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Strawberries Thrive in Second-Hand Substrate: The Case for Coir Recycling

Over the past few decades, there has been a significant shift from soil to soilless media in UK strawberry and raspberry production. With the phasing out of peat, coconut fibre (coir) has become the preferred substrate. Compared to field soils, coir enables growers to achieve consistently higher yields.However, rising demand for coir, limited availability, and volatile shipping costs have increased production expenses for growers. The carbon foo…
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FreshtalkDaily News broke the news in on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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