Perlite
▪️Benefits
1. Impart ideal drainage to a growing medium when mixed in adequate proportion.
2. Prevent soil compaction over time, hence helps avoid the need of tilling all together.
3. Helps keep the growing medium porous, hence helps keep roots aerated.
2. Sterile medium with no pathogens or nutrients.
▪️Application
1. Mix 1 part perlite with 5 parts cocopeat and 5 parts vermicompost by volume to make your own
perfect growing medium.
2. You may also add 5 parts garden soil to increase volume.