Orku 50L Medium Perlite Premium Soil and Plant Growing Media

Orku Medium Perlite is a light, aerated white mineral growing medium made from expanded volcanic glass. Added to potting mixes, it opens up the soil for better drainage and aeration while holding oxygen, a little moisture and nutrients from soluble fertilisers around plant roots.

Key Features

• Inorganic, inert and sterile
• Quicker germination
• Non-abrasive
• Ultra-light weight
• Free from disease, weeds and insects
• Environmentally friendly
• High cation-exchange (or buffering exchange)
• Excellent aeration and drainage characteristics
• High water holding capacity
• Insulating properties

Common Uses

• Finer to medium perlite suits quality seed-starting mixes and rooting cuttings, where the drainage encourages rapid root production
• Excellent for succulents and orchids
• Can be lightly scattered across a lawn's surface, where over time it works down into the soil and improves drainage
• In seed raising mixtures, perlite encourages quicker germination and improved seedling growth
• Seedlings are easily removed from perlite with little damage to the roots, so they transplant with minimum disturbance

Specifications

• Brand: Orku
• Volume: 50L
• Grade: Medium perlite
• Net weight: approximately 4.3kg

Packaging

• 50L bag is packed in 2x25L sacs