Gardening Pumice Soil Amendment | 3/8" Screened | 8 Quarts | Pumice for Plants

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Gardening Pumice Soil Amendment | 3/8" Screened | 8 Quarts | Pumice for Plants
SKU:
CBCD51DA0B-1
Brand:
Gantessa
Condition:
New
Pumice is safe to use in all types of plants, garden beds. Great for Organic Gardening. Provides high levels of moisture retention, it can be used in your own potting mix. Absorbs the water and releases it slowly, provides drainage and aerates the soil This is a lightweight permeable mineral. It will not wash away or compact with time. 8 Dry Quarts, 3/8 Screened pumice. Billions of plants are produced and grown in shallow-drained container soils, including containers (pots, flats, planters, greenhouse benches), the shallowness induces capillary retention of too much water (high concentration) which displaces soil air and causes poor soil aeration. The subsequent reduced oxygen supply to the roots often reduces root growth and function to the extent they are unable to absorb even the inadequate resident water supply. Natural soils are therefore generally unsuitable for direct use in shallow containers. The obvious practical compensation for insufficient water content is increased irrigation frequency. Although the potentially available water supply is enhanced, inadequate aeration is only worse. The correction of poor drainage usually involves a soil physical amendment to increase the proportion of large pores and ensure adequate drainage and aeration A variety of materials are used for soil amendment, Pumice Stone being one of them. The moisture characteristic of pumice is probably the single best assessment of a soil's physical suitability because it elucidates the nature (quantity and pore size distribution) of its porosity, thereby increasing water retention and aeration following irrigation and drainage. Pumice is a mineral composed of aluminum silicate plus potassium and sodium oxides. Formed when a froth, caused by enormous gas pressure under a non-flowing magma, is violently ejected during a volcanic eruption. It rapidly super-cools (adiabatic cooling) at atmospheric pressure to a lightweight white or light grey porous solid.
The most frequent use of pumice is in landscaping and horticulture. Apart from acting as a decorative ground cover in landscaping and planters, pumice stones are used as drainage rocks. These rocks suck all the water, when the plants suffer from a dehydration period, the rocks provide them with water along with certain essential nutrients which helps plants grow. These rocks don’t decompose and so there will be no need of replacing them. The plants use pumice for daily essential nutrients while detoxifying themselves. Many vital nutrients are stored in the microscopic pores of pumice rock which aids in regulating fertilizer feedings. Apart from this, the pumice rock can be filled with nutrients before adding it to the soil. Furthermore, the pumice rock acts as a conditioner for the soil with increased aeration and drainage. Pumice rock also helps slacken the density of heavy clay garden soils, eventually helping the plants to get the water and air they want. Pumice has a lot of benefits for the soil and plants which include reduced crusting, cracking, flooding, shrink-swelling, holds the moisture in the soil, the pH of pumice is neutral, and it does not attract or host fungi, nematodes, or insects.
There are many other uses for pumice besides horticulture. It acts as a traction material on snow-covered roads and enhancer in tire rubber, furthermore, it is an absorbent in cat litter, a fine-grained filter media, pumice stone for denim wash, and a lightweight filler for pottery clay. There are many more uses of Pumice due to its simple but unique properties.
We are a small family owned business and supplier of pumice stone for plants and stone wash. We have an interest in plants and gardens. Our aim is to provide you with the best gardening pumice products and the best possible service. We supply material for nurseries and landscapers. Also the for the laundry industry for stone was denim and jeans. Orders for our online shop gardening pumice are processed by Ebay, one of the largest and most popular e-commerce website. We use Ebay so you can be 100% confident in using our store as entering your details is guaranteed to be safe.
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