Soilless Growing Media Horticulture Expanded Perlite
Soilless Growing Media Horticulture Expanded Perlite
Particle size : 1-3mm 2-4mm 3-6mm 4-8mm
Horticultural Perlite are useful to the home gardener as it is to the commercial grower.
It is used equal success in greenhouse growing, landscaping applications and in the home in house plants.
It makes composts more open to air, while having good water-retention capacity.
It is good carrier for soilless plant,and carrier for fertilizer, herbicides and pesticides and for peletizing seed.
Other benefits of horticultural perlite are its neutral pH and the fact that it is sterile and weed-free.
• provides more constant moisture status around the roots at all times irrespective of weather
or stage of root growth.
• Perlite ensures more even watering throughout the grwoing area.
• There is less probability of over-watering with horticutlural perlite.
• Avoids wasting of water and nutrients.
Agricultural Perlite as component of soilless growing mixes where it provides aeration and optimum moisture
retention for plant growth.
For rooting cuttings, 100% perlite is used.
Studies have shown that outstanding yields are achieved with perlite hydroponic systems.
In addition, its light weight makes it ideal for use in container growing.
Specifications of Perlite:
Item | Specification | Item | Specification |
SiO2 | 68-74 | ph | 6.5-7.5 |
Al2O3 | 12-16 | Specific gravity | 2.2-2.4g/cc |
Fe2O3 | 0.1-2 | Bulk density | 80-120kgs/m3 |
CaO | 0.15-1.5 | Softening point | 871-1093°C |
Na2O | 4-5 | Fusion point | 1280-1350°C |
K2O | 1-4 | Specific heat | 387J/kg.K |
MgO | 0.3 | Liquid solubility | <1% |
Loss in burning | 4-8 | Acid solubility | <2% |
Color | White | ||
Refractive index | 1.5 | ||
Free moisture content | 0.5%max |
Packing&Shipment:
A.Common Packing:
1.In PP Bag,100L/bag;
2.In jumbo bags,1-1.5m3/bag.
3.Customized Packing: OEM Label.etc,as per customer’s requirements.
B.Shipment Size:
Expanded Perlite is sold by it’s volume,so the Quotation will be USD$/Cubic Meter
1×20′GP=30m3 1×40′HQ=70-72m3
C.Within 15 days after receiving the deposit.