Perlite: good source?

[RandyK]

PVP Perlite

This sterile, white propagating medium is used to keep soil loose thereby allowing air and water to reach plant's roots. Perfect amendment for propagation and seed cultivation, plug production and transplants, interiorscape and planter growing, composting, hydroponic cultures, turf and lawns and...

www.greenhousemegastore.com

This looks like a pretty good deal. Anyone bought this exact brand? I wanted to try to make sure it is truly coarse and not actually tiny pieces…

Any and all input is greatly appreciated!

 

[Kompakfigs]

PVP Perlite

This sterile, white propagating medium is used to keep soil loose thereby allowing air and water to reach plant's roots. Perfect amendment for propagation and seed cultivation, plug production and transplants, interiorscape and planter growing, composting, hydroponic cultures, turf and lawns and...

www.greenhousemegastore.com

This looks like a pretty good deal. Anyone bought this exact brand? I wanted to try to make sure it is truly coarse and not actually tiny pieces…

Any and all input is greatly appreciated!

I got it last year and it wasnt as coarse as I wanted to be so I was disappointed with the purchase.

 

[RandyK]

I got it last year and it wasnt as coarse as I wanted to be so I was disappointed with the purchase.

Thanks! I definitely appreciate the input. The last big bag I got (different brand) was like that also…too small!

 

[Kompakfigs]

Thanks! I definitely appreciate the input. The last big bag I got (different brand) was like that also…too small!

I use it only to add more perlite to promix for root propagation and supplement with fine bark mulch and calcined clay in my custom mix.

 

[DCallahan]

PVP Perlite

This sterile, white propagating medium is used to keep soil loose thereby allowing air and water to reach plant's roots. Perfect amendment for propagation and seed cultivation, plug production and transplants, interiorscape and planter growing, composting, hydroponic cultures, turf and lawns and...

www.greenhousemegastore.com

This looks like a pretty good deal. Anyone bought this exact brand? I wanted to try to make sure it is truly coarse and not actually tiny pieces…

Any and all input is greatly appreciated!

They have an attached Technical data sheet that has a screen analysis that will be your best apples to apples comparison to other brands.

 

[RosyPosy]

I’ve used it and it is way better than the usual stuff, though it is not as coarse as #4 perlite. Definitely get it over anything at Home Depot or Lowes.

AM Leonard sells the same brand, but they also sell the super coarse version. You can seethe difference in size on their site: https://www.amleo.com/p-v-p-industries-perlite-super-coarse/p/PVPSC4

What Home Depot and Lowes sell:


Compared to coarse:


And Super Coarse:

 

[ktrain]

I also buy the #4...nice big pieces.

 

[RandyK]

I’ve used it and it is way better than the usual stuff, though it is not as coarse as #4 perlite. Definitely get it over anything at Home Depot or Lowes.

AM Leonard sells the same brand, but they also sell the super coarse version. You can seethe difference in size on their site: https://www.amleo.com/p-v-p-industries-perlite-super-coarse/p/PVPSC4

What Home Depot and Lowes sell:
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Compared to coarse:
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And Super Coarse:

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That is perfect. That is exactly the info I was hoping for! Wow, I may need to try the super coarse.

And, Rosy, I love the name change! All is right with the world again.

 

[TorontoJoe]

I've been looking for a good source of bulk perlite for a very long time. There's a company near Montreal that makes it and I even tried to buy a full palette to get a good deal but they didn't seem interested in taking my money. I love the stuff. I add it to triple mix to make a great potting soil for my peppers. It just bugs me that the moment something comes bagged, the price increased ten fold.

Perlite - Vermiculite - Home - Perlite Canada

Perlite Canada inc. is a company specializing in the production, processing and marketing of perlite and vermiculite raw and expanded.

www.perlitecanada.com

If it were a bit closer, I'd just show up at their door with cash.

 

[Quandome Nguyen]

Tuyệt vời! Đó chính xác là thông tin tôi đang tìm kiếm! Ồ, có lẽ tôi cần phải thử xem sao siêu dữ liệu loại này.

