HUSK

Coconut Husk

Consider some of the many coconut husk fiber uses. Coco coir, a byproduct of the coco husk, is a growing medium that can be used instead of clay balls, peat moss or rockwool. When mixed with perlite, it's ideal for hydroponic gardening. When worm castings, perlite or compost are added to it, it can be used as a potting soil.

Coconut husks can be used in other applications as well. You can use them as alternatives to peat and sphagnum moss. This unique substrate also has been used to deter snails and in intensive greenhouse horticulture. It's used to grow mushrooms and as a soil conditioner, too. Coco fibers can be re-used up to three times with no decline in plant yield.

Coconut husks and fibers have been used as animal bedding and terrarium substrates for reptiles and arachnids. In manufacturing, companies make ropes and flooring from the discarded fibers.