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What is fertigation?

Coir glossary · Updated 2026-09-22

Combined delivery of mineral fertilizer and irrigation water through drip systems directly to coir substrate. Because coir has moderate CEC and releases some potassium naturally (less in buffered grades), fertigation formulas must be adjusted for the specific coir grade. Buffered coir requires less K adjustment than natural or washed grades.

Fertigation: equivalents.

PT: fertirrigação · ES: fertirrigación

Source: Cadena · Romero. Definition from the Carve coir glossary, where the full source list is given.

Related terms.

Growing medium / substrate: Any material used in place of natural soil for plant cultivation in containers, bags, trays or hydroponic channels.

Drip irrigation: Precision irrigation method that delivers water and nutrients directly to the root zone through emitters placed at…

Hydroponics: Soilless plant cultivation using mineral nutrient solutions, with or without a solid growing medium.

See also: Coir Pith · back to the coir glossary.

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