Product Description
Mother Earth Perlite #3 (4 Cubic Foot Bags) in Bulk FREE SHIPPING
Product Summary
Optimize root-zone conditions with Mother Earth Perlite #3 (4 Cubic Foot Bags) in Bulk, a professional-grade horticultural amendment designed for commercial growers, nurseries, greenhouses, hydroponic facilities, garden centers, and large-scale cultivation operations. This highly porous expanded perlite features coarse particles averaging approximately ½ inch, creating valuable pore space within soil and soilless growing media.
Mother Earth Perlite #3 helps improve aeration, drainage, and growing-media structure while reducing excessive compaction around developing roots. Its lightweight, porous structure can retain moisture while allowing excess water to drain efficiently. Because perlite does not significantly affect growing-media pH, it offers growers a versatile amendment for customizing soil, coco coir, peat moss, and other professional growing-media blends.
Buy Mother Earth Perlite #3 in bulk from PlanetEarthGardenSupply.com with commercial pallet pricing and FREE SHIPPING for efficient high-volume growing-media procurement.
Key Features & Benefits
- Premium #3 coarse horticultural perlite
- Approximately ½-inch porous particles
- Improves root-zone aeration and drainage
- Helps reduce growing-media compaction
- Adds valuable pore space to custom growing mixes
- Retains moisture while supporting efficient drainage
- Does not significantly alter growing-media pH
- Excellent for soil, coco, peat, and soilless blends
- Ideal for commercial cultivation and nursery applications
- FREE SHIPPING from PlanetEarthGardenSupply.com
Product Specifications
- Brand: Mother Earth
- Product: Perlite #3
- SKU: HGC715008
- UPC: 20849969000171
- Bag Size: 4 Cubic Feet
- Grade: #3 Coarse Horticultural Perlite
- Material: Expanded Siliceous Rock
- Average Particle Size: Approximately ½ Inch
- Primary Uses: Aeration, Drainage & Growing-Media Amendment
- Pallet Quantity: 30 Bags Per Pallet
- Total Pallet Volume: 120 Cubic Feet
- Shipping: FREE SHIPPING
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How does Mother Earth Perlite #3 differ from finer perlite grades?
The #3 grade uses relatively large, coarse particles. This creates larger air spaces within growing media, making it useful when increased porosity and drainage are important.
2. Can Perlite #3 help when a potting mix becomes too dense?
Yes. Incorporating coarse perlite adds physical pore space to dense growing media, helping reduce compaction and improve airflow around developing roots.
3. Is Mother Earth Perlite #3 suitable for custom nursery mixes?
Yes. Commercial nurseries and growers can incorporate #3 perlite into peat, coco, soil, and other growing-media formulations to adjust aeration, drainage, and physical structure.
4. Will Mother Earth Perlite #3 interfere with growing-media pH?
The PlanetEarthGardenSupply.com product information states that Mother Earth Perlite #3 does not affect the pH of the growing medium, making it a versatile physical amendment for controlled growing programs.
5. What makes a full pallet practical for high-volume growing operations?
Each pallet contains 30 individual 4-cubic-foot bags, providing 120 cubic feet of Mother Earth Perlite #3. This bulk configuration reduces repeated small-volume purchasing for greenhouses, nurseries, farms, and commercial cultivation facilities.
