Cocopeat primarily consists of the coir fibre pith or coir dust which is obtained by processing coconut husk & fibres. The cocopeat which is obtained can hold large quantities of water & nutrients just like a sponge. It is used as a replacement for traditional peat in soil mixtures or as a soil-less substrate for plant cultivation. It is free of bacteria and most fungal spores, and is sustainably produced without the environmental damage caused by peat mining. It is added so that the container retains more moisture for the plants and it reduces the weight on your balcony/terrace. Has the ability to store and release nutrient to plants for extended periods of time. It also has great oxygenation properties which is important for healthy root development. it looks like a solid brick and powder. It improves soil health for sustainable growth of crop plants. Increases the germination percentage of the seeds sown Converting cocopeat blocks to coir dust is easy. All you need to do is add water to the block and the block will puff up into moist fluffy cocopeat. Just add sufficient water to the block to make sufficient quantity of moist cocopeat. Soak it in water and it expands in size. You use it until it becomes moist fluffy powdery. each cocopeat block will expand to 75 litres of moist coco peat. It holds water well and around 1000 times more air than soil.