Horticultural Uses for Perlite and Vermiculite
There are many uses for both horticultural perlite and horticultural vermiculite that ultimately require less maintenance on your part, better control of water and air for optimum growth for your plants with permanent and predictable results.
Horticultural vermiculite is permanent, clean, odorless, non-toxic, sterile and pH neutral. It will not deteriorate, turn moldy or rot. It is typically mixed with soil, peat, composted pine bark, fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides and promotes faster root growth and quick anchorage to young roots.
Horticultural perlite is clean, sterile, pH neutral, non-flammable, odorless, nontoxic and neither decays nor shrinks – even pests such as insects and fungi can’t destroy it. When bulk perlite is mixed with organic compost, natural soils, peat moss, Coco Coir and/or composted bark, it helps anchor the roots of young plants so they grow stronger.
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Listed below are the most common uses for horticultural perlite and horticultural vermiculite.
- Seed Germination - Creates an ideal sterile environment for the roots of young plants to take hold and grow stronger.
- Rooting Cuttings - Superior water retention creates an ideal growing environment for your rooting cuttings.
- Hydroponic Gardening Systems - Higher water holding capacity, aeration, and sterility produce higher yields without soil. Additionally, perlite and vermiculite can be recycled and used again and again.
- Home Gardening - Mixing with soil yields higher crops with less maintenance in both your outdoor garden, planters, and indoor containers.
- Rooftop Gardening - As a lightweight alternative to soil, perlite and Vermiculite are perfect for rooftop gardening.
- Turf Management for Athletic Fields and Golf Courses - Keeps soil loose, improves drainage, reduces compaction, and is easier to apply making it ideally suited for turf management.
- Landscaping - High water holding capacity makes perlite and vermiculite highly sought after by professional landscapers throughout the world, especially in areas where water shortages are common.
- Greenhouse Growing - lightweight, sterile, odorless, high water retention capacity, and aeration make perlite and vermiculite the clear choice for greenhouse growing.
- Flower Bulb Storage - An ideal material for use in maintaining a thermal and moisture barrier around stored bulbs, roots and tubers.
Grades & Sizes of Perlite
Choosing the Correct Grade
Particle size is one important factor in determining how expanded perlite works in a given application. This brochure is meant to simplify the subject and indicate, in very general terms, some common perlite grades and how they relate to one another in particle size
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