PERLITE vs VERMICULITE IN GARDEN SOIL | Benefits and Difference Between Perlite and Vermiculite Video

Todays Gardening Video is on Perlite vs Vermiculite in Garden soil, their benefits in gardening and finally the differences between Perlite and Vermiculite and also the disadvantages of using them in your potting soil.
To decide, whether perlite or vermiculite in garden soil or in your potting mix. The difference between perlite vs vermiculite are important to know for the prosperity of your garden.

Perlite and vermiculite are two different substances used for a common purpose, that is for moisture retention and aeration in soil. That means to hold water within soil for plants and also to improve air circulation or aeration of potting mix.
Perlite and vermiculite are quite different in composition and also performance wise. Determining which is better for use in your garden depends on your plant type and its requirements.

So, What is Vermiculite?
Vermiculite can soak up 3 to 4 times its volume in water and absorbs and retains moisture. It also attracts and retains plant nutrients such as potassium, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus.


What is Perlite? It is an amorphous volcanic rock that is rich in silicon. To use as a potting medium, perlite is crushed and also heated to expand the particles.
Perlite looks like porous white balls of varying grades that looks like white granules often resembles foam balls or thermocol balls. It can be easily crushed with your fingers or on pressure.
In Comparison, Perlite and vermiculite are both good at retaining water, but vermiculite acts more like a sponge, holding much more water than perlite and offering less aeration for the plant roots. Perlite retains less water, but because it is porous it allows excess water to drain more readily than vermiculite and improves soil aeration.
Perlite cannot be used in only garden soil, because its readily crushable and will not serve the purpose fully due to compression by heavy garden soil particles. Best use of perlite is in potting mix with various compositions like coco peat, peat moss, sand and other material. Please watch my separate video on Various Potting Mix Formula.
To list out the uses of both vermiculite and perlite:

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During garden soil preparation, Vermiculite is ideal for plants that prefer lots of water and Perlite would dry out too rapidly for water-loving plants. One bad effect of overuse specially of Vermiculite is - The excess moisture retained by vermiculite would lead to root rots or plant death. So in any General Potting Mix, use no more than 10% of these substances specially Vermiculite.
That was our informative episode on The uses and differences between Perlite in gardening and Vermiculite for plants and garden.

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