Coconut Peat has a highlignin and cellulose content and a carbon-nitrogen ratio of 104: 1. It also hasa very high water holding capacity of 5 to 6 times its weight. It should benoted that Coconut Peat is very stable because of the presence of highpercentage of lignin. The peat left to itself takes decades to decompose.Composted peat is used along with organic supplements in crop fields, also inhorticulture and floriculture. It is also used as a rooting and growing mediumfor certain ornamental flowering plants. Decomposed coconut peat is also usedas hydroponics systems for growing roses and vegetables under controlled conditions.Coconut peat in sterilized condition is used in mushroom cultivation andfloriculture. It is also used as an alternative for Peat Moss.