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Coir Green Husk Chips (CGchips)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-onyECI-Y66g/TzENkM1jZ2I/AAAAAAAAAyg/c7wwkl8OjIQ/s1600/CoirgreenDOTcom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="220" width="220" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-onyECI-Y66g/TzENkM1jZ2I/AAAAAAAAAyg/c7wwkl8OjIQ/s320/CoirgreenDOTcom.jpg" /></a></div><br />Coconut husk is the outer layer of the coconut fruit, consisting of long fibers and sponge-like pith particles. In nature, the husk protects the inner germinating seed by resisting excess saturation and salt. The husk, which naturally helps the coconut stay in oat in water, also stays uniformly moist and does not rot.<br /><br />Husk chips (coco chips /Coco blocks) are used as a potting medium, due to their superior properties and longer life span than bark. In combination with Coconut Husk Chips are used in the horticultural sector to provide optimal drainage and aeration. Added to potting soil, replacing regular bark, Husk Chips also significantly reduce the incidence of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) disease.<br /><br />Coconut Husk Chips work great in all types of potting mixes or stand alone. They will hold water and release it evenly as the mix dries out, similar to a sponge.<br /><br />Benefits of using CG Coco chips/Husk chips<br />• Lasts longer than bark with no degradation (5 plus years)<br />• Very clean, uniform and no wastage<br />• Wet coconut husk chips hold water and air like a sponge<br />• Excellent drainage, high cation exchange capacity (CEC)<br />• Cuts down fertilizer application up to 30%<br />• Prevents stress after repotting<br />• Neutral pH and innate buffering capacity<br />• Resists fungal growth<br />• 100% natural and renewable resource<br /><br />Chemical Effects<br />• Increased potassium levels<br />• Improved phosphorus levels<br />• Increased cation exchange capacity<br />• Improved nutrient retention<br />• Reduced frequency and rates of fertiliser application<br /><br />Eco-friendly alternatives for planting, coir products are considered Environmentally Friendly.<br /><br />More information on Husk chips, visit <a href="http://www.coirgreen.com">www.coirgreen.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5183902078217128229-5645353639700564148?l=coirgreen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>

A neighbourly vegie plot

GROWING up in Ireland, Siobhan Jackson can remember digging up potatoes from the family vegie path.<br /><br />So when the Jackson family moved to Happy Valley 10 years ago, faced with a barren block of land, Mrs Jackson decided she wanted her children to have the same experience.<br /><br />“When we lived in Ireland we always had a vegetable garden,” she said.<br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/8UZUi ">Read more: http://ow.ly/8UZUi </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5183902078217128229-7730236512846380624?l=coirgreen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>

Getting your garden sorted for spring

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qv9uVIZIIbY/TzEEpNqr8XI/AAAAAAAAAyM/7XyYH6T6agk/s1600/coirgreen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="226" width="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qv9uVIZIIbY/TzEEpNqr8XI/AAAAAAAAAyM/7XyYH6T6agk/s320/coirgreen.jpg" /></a></div><br />February is a good time to tidy up the garden ready for the start of spring. If you have a vegetable patch, clear the remains of any old crops. Also, while you can, take the opportunity to move any shrubs, which have outgrown their allotted space.<br /><br />Plant Plant lily bulbs in containers for early summer flowering.<br /><br />Sweet peas can still be sown under cloches or in a greenhouse.<br /><br />Sow broad beans, carrots, hardy peas, summer cabbages, spinach and turnips under frames and cloches.<br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/8UZyf ">Read more: http://ow.ly/8UZyf </a><br /><br /><br />Use 100% natural, environmentally friendly products for your spring garden/nursery this spring. Coco peat ( Coir Peat) , Growbags ( Coco slabs), Husk chips (coco chips), Coir pots, Coir disk ...... visit <a href="http://www.coirgreen.com">www.coirgreen.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5183902078217128229-1103677087540319620?l=coirgreen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>

This gardener is going to seed (in a good way)

Like many gardeners, I find the arrival of seed catalogs a welcome sight in what is normally a mailbox full of junk mail and bills.<br /><br />This is the best time of year to be dreaming about the bounty of a vegetable garden. I suppose the seed companies must know this too. The tempting narratives they write describing mouthwatering delectables such as heirloom tomatoes ("Firm yet juicy flesh that slices well and can turn an ordinary sandwich into a gourmet delight") are enough to make anyone who has recently had to choke down a pale, mealy tomato order more packets of seed than a farmer would.<br /><br />Read more: <a href="http://ow.ly/8UZmP ">http://ow.ly/8UZmP </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5183902078217128229-9035483110228911877?l=coirgreen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>

County engineer office’s record on conservation is shameful

I recently retired from the USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation Service) where I worked for 31 years providing engineering assistance to the landowners and producers of Athens and other nearby counties. I have worked with several of the township trustees and other county engineers' offices over these years on various projects. Now that I'm retired I can speak my mind without worry of workplace retribution. With that being said, I would like to state that the lack of simple conservation measures the engineer's office applies on projects throughout the county is a disgrace.<br /><br />Read more: <a href="http://ow.ly/8UZ8M ">http://ow.ly/8UZ8M </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5183902078217128229-1949007188489268518?l=coirgreen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>