Dec 7, 2008 · Perlite is very light weight, it picks up very little weight from water, and large plants in a high Perlite mix can actually topple over in the mix. Bark has the weight and "friction" to …

May 18, 2009 · Sifting, cleaning and disinfecting used perlite for recycling saved 56% of the cost to replace the media and reduced salt content to the optimum level recommended for raising …

Aug 22, 2012 · Perlite and/or vermiculite. We used perlite and didn't sift out the bigger pieces, so we had some pretty rough-textured mix. Experiment with different combinations and see what …

Aug 14, 2013 · Perlite helps keep the mix on the drier side, vermiculite helps keep the mix on the moist side. Charcoal keeps the soil "sweet". That is another topic that is constantly debated.

Jul 12, 2012 · "Coarse" Perlite is smaller than "fine" bark nuggets. The only disadvantage of nuggets is that they are "chunks" instead of long thin "shreds". Nuggets are shaped like …

Mar 16, 2006 · Barbur, I dont't know about vermiculte and perlite, but you can get zeolite in huge bags like 40 pound size. I think I bought mine at Gardenville in San Antonio. It's worth a phone …

Jan 9, 2010 · Right now I am using recycled blueberry containers with plastic bags saved from purchased produce over the last few months. I sterilized the containers in water with bleach …

Jan 10, 2009 · If you're just amending a small area what you're doing is in effect creating a clay bowl for your plant--water can drain through the soil/perlite mixture, but when it gets to the …

They do have a great selection of fertilizers - synthetic and natural - and pesticides and so on, as well as planters, potting soil, vermiculite and perlite, etc. It's a good place to buy seedlings, …

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