Horticultural Coconut Water Powder

Horticultural Coconut Water Powder

Coconut water powder is dried coconut water for horticultural use. A mild additive that growers dissolve in hot water and apply as a foliar spray or drench through the growing cycle.

At a glance

• Type: biostimulant additive (coconut water powder)
• Use for: foliar sprays and drenches; regular watering
• Rate: 1 teaspoon dissolved in hot water, then added to 5 L of water

What it is

Coconut water is the liquid inside a young coconut. This powder is that liquid dried, so it keeps on the shelf and can be measured by the teaspoon.

What it does

• Coconut water contains sugars, B vitamins and small amounts of minerals, including calcium, iron, manganese, magnesium and zinc. The amounts are small, so it is not a fertiliser and no nutrient analysis is claimed for it.
• It is mild, which is why growers use it as a regular addition to watering and foliar sprays rather than as a one off treatment.

How to use

• Dissolve 1 teaspoon of coconut water powder in hot water, then add to 5 L of water and apply to the plant as a foliar spray or drench.
• Drip system: 0.5 kg per acre (about 1.2 kg per hectare), dissolved in hot water first.
• Foliar spray, field scale: 0.25 kg per acre (about 0.6 kg per hectare).
• Mix fresh each time. Sugary solutions do not keep.

Learn more in fifteen seconds

• Foliars: fast fixes, then the soil

Handling and storage

• Once opened, keep sealed and dry.