Vermiculite 1L

Properties:

• With its high sorption property and air capacity, vermiculite is an excellent moisture regulator and has a positive effect on root development.
• It is added to soil mixtures in order to maintain optimal conditions of soil moisture, air capacity and heat balance, creating favorable conditions for plant nutrition.
• Thanks to its porous structure, its granules immediately absorb moisture and nutrients (100g absorb about 400ml of water) gradually releasing them to the plants.
• The use of vermiculite as a component up to (40%) in the substrates significantly improves the drainage properties of the mixture, increases porosity and looseness, prevents sealing and compaction of the soil, protects the roots from sharp temperature fluctuations.
• It protects the roots from rotting due to overwatering while retaining the moisture until the roots absorb it.
• Unlike agroperlite, it retains moisture for a longer time.
• Thanks to its excellent insulation properties, it creates a favorable environment for the storage of bulbs, tubers and rhizomes.
• It has a high ion-exchange capacity, retaining the positively charged ions of potassium, magnesium and other trace elements introduced with fertilizing, which it gradually releases to the plants.
• Significantly improves the structure and aeration of heavy clay soils and the moisture-holding capacity of light sandy soils.
• Thanks to its neutral pH, it can reduce the acidity of the soil to some extent and slow down the process of salinization.
• Especially suitable for the construction of lawns, as it protects them from over-wetting or over-drying.
• Due to its low thermal conductivity, it reduces the risk of frost on the root system of perennial plants.
• In case of excess fertilization, vermiculite absorbs micro- and macroelements, while reducing losses of ammonium and nitrate nitrogen.

Norms of use:

• To increase moisture retention in peat substrates, add 20-40% vermiculite.
• In bonsai substrates up to 50%.
• For building lawns: up to 5 liters of vermiculite per m2.
• In manure, compost, humus up to 20%.
• To improve the soil in the garden about 2-5l m2.
• When using vermiculite as drainage: place at the bottom of the pot about 100-200ml of vermiculite for every liter of pot volume.
• To store bulbs, seeds and rhizomes, the planting material is covered with 2 to 3 cm of vermiculite, thus it is protected from sudden temperature fluctuations, rotting and premature germination.
• Vermiculite is particularly suitable as a medium or additive in substrates for terrariums, incubators and aquariums.