Product Description
Mother Earth Coarse Perlite (4 Cubic Foot Bags) in Bulk FREE SHIPPING
Product Summary
Improve drainage, aeration, and growing-media structure with Mother Earth Coarse Perlite (4 Cubic Foot Bags) in Bulk, a professional horticultural amendment for commercial growers, greenhouses, nurseries, hydroponic facilities, farms, and landscaping operations. Made from naturally occurring siliceous rock expanded under extreme heat, Mother Earth Coarse Perlite forms lightweight, highly porous particles that help create valuable air space throughout growing media.
The coarse particles average approximately one inch in length, providing substantial surface area and porosity for custom soil, peat, coco, and soilless growing-media blends. Mother Earth Coarse Perlite retains moisture while supporting drainage and aeration, helping growers create a more favorable physical environment around developing roots.
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Key Features & Benefits
- Premium coarse-grade horticultural perlite
- Highly porous expanded siliceous rock
- Particles average approximately 1 inch
- Promotes growing-media aeration and drainage
- Helps create pore space around plant roots
- Retains moisture while supporting efficient drainage
- Does not significantly alter growing-media pH
- Lightweight and easy to incorporate into custom mixes
- Excellent for soil, coco, peat, and soilless media
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Product Specifications
- Brand: Mother Earth
- Product: Coarse Perlite
- SKU: HGC715007
- UPC: 849969000160
- Bag Size: 4 Cubic Feet
- Grade: Coarse
- Material: Expanded Siliceous Rock
- Approximate Particle Size: 1 Inch
- Primary Uses: Aeration, Drainage & Growing-Media Amendment
- Pallet Quantity: 36 Bags Per Pallet
- Total Listed Bag Volume: 144 Cubic Feet Per Pallet
- Shipping: FREE SHIPPING
Frequently Asked Questions
1. When should a grower choose Coarse Perlite instead of a finer perlite?
Coarse perlite is useful when a growing-media recipe requires larger pore spaces and greater physical separation between particles. Its approximately one-inch particles make it particularly useful for creating open, well-aerated mixes.
2. Can Mother Earth Coarse Perlite be added to heavy growing media?
Yes. Its lightweight, porous structure can help loosen dense media and increase air space, making it useful when modifying heavier custom growing mixes.
3. Does Coarse Perlite supply nutrients to plants?
Perlite is primarily a physical growing-media amendment, rather than a fertilizer. Its main role is improving properties such as porosity, aeration, drainage, and moisture management.
4. Can professional growers create their own perlite mixing ratio?
Yes. The appropriate amount depends on the crop, base medium, container size, irrigation frequency, and desired drainage. This flexibility makes coarse perlite valuable for custom commercial growing-media formulations.
5. How many Mother Earth Coarse Perlite bags are included in a bulk pallet?
A full pallet contains 36 individual 4-cubic-foot bags. This provides a listed nominal total of 144 cubic feet of Mother Earth Coarse Perlite, making the bulk configuration practical for greenhouses, nurseries, hydroponic facilities, and other high-volume operations.
