I need lots of Perlite (Pearlite) for starting Plumeria cuttings. Problem is, at the local nursery I had to pay $5.00 for an 8-quart bag of the stuff. That is maybe at most enough for four 1 gal pots. It being light as a feather (hence not too expensive to ship), I am thinking maybe some internet supplier has it for a lot less. I did a search on "gardening supplies perlite" but did not find an internet store with perlite.
Good source for Perlite?
Sep 24, 2003
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Is there a nursery in your area where the commercial nurserymen shop? My mom was a commercial grower and she shopped for supplies like that at a place that did wholesale and retail sales, but that was in San Francisco. I think you need to find a place that does wholesale sales, to find perlite in larger quantities, for a reasonable price. Look in your yellow pages.
Jan
to give other names Bill G
I buy perlite in 4 cu.ft. bags for under $15 apiece, and many nurseries around here carry these (check around, many nurseries do what you're proposing to and can't be bothered buying dinky hobby bags). For an internet supplier try
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(Peaceful Valley Farm Supply), but you'll probably pay at least as much for shipping as for the perlite itself.
- RapturousRena
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Make sure you get horticultural perlite. Masonry grade has too much boron and will kill plants.
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