EXPANDED VERMICULITE 10L BIOCOLOR

• With its high sorption and air capacity, vermiculite is an excellent humidity regulator and has a positive effect on root development.
• It is added to soil mixtures to maintain optimal soil moisture conditions, air capacity and heat balance, creating favorable conditions for plant nutrition.
• Thanks to its porous structure, its granules immediately absorb moisture and nutrients (100g absorbs about 400ml of water), gradually releasing them to the plants.
• The use of vermiculite as a component up to (40%) in substrates significantly improves the drainage properties of the mixture, increases porosity and looseness, prevents sealing and compaction of the soil, and protects the roots from sudden temperature fluctuations.
• It protects roots from rotting due to over-watering while retaining moisture until the roots absorb it.
• Unlike agroperlite, it retains moisture for a longer time.
• Thanks to its excellent thermal insulation properties, it creates a favorable environment for storing bulbs, tubers and rhizomes.
• It has a high ion exchange capacity, retaining the positively charged ions of potassium, magnesium and other microelements introduced with fertilization, 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 soil acidity to some extent and slow down the salinization process.
• Particularly suitable for building lawns, as it protects them from over-wetting or over-drying.
• Due to its low thermal conductivity, it reduces the risk of frostbite of the root system of perennial plants.
• In case of excessive fertilization, vermiculite absorbs micro- and macronutrients, 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 lawn construction: up to 5l 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 about 100-200ml of vermiculite on the bottom of the pot for each liter of pot volume.
• To store bulbs, seeds and rhizomes, the planting material is covered with 2 to 3 cm of vermiculite, thus protecting it from sudden temperature fluctuations, rotting and premature germination.
• Vermiculite is particularly suitable as a medium or additive in substrates for terrariums, incubators and aquariums.