Perlite Proportions
 

What proportion of Perlite to Compost should one use for planting
cuttings/seeds ?

Thank you!
Elizabeth in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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What proportion of Perlite to Compost should one use for planting
cuttings/seeds ?

Thank you!
Elizabeth in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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Following taken from bag of J Arthur Bowers Silvaperl Perlite.

For soft stem and leaf cuttings use a mixture of equal parts perlite and
spagmun moss peat such as Hortus Garden Peat.

For harder cuttings and for fragile plants increase to 2 parts Perlite
to 1 part peat.

Regards,
Emrys Davies

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What proportion of Perlite to Compost should one use for planting
cuttings/seeds ?

Thank you!
Elizabeth in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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Following taken from bag of J Arthur Bowers Silvaperl Perlite.

For soft stem and leaf cuttings use a mixture of equal parts perlite and
spagmun moss peat such as Hortus Garden Peat.

For harder cuttings and for fragile plants increase to 2 parts Perlite
to 1 part peat.

Regards,
Emrys Davies

Thanks Emrys,
My bag of Perlite had no instructions!
Elizabeth in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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Elizabeth wrote:
What proportion of Perlite to Compost should one use for planting
cuttings/seeds ?

I prefer Vermiculite for propagating, and move on to Perlite for more
established plants. YMMV.

http://www.rhs.org.uk/Learning/publi...ropagating.asp

Thank you!
Elizabeth in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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