizes and fibre content. These gradings provide a more accurate growing media exactly tailored to each growing application. Particle size grading now allows for a wider spectrum range of water holding capacity, air filled porosity and bulk density to suit seasonal climate conditions and specific crop production.
More details are available from your local Fruitfed Supplies representative or from www.cocopeat.com.au. Please note that not all Galuku cocopeat product lines and sizes are carried in stock. Minimum orders from growers will apply. Please discuss your requirements well in advance of the time you are planning your glasshouse re-establishment.
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Galuku products
- Blocks
5kg blocks available in different grades to suit different growing requiments.
- Hydroponic slabs
Packaged in high density co-extruded plastic bags, black inside and white outside, and UV-treated for 24 months staibility. Available in three sizes with a specifically-graded cocopeat. Designed for use in greenhouse hydroponic vegetable and flower crop production.
- Easyfil hydroponic planter-bags
Ready to use planter-bags offer container and growing medium in one product. Available in two sizes and two grades.
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