How to make Cocopeat at home easily

Cocopeat and Coconut coir

Homemade Coco-Peat from scratch. Fun activity.

Steps to get coco-peat:

Step 1: Collect coconut husks and using de-husker tear it into 1 inch pieces(making it small will be easier to beat n soak).

Step 2: Beat the outer skin of the 1 inch husks so that the water will be absorbed into the harder outer skin.

Step 3: Pour water into a a cement tank or bucket n put the beaten husks to soak for 2 days. You will see the change in the colour of water after few hours like dark brown colour. Cover the bucket/cement tank with cloth/news paper so that mosquitoes won't breed in it.

Step 4: After 2 days take out the husks n squeeze out the excess water.

Step 5: Now place the husks on the flat ground n using hammer beat well like I shown in the pic.

Step 6: Now It'll be easier to pull the husks back n forth. U can see the peat separating from the coir. After few min u will get peat fully separated from the coir.

Step 7: Remove coir from the Peat n save it.

WARNING:
If you guys are suffering from hand pain or any form of arthritis please don't try this at home.

Pictorial representation of collecting Cocopeat from coconut husks at home

Coconut Husks

Stripped into 1 Inch Pieces

Lightly beaten before soaking

Soaking a container filled with fresh water

Husks after soaking

Easy to beat using Hammer

Coco peat and fibre before separation

Cocopeat and Fibre after separating

cocopeat and coir from the whole lot

Bigger coco peat

Powdered, Well soaked coco peat

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