IS COCONUT COIR GOOD FOR THE GARDEN? IS COCONUT COIR SUSTAINABLE? | Gardening in Canada 👩‍🔬🌿

In this gardening in Canada video we look at whether or not coconut coir is good for the garden. Is coconut potting mix a miracle product that everyone talks about or is it simply just a fad? In this coconut coir video we go over how coconut coir is harvested, & what part of the coconut the coir comes from.

Then we get into the sustainability of using coconut coir in a Canadian garden. The overall specs of coconut coir and how it effects plant growth. From coir pH, water drainage and even CEC. They we look at things we need to watch out for and some of the issues folks typically run into when using a coconut potting soil mix.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:00 OVERVIEW
2:00 WHAT PART OF THE COCONUT IS COMES FROM
2:22 PROCESS FOR MAKING COCONUT COIR
3:04 SUSTAINABILITY OF COCONUT COIR
5:00 COCONUT COIR Ph AND PROPERTIES
8:08 COCONUT COIR WARNINGS
10:30 MY REACTION TO UNBOXING COCONUT COIR

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