+ Coco peat is fresh with high lignin content. If the user can directly toxic to plants. To grow on fresh coco peat must conduct discharge tannins, also known as lignin. This process occurs in nature if the time is very long (about 12- 24 months). Therefore, in addition to measures used biological products for handling, a very simple measures that farmers always apply. It is common lime (lime used to fertilize crops) at a rate of just 5 kg of lime mixed with 200 liters of water, coco peat best be put into the tank with lime solution prepared above and the rate constantly soaked in lime water. Best soaking time from 5-7 days after discharge from the acrid black water tank and put into handling from 2 -3 times. Then they could be used.
Figure 1: Coco peat is soaked in the tank mixed with lime to treat tannins lignin
+ Handling be sterilized and incubated price: after the price can bring out the treatment tank (clean fixtures lime) can be incubated with probiotics BIMA (containing antagonistic fungus Trichoderma) to accelerate the process of destruction the fungal plant has promoted compost process of coco peat substrate. Mixing ratio every 1 tonne of treated coir mixed with 3 - 4 kg BIMA, note to keep the humidity of the pile from 50-60%. Adding from 20-30 kg superphosphate mixed with 1 ton of coir. Can create moisture pile by mixing 1 kg of urea with 100 liters of water and irrigation are in the pile to reach the humidity 50-60%. Can check the moisture pile by hand gripped mixture was mixed, see the drip in the arm is. Mixing and canvas cover, after 4-5 days, the temperature will pile up, at about 60 ° C. After 7 days we conducted agitation. If you feel dry, spray with water to create humidity. After 25-30 days, the first time the island, water spray to ensure 50-55% humidity. After a period of 40-60 days can be brought to use. Prices may after processing can mix with organic fertilizers, NPK, urea, superphosphate, potassium.
- Use coconut, coco peat as the substrate for growing orchids: This is a very specific applications and wide for the orchid garden. Experience from the Dendrobium orchid garden in Thailand, using coconut shell after drying is used directly as the substrate instead of the pot grower, has saved the cost of buying pots, just saving Free substrates. Meanwhile orchid growers in Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City to orchid pots had to use plastic pots, terracotta pots
