Open Field Farm
Open Field Farm
With an understanding of the balance that exists in nature, open field farm strives to operate a productive farm that serves the needs of the community for food, that fosters a positive relationship between the farmers, the members and the land and continues to improve the farm ecosystem.
The open-field system, a basic community organization of cultivation in European agriculture for 2,000 years or more. Its best-known medieval form consisted of three elements: individual peasant holdings in the form of strips scattered among the different fields; crop rotation; and common grazing.
Coir is a good alternative soil mixture because It would be useful to have guidelines on which properties of coir growing media or coir mixture make it desirable from the point of view of soil fertility. This would help in identifying naturally occurring coir chip and peat product species and selecting soil-filling media for systems which have soil improvement as a specific objective
Approaches to soil management including problems of soil degradation and low soil fertility have recently undergone major changes. The former view was to concentrate on achieving high levels of production from the more fertile areas, living the marginal lands for extensive use only. Steeply sloping and highly drought-prone areas were preferably not to be cultivated at all. Soil constraints were to be overcome by inputs; improved crop varieties, fertilizers, chemical control of pests and diseases and the use of irrigation and coir mix soil media used. This approach was successful in giving a large increase in crop productivity in coir media used by open field farms.
Effects of coir mixture on soil
- Nutrients are taken up in the topsoil by tree roots in competition with which crops.
- Nutrients are taken up while leaching down to a deeper layer with coir mulch acting as a ‘safety net”
- Nutrients are taken up from weathered minerals in the deeper layers, with deep coir mulch acting as a nutrient pump
- Coir of low quality (high C/N ratio high lignin and polyphenolic content)decompose slowly and is suitable as mulch.
- Mulch maintains soil moisture during the dry season. Especially on sandy soils, Where water supply for the crops could be a problem. Mulch is important.
Axia Products for This Application
Axia Coco Grow Bags
Coir grow bags can be used to grow hydroponics crop in indoor or green house conditions.
Axia Coco Open Top Bags
Open top bag is produced with a special blend of raw materials, which provides the ideal substrate characteristics to the plants.
Axia Coco Chip Bricks
Ideal for Orchids, Bromeliads, Anthuriums, potting mixes and as mulching applications
Why We Do, What We Do
We at Axia Exports believe in 100% natural, organic, quality product that benefits the grower and nature alike. As being trusted, sustainable, eco-friendly and bio-degradable product manufacturer is what keeps us going. Most notably coco peat does not contain any animal protein or any other body parts, it is termed as Vegan.
Certified
We at Axia guarantee that the best quality coconuts are sourced from its natural habitat and proceeded to manufacture into the coir product of your desire. It is safe, nature friendly and free of any chemicals or other similar agents. It is organic on your crops, enabling these crops to yield the best possible results. They are safe to be placed indoors, home plants and large crops.
Trusted
All products manufactured and exported are sourced locally, 100% organic and from the natural habitat of coconut trees. Popularly grown along the coastal line of Sri Lanka, the coconut plants are the nurtured by natural elements like sun and the rainwaters, do produce the most sustainable quality coir that in turn are collected and sent to the factory direct for producing. Every step of the way the quality and the natural source is preserved and protected to yield the best quality end products.
Creating Positive impact
Growers of today are not confined to a large field of commercial crop professional farmers. They come in many phases and folds from home growers to habitual metropolitan urban grows who nature their passion simply in pots. We at Axia Coco give them all a fair chance to grow what they want, where they want with passion. Having a small yet sustainable garden that supports their domestic needs and cares for the environment is all to it. Our 100% organic, natural source coir products does just that.
Brining in tomorrow’s techniques today
Similar to any other industry, Agro-industry too keep changing with the changing consumer behavior, technology and technique used in manufacturing. We at Axia understand the importance of being market savvy and creating in producing using new methodologies. Being at par with the global demand is what makes our products standout in any platform. We get creative, innovative whilst all global standards are adhered.