Soils and layers
Coco husk chips
Springy chunks of coconut husk. Airy and slow to rot.
What the simulation uses
- Holds water
- 27.5 % by volume
- Water it keeps after draining; the rest runs down to the drainage.
- Pore space
- 88.5 % by volume
- Room for air and water between grains; low means roots suffocate when wet.
- Weight
- 125 g/L
- How heavy a litre is.
- pH
- 5.5 to 6.8 pH
- How acid it keeps the soil.
- Mould risk
- low
- How much fresh food it gives white mould; high-risk soils fuzz over in the first weeks.
- Breaks down in
- 3 to 5 years
- How long it lasts before rotting down to fine soil.
- Nutrients
- low
- Plant food it brings.
- Presses down to
- 40 % of its loose depth
- How far pressing can pack it, keeping its weight.
Description
Chunky pieces of coconut husk, a favourite in tropical vivariums. Water drains through fast, and the chips last three to five years before breaking down.
Also called coco chips, coconut husk.
Estimated, where sources were thin: values estimated from hobby and horticultural references; not measured.