Our 10-step Manufacturing Process

• 1

  Purchasing of Coconut Husk

  Good quality coconut husks are purchased locally and each husk goes through a visual examination as well as random (1 per 1000 husks) chemical testing to ensure the husks are within our expected quality composition.

  

• 2

  Coconut Husk Processing

  The Coconut Husk is then milled to extract fibre. Two thirds of the product is material known as Coco Peat and the balance third is fibre. Coco Peat becomes the primary raw material for the soil substitute growth medium.

  

• 3

  Washing of Coco Peat

  The coco peat also known as pith extracted from step 3 is washed with fresh water to reduce salt content to maximise absorption of water by plant roots.

• 4

  Drying of Coco Peat

  The washed coco pith is sun dried in concrete drying yards to reduce moisture content to the optimal value required to achieve require compaction.

  

• 5

  Sorting of Coco Peat

  Sorted Coco Peat is sorted based on electrical conductivity and moisture level.

  

• 6

  Sifting and Sieving of Coco Peat

  Sorted Coco Peat is sifted and sieved to remove fine dust particles and extract right sized grains as per growing medium specification.

  

• 7

  Mixing of Coco Peat, Coco Chips & Coco Coir

  Coco Peat, Coco Chips & Coco Coir Sifted coco pith is mixed with coco chips as per substrate specifications, mechanically, to obtain a homogeneous mixture.

  

• 8

  Compaction of Coco Peat

  A specific measured quantity of Coco Peat is placed in a mold to press and compact. A hydraulic press is used to achieve the required compaction.

  

• 9

  Quality Testing of Coco Peat

  Random samples are quality tested at our laboratory to ensure chemical composition is as specified (1 in 20 grow bags).

  

• 10

  Pack and Dispatch of Coco Peat

  Each bag is individually packed with a batch number and date of manufacture sealed to the bag. The stacked bags are shrink wrapped and packed in cartons ready for shipping.