horticultural diatomaceous earth
Diatomaceous Earth Used to Grow Houseplants
-- Horticultural diatomaceous earth
Use Diatomaceous Earth in the Garden
Diatomaceous Earth used to grow Houseplants - The easiest way to begin is to add Diatomaceous earth to the mix you are currently using for your houseplants. Fine or Medium can be added to your standard mix (start with a 1/4 or 1/3 portion and adjust as you go on to suit your growing conditions).
Diatomaceous earth is great to use in your garden. As a fossil material and 100% natural, DIATOMITE is a product suitable for all organic gardening applications.
(0.5mm to 2mm)
Fine (#1)
Applications include:
- Straight 100% as potting mix for pots or hydroponic growing medium.
- Additive for potting mix (absorbent, aerates and insulates)
- Top dressing for lawns and turf.
- Propagation, small cuttings and de-flasking of orchids.
- Media additive for plugs, punnets, pots & composts
Benefits:
Sterile, Compatible with other soil components, blends with fertilizers, pH stable and inert, aerates and insulates the plant’s root system, provides plant available silica and absorbs and slow releases liquid and nutrient as the plants require.
Besides Orchids... Vegetable gardens, roses, berries, bonsai, orchards, vineyards respond particularly well to Diatomaceous Earth!!
