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Perlite Soil Additive, BetterGrow 8L Bag - Growth Technology Ltd

Perlite Soil Additive, BetterGrow 8L Bag - Growth Technology Ltd

Price
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99

Quick Guide

  • BetterGrow Perlite for lightweight soil.
  • Heated volcanic rock: highly porous.
  • Sterile and stable for gardening.
  • Maintains neutral soil pH.
  • Durable and long-lasting material.

BetterGrow Perlite is a sterile, lightweight, and highly porous material. It's made from natural volcanic rock that has been heated to 1000°C, causing it to expand much like volcanic popcorn. This material is stable, durable, and maintains a neutral pH, being neither acidic nor alkaline.

Seed Planting: 
For seed planting, consider incorporating up to 20% BetterGrow Perlite by volume into your potting or seed-starting mixes. This addition enhances both aeration and drainage, which can help fend off root diseases and promote healthy root development. It also minimizes temperature variances and wards off soil compaction.

Cuttings:
For cuttings, you can include as much as 50% BetterGrow Perlite by volume in your planting mix for enhanced aeration and drainage, particularly beneficial for hardwood cuttings. Alternatively, cuttings can be rooted directly in pure perlite, although this method will require more frequent watering.

Repotting plants:

This formula contains 33g/L of indole-3-butyric acid and comes in a 50 mL size. It is intended solely for use as a home garden hormone rooting treatment. Plants like African violets, Mediterranean herbs, and other varieties that are sensitive to overly moist soil can benefit from incorporating about 20% BetterGrow Perlite by volume into the potting mix.

Tips: For minimizing dust, it's advisable to moisten the perlite with water through misting or dampening before mixing. Always work in an area with good ventilation. Use gloves for handling the material and keep it stored in a dry, frost-free location.
 

Perlite or Vermiculite: What's the Best Choice?

Perlite excels in enhancing soil drainage and aeration, and it also prevents the soil from becoming compacted. On the other hand, vermiculite is excellent at retaining moisture in the soil mix, ensuring a consistent supply of water for plants.

Advantages of Using Vermiculite:

  • Enhanced moisture retention
  • Improved seed germination
  • Promotes healthier seedlings

Vermiculite is particularly useful in blends designed for tropical plants and can also serve as an additional layer in seed trays.

  • EAN code
    000128
  • Brand
    Growth Technology
  • Volume
    8L

Delivery Areas

We deliver within the M25 area of London. For deliveries of Pots & Planters outside this zone, we may be able to help on a case-by-case basis — please contact our sales team at [email protected]. You are also welcome to visit our garden centre in Kentish Town, where our team will be happy to help in person.

Delivery Costs & Delivery Day

Delivery charges are based on postcode zone within the M25. Enter your postcode at the top of this page to see your zone and cost, or check at checkout. You can also select your preferred delivery day at checkout.

Delivery Timeframes

We aim to deliver orders within 2–4 working days. During peak seasons, such as Christmas, delivery times may vary slightly due to increased demand. We will keep you informed at every stage.

Third-Party Couriers

For London postcodes outside a 5-mile radius of our Kentish Town garden centre, we may occasionally use a third-party courier for delivery. In these cases, we try our best to still deliver the items in the requested delivery time slot but please be aware that occasionally this may not always be possible and is out of our control.

Delivery Discrepancies

Please check your order as soon as it arrives. If there is any discrepancy — such as a missing, incorrect, or damaged item — please contact us within 48 hours of delivery so we can put things right. After this time, we will assume the order was received complete and in good condition. We are unable to take responsibility for damage that has occurred after this period.

Click & Collect

We encourage you to collect from our garden centre in Kentish Town — it saves on delivery costs and gives you the chance to see our full range of plants and products in person.

All Click & Collect orders must be collected within 7 days of being ready, unless a later date has been arranged with us in advance. If an order is not collected within this time, it will be cancelled and a refund issued.

Returns Policy

If you need to return an item, please contact us within 14 days of receipt to arrange a return or exchange. Products must be in their original condition and packaging. Plants may be non-refundable unless they arrive damaged or defective.

Items bought in-store or collected can be returned directly at the garden centre. If you would like us to collect a return and it is in good condition (e.g. you have changed your mind), it must be in its original condition, and the same delivery cost will apply for the return.

Plants marked as reduced for end-of-season clearance are non-refundable, as they are sold specifically to clear stock. This does not apply to special offers or multibuy promotions, which are eligible for returns as per our standard terms.

Questions about delivery or returns? Email [email protected] or call +44 (0) 20 7284 4999.

The Nutrient Company

Growth Technology has been developing innovative horticultural products since 1985. The company has a wide range of products, but nutrient solutions have always been the core of the business. In recent years there has been an increasing focus on orchids, chillies and other specialist plants – creating products for enthusiasts who understand the need for them.

Growth Technology provides exclusive products of the highest quality, accompanied by outstanding service, delivery, and support. The company has its headquarters in a 60,000 square foot facility on Great Western Way, just outside Taunton in Somerset.

Growth Technology
Located in Kentish Town, London, Boma garden centre is proud of its vision to transform the city into an urban paradise. The garden centre has created a plant lover's paradise, a place where you can relax, unwind and de-stress among the foliage and flowers. The Webshop makes it easier to order online if you can't get to the garden centre, with nationwide delivery. But we encourage plant lovers to pop in for a visit and chat with the team. 

 

 

Creating an urban paradise

Our dream is to transform urban living into a plant lovers' paradise. Making our neighbourhoods a wonderful place is good for our wellbeing and more friendly to the environment. A shared vision that gets us out of bed in the morning.

We've curated a botanical sanctuary

Our team of horticulturists planned our garden centre to show plants in their natural habitat, with inspirational displays. Looking for plants is like taking a walk in a botanical sanctuary.
And for those that consider our canine friends an essential part of life, bring your best mate along. Hopefully, they'll get along with our house cat Blue Bell.

It so happens we stock some fabulous plants

Our garden centre specialises in rare specimen plants beyond the common garden varieties. We also stock everything you need to cultivate your dream garden, home and office, with the largest range of plants, pots and containers in North London. Apparently, visitors consider us  The gardener's garden centre.

 

Buy Perlite Soil Additive, BetterGrow 8L Bag - Growth Technology Ltd at The Boma Garden Centre in Kentish Town, London. Visit our garden centre in London and check our wide range of plants & gardening products. We also offer many other Growth Technology products in our webshop. We look forward to seeing you soon!