Product derived from processing coconut husks. The processing of to obtain coco coir involves aging, washing, rinsing, buffering, drying, grinding, grading, and compressing. These steps are necessary to change the physical and chemical characteristics of coco coir so that it is suitable for plant growing.We use washing and buffering processes that accomplish different goals. While washing removes only elements that are soluble in water, buffering also removes elements which are naturally bound.