There are unlimited possibilities when using coco coir and coconut fiber :

Coco coir is a coarse fiber extracted from the fibrous outer shell of a coconut. Coir coconut fiber are found between the husk and the outer shell of a coconut. The individual coconut fiber cells are narrow and hollow, with thick walls made of cellulose. Coconut fiber is pale when immature but later become hardened and yellowed as a layer of lignin is deposited on their walls. There are two varieties of coco coir and coconut fiber. Brown coconut coir is harvested from fully ripened coconuts. It is thick, strong and has high abrasion resistance. The coconut fiber is relatively water-proof and is one of the few natural fibers resistant to damage by salt water.

There are many non-culinary uses for coconuts :

• Coconut water can be used as an intravenous fluid.
• The coconut coir (the fiber from the husk of the coconut) is used in ropes, mats, brushes, caulking boats and as stuffing fiber; it is also used extensively in horticulture for making potting compost.
• The leaves provide materials for baskets and roofing thatch.
• Palmwood comes from the trunk and is increasingly being used as an ecologically-sound substitute for endangered hardwoods. It has several applications, particularly in furniture and specialized construction.
• Hawaiians hollowed the trunk to form a drum, a container, or even small canoes.
• The husk and shells can be used for fuel and are a good source of charcoal.
• Dried half coconut shells with husks are used to buff floors. In the Philippines, it is known as bunot.

Using coco coir for topsoil is proving to be more and more popular. Coconut fiber has been used for thousands of years. It was first discovered as a growing media in ancient India and China. Western civilization for years has used the fibre from the shell for making twine, mats, and brooms. But the pulp resembling peat moss had not been looked at as something to support plant growth.
Amazingly, it did not find a home for commercial growing until the 1980's in Holland. Dutch lily and rose growers discovered how good it promoted and supported root growth. When used in hydroponic growing, it was found to be superior to peat moss. Coconut fiber was better aerated and still held more water. Unlike peat moss and bark composts, Coco Coir did not break down or compact. Containers that had been filled with coconut coir four years previous were found to be at the same level and consistency.
Dutch rose growers in the U.S. and Canada were next to find that this was the answer for their new hydroponics support media. Due to the foreign competition, a new method had been adopted to produce roses that were as large as those being imported from Ecuador and Colombia. At first clay pebbles were used, then following suggestions and observations from Europe, Coco Coir was introduced. Trials using 100% Coco Coir soon showed that this was the ideal media for the hydroponic growing method.

Coco coir is superior to peat moss in both chemical nutrient value and in physical properties. Commercial growers in Europe and the Middle East have established positive agronomic benefits of coconut fiber use. Now, commercial growers in North America have begun to see increases in gains from using coconut coir.
In addition, unlike peat moss, the process of obtaining coconut coir does not destroy natural ecosystems, thereby making coconut coir a natural, renewable resource, and an environmentally friendly alternative to peat moss.

Coconut Coir and coconut fibre have many uses and has been shown to be an excellent choice to help with common agriculture problems .

Erosion Control Blankets for Controlling Slope Erosions :

The natural coconut coir material is having a very good application in erosion control blankets for landscaping. The mesh of woven coconut coir matting acts as miniature dams and prevent the seeds or seedlings which used to be washed away by rain and wind and facilitating the growth .The netting breaks up run off from heavy rains and dissipates the energy of flowing water. Once the growth of vegetation is occurred the function of the coir is over and the vegetation will takeover the protection of soil further. Coconut fibre also promotes the growth of new vegetations by absorbing water and preventing the topsoil from drying out Non-woven erosion blanket protects the soil from effective erosion and creating microclimates and mulching action. The blankets will be much suited for dry lands and low fertile soil. The applications are road embankments; rail embankments, river embankments and hill slide slopes.

Mulch Blankets :

Coconut coir due to its property can retain moisture for longer period. The coconut coir non-woven or closely woven matting acts as a filter allowing the water to flow across its plane as well as separator. The mulch mats will suppress the weeds and retain moisture in the soil, which will protect the roots from winter frost and summer
scorching sun.

Use of Coconut Coir in Agricultural Textiles :

Coconut Coir and Coconut fibre being having the strong characteristics of retention of moisture is preferred for the agricultural applications. It is naturally resistant to rot, moulds and moisture. To suit the specific applications the coir fibre can be used as thus or by making a suitable product, which adapts the specific needs. Coconut fibre can be converted to coir yarn and then to woven mesh matting, which is used mainly controlling soil erosion and conditioning the soil. One more conversion of coconut coir is to coir non-woven which is also used for controlling soil erosion and conditioning the soil by more ground cover and soil retention. Non woven coconut fibre is used in the manufacture of basket liners, mulching mats, grow sticks, cultivation mats for plants, roof green applications, portable lawn or instant lawn and
many more applications. The coconut fibre is also used for coco logs and coco beds for shore protection and stream
banks.