For commercial growers considering containerized growing methods, perlite grow bags are self contained, quickly installed, and ready for immediate use. Perlite grow bags are an easy-to-use, scalable, and cost effective solution for sustainable hydroponic crop production. They are very helpful for commercial farmers for scaling production, as perlite grow bags are easy to install and ready to use instantly. Additional …
Perlite for Golf Course Greens
Perlite offers a unique combination of outstanding physical properties and low cost relative to other alternatives, due to its manufacturing method and worldwide availability. Golf greens rank among the world’s most highly engineered landscapes. According to the United States Golf Association (USGA), golf greens must provide performance and pristine playing conditions while under almost continual use and with minimal maintenance. …
Perlite for Lawns and Gardens
Discover the many practical uses of perlite for outdoor gardening While it is a well-known fact that perlite plays an essential role in commercial plant propagation, did you know perlite can also be used to improve the soil, and beautify the landscape around your home? Spending time outdoors with plants and in our gardens can relieve stress, improve physical health …
The Role of Perlite in Hydroponic Culture
Perlite is uniquely suited to hydroponic crop production the world over. With the rapid development of hydroponic crop production, perlite is proving its superiority as a commercial growing medium in one of the world’s most advanced growing technologies. Better Yields & Higher Crop Values Extensive testing over a period of years has documented the value of perlite for high value …
Snapdragon Production in Perlite
Utilization of Sensors to Optimize Quality A major regional flower grower “Flowers by Bauers” with many years of experience in growing snapdragons in a hydroponic perlite process, has radically changed both their method of growing flowers and the perlite grade of choice. Their original technique was initially reported to the Perlite Institute in 2010, but increased demand for snapdragons required …
Growing Orchids in Perlite
by Dr. Wally Thomas and Barb Thomas, 1988 Narrative and Data Reprinted with Permission by the Perlite Institute, Inc. Outstanding success growing orchids using a hydroponic perlite reservoir technique. This article summarizes five years of outstanding success in growing orchids at Charles Island Gardens (West Vancouver, Canada) using the perlite reservoir technique with intermediate-size perlite. This method, by which all …
The Water-Holding Capacity of Perlite
The natural size and unique structure of expanded perlite makes an ideal framework to hold water. Perlite holds water in one of three ways: in between individual grains, in channels leading to the cores of the grains and on the highly irregular surfaces of each particle (Fig. 1). The surface of perlite is made up of the outer convex shells …
Perlite: The Mineral for Healthy Plants
Expanded perlite provides space for both air and water within a soil mix. Natural soil is made up of four components: minerals, organic material, air, and water. When buying plants for your home or garden they should be grown in soil containing all of these elements. The unique characteristics of expanded perlite qualify it as one of the most desirable …
Roof Gardens that are Gentle on the Roof
Lightweight Solutions to Weighty Problems The current, eco-friendly trend of designing commercial buildings with rooftop gardens has put a premium on the use of expanded, volcanic perlite in making lightweight soils for these structures. Regular, wetted soil can tip the scales at well over 100 pounds a cubic foot – while a perlite/peat moss mixture will weigh a mere 40 …