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3-30mm Light Weight Expanded Clay Ball For Water Treatment Ceramic Grain Filters
Product Description
Lightweight Expanded Clay pebbles is a great growing medium for all plants. It provides excellent
drainage as well as moisture retention. Use it as a decorative mulch for potted plants, in ground plants, as an
add mix to containers, and as a bottom layer for drainage. It is also widely used in hydroponic growing and is pH neutral. The pores in the stones store water and release water when required therefore providing an excellent environment for root development. Ideal for roses, orchids and all types of fruits and vegetables
Light expanded clay aggregate, also commonly referred to as "grow rock", is ideal for indoor hydroponic growth because of its neutral properties - Garden clay pebble has no acid or alkaline characteristics.
Fields Of Use
Clay pebbles in peat substrates limits excessive water retention, enhances drainage and increases the porosity for the air, an essential factor for the proper growth of roots and plants; a humid but not wet soil limits the formation of rotten roots and parasite fungus. Clay pebbles does not release any salinity and does not change the pH factor of the mixture, thanks to its low buffer power.
Clay pebbles does not turn yellow, does not pack down, doesn't change or decompose in time or due to humidity; it's aesthetically nice to see. The quantities for the clay pebbles mixture with peat or the already prepared peat substrate, must be chosen by the flower-grower according to the plant, the peat, the irrigation times used in the greenhouse. Generally it ranges from 20% (1 part of clay pebbles every 4 of peat) to 40% (2 parts of clay pebbles every 3 parts of peat)
Step 2: Cover the ceramsite with a layer of soil, then add the plant and soil to fix the plant
Step 3: Spread a layer of ceramsite on the surface to prevent the soil from splashing when watering
