Vermiculite vs perlite | what is vermiculite used for?
Channel: Plants and Lucia
Date: 2020-06-29

In this video we will talk about vermiculite vs perlite, what is vermiculite used for, what is perlite used for and what they are. You can find vermiculite here: https://amzn.to/2DRemR0 and perlite (8 quart) here: https://amzn.to/3h5wm8s , perlite (10 quart) here: https://amzn.to/397AWjC

I found out more about vermiculite and perlite on this video https://youtu.be/E4J2L0Hi_fk by @MIgardener , he is really great so make sure to check out his channel as well :) 

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ABOUT THIS VIDEO: Vermiculite vs perlite | what is vermiculite used for? 
Hello everyone :) Welcome to another video here in the channel! This video is on perlite and vermiculite, specifically perlite vs vermiculite for plants, what is vermiculite used for? and what is perlite used for? Both perlite and vermiculite are super useful for indoor gardening and indoor plants, we just have to know their purpose and specific uses :) . So in this video we will answer what is perlite , what is vermiculite, vermiculite usage, such as vermiculite water retention, and of course vermiculite for plants. In terms of perlite, we will be talking about what is perlite for plants, what is perlite for soil,