Jerry shares tips and benefits on using perlite to enhance potting mix. Perlite is a mined volcanic glass that has been treated with hot steam, resulting in small, lightweight, and airy pebbles. Jerry ...

Look up the word "vermiculite" in Henry Beard and Roy McKie's hilarious "A Gardener's Dictionary" and you'll see it defined as an "obscure order of nuns devoted to gardening." In fact (as opposed to ...

Hypertufa containers are porous, rock-like planters that you can make at home. The basic ingredients include Portland cement, peat moss, and either vermiculite or perlite. Mix the dry ingredients ...