Và, Rosy à, tôi rất thích đổi tên! Mọi thứ thứ lại tốt đẹp trở lại rồi.:Cúy khúc:

PVP Perlite

This sterile, white propagating medium is used to keep soil loose thereby allowing air and water to reach plant's roots. Perfect amendment for propagation and seed cultivation, plug production and transplants, interiorscape and planter growing, composting, hydroponic cultures, turf and lawns and...

www.greenhousemegastore.com

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If you buy Knauf Perlite, you are buying a top-quality German product that meets Dutch agricultural standards (RHP) and is the most trusted by Dutch gardeners.

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[BucksCountyFigs]

If you’re driving distance to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, I have a source that sells really nice chunky perlite (slightly chunkier than grade 4) for $18 for a ginormous bag.

 

[NYC_Fignetic]

a bit more expensive but i mix in course pumice and rice hulls.

 

[grasshopper]

If you’re driving distance to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, I have a source that sells really nice chunky perlite (slightly chunkier than grade 4) for $18 for a ginormous bag.

That is hard to beat. It is a good point to find out if there are local manufacturers or distributors nearby because they are usually much cheaper than shipping the light weight but bulky perlite across the country.

I used to live about 45 mins from a distributor and they did retail business at slightly higher prices. As long as you pick up at their warehouse in person, you can still save a bunch on the delivery.

 

[grasshopper]

a bit more expensive but i mix in course pumice and rice hulls.

I used to mix rice hulls into the medium until it started rotting in the middle of the season and produced foul smell and attracted ants. After that, I used them as mulch only.

 

[NYC_Fignetic]

I used to mix rice hulls into the medium until it started rotting in the middle of the season and produced foul smell and attracted ants. After that, I used them as mulch only.

Good to know. I used it last year and did not experience that.
But will keep an eye out

 

[TorontoJoe]

I used to mix rice hulls into the medium until it started rotting in the middle of the season and produced foul smell and attracted ants. After that, I used them as mulch only.

In terms of adding anything for aeration/drainage, I've had issues when adding anything organic that breaks down fairly easily. Rice hulls, pine bark etc both caused water to perch. Even if the figs didn't rot out, as the material broke down, it remained very heavy and wet.

I wish I could find something that works as well as perlite that's less expensive, but I haven't found its equal.

 

[grasshopper]

Good to know. I used it last year and did not experience that.
But will keep an eye out

I did it in SIP, which has a constant supply of water. If your pot is on the dry side, you may avoid the rotting scenario.

 

[grasshopper]

In terms of adding anything for aeration/drainage, I've had issues when adding anything organic that breaks down fairly easily. Rice hulls, pine bark etc both caused water to perch. Even if the figs didn't rot out, as the material broke down, it remained very heavy and wet.

I wish I could find something that works as well as perlite that's less expensive, but I haven't found its equal.

Good quality pine bark breaks down slower for me (about 3 years here) but it is hard to find unless you are in certain part of the south. Back in CA, I had a hard time finding good quality pine bark at an affordable price. Perlite was the choice at the time as I lived close to a distribution/warehouse.

I was able to find good Pine Bark Fines in NJ and brought a bunch down south with me. But I am on my last bag.

You can add DE/Calcined Clay or Zeolite but it still can't replace the aeration component completely.

 

[BucksCountyFigs]

Good quality pine bark breaks down slower for me (about 3 years here) but it is hard to find unless you are in certain part of the south. Back in CA, I had a hard time finding good quality pine bark at an affordable price. Perlite was the choice at the time as I lived close to a distribution/warehouse.

I was able to find good Pine Bark Fines in NJ and brought a bunch down south with me. But I am on my last bag.

You can add DE/Calcined Clay or Zeolite but it still can't replace the aeration component completely.

May I ask where in nj you got the pine bark fines that you like?

 

[grasshopper]

May I ask where in nj you got the pine bark fines that you like?

That was Agway, which was purchased by True Value a few years ago. There are Agway in PA. You can check if they carry the Agway Pine Bark Mulch, which is the right size and good quality.