Q:Because I am running put of space to grow vegetables in the vegetable patch, I am thinking of growing more in broccoli boxes. I am also considering making a soil medium of half cheap potting soil and half garden soil (clay). Then I will add a hand-full of manure and bloodamp;bone. Will this be good for planting vegetables?Or do I need so expensive mixture e.g. vermiculite, coir, mushroom compost, vermicast, etc.?

2 advantages of manufactured composts are their sterility and lightness,putting garden soil in the mix ,especially clay not loam, increases the weight,affects the drainage and you could be introducing pests and diseases. Read up on the recipes for Levingtons /John Innes composts if you want to make the best home made.

Q:How many methods of expansion of vermiculite?

Expanded vermiculite is vermiculite as raw material, after drying, crushing and roasting, the volume of short fairy in a short period of time increases rapidly, expanding (6-20 times) and becoming a kind of golden granular material. With light weight, small thermal conductivity, fire protection, corrosion resistance, chemical stability, non-toxic, tasteless and so on. The bulk density of expanded vermiculite is about 80-180kg per cubic.

Q:My beardie just layed her eggs but i dixnt touch till half aday later.friend with expirience told me to get a tupaware with verbalite and mpisten it and stick em in there. Room temp, and soild verbalite should work in hatching them. Can i get a 2nd opinion? Should i get an incubater for future hatchlings? Thank you everyone for your help

The next time you post an answer, please use spell check. It will make it a lot easier for people to read and understand your question. The egg laying substrate you need is called vermiculite. Room temperature is not high enough for the eggs, the temp needs to be 82-84F and humidity levels must remain high. An incubator by far is needed if you plan on breeding any type of lizard. It takes the guess work out of doing it the homemade way. Never turn the eggs at all, always keep them in the position they were laid. Take a felt tip marker and mark the upside so you know how to always place them back if you need to move them. If you rotate them you will kill the embryo inside. Please google bearded dragon eggs before you end up killing your eggs. You should have done research before the mating attempt even took place. You are an irresponsible breeder, and an inexperienced one at that.

Q:How do i measure my perlite and vermiculite for my incubator in pounds?What do i multiply it by so i know how much water to put????

Perlite is an amorphous volcanic glass that has a relatively high water content, typically formed by the hydration of obsidian. It occurs naturally and has the unusual property of greatly expanding when heated sufficiently. It is an industrial mineral and a commercial product useful for its light weight after processing. Vermiculite is a natural clay mineral that expands with the application of heat. The expansion process is called exfoliation and it is routinely accomplished in purpose-designed commercial furnaces. Vermiculite is formed by weathering or hydrothermal alteration of biotite or phlogopite. Large commercial vermiculite mines currently exist in South Africa, China, and Brazil.

Q:I need to add sulfur, zinc, calcium, and phosphourus according to my soil sample.Other than that my PH is perfect.I am in zone 7 and have clumpy clay soil that is getting better since I added a lot of leaf compost to it.I am considering Gypsum (heard it works, then again heard it's not effective on heavy clay soils)Rock Phosphate (heard it can contain heavy metals)Super Phosphate (heard it wasn't considered organic)Bone Meal (seems to be ok, yet it's an animal product)Pearlite/VermiculiteOr just maybe garden tone or something like that.

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Q:I want to repot a pot and plant some seeds, and the only quot;pure peat mossquot; I can find comes in a four cubic foot package; I need what would fit in a sandwich bag. :/The seed starting mix I have is peat moss with perlite or vermiculite. I know they are super fussy about pH, and I don't know how those additives would effect the mix over all. Anyone ever try this?

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Q:Can i use verminculite as substrate in my reptile habitat for a chinese water dragon?

Hi, I used sand instead of vermiculite. I used this formula 1/3 potting soil, 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 sand...I started my garden a few days ago...many seedlings have sprouted. Seems to be working well for me. Lauren

Q:i search some pictures for potting soil, why are some have pebbles?

Pebbles aid in draining excess water away from the roots of plants.

Q:What is a a soilless potting mix ?

It is made from pretty much anything but dirt. Peat is common as is tree bark, vermiculite, and perlite. There are many soil additives which have different draining water holding capabilities, different weights (you wouldn't want to plant something in just perlite or vermiculite because they are so lightweight the plant would fall over.) There's a lot if info online about what types of potting soils are best for different kinds of plants.

Q:I started growing herbs indoors a few weeks ago. They are in seed starter soil that I recently mixed with some good topsoil. I water them daily and have them in a sunny window. Problem is, that they seemed to have a hard time surviving and I‘m trying to troubleshoot to why.I have chives and they were growing alright, and i read that I should trim them down when they get a bit unruly, so I did and soon after they started struggling. It‘s still alive, but looking flimsy and I have strands that are dying on me. It‘s looking a little weaker everyday. I‘m also having this issue with dill. Thanks to anyone who can help!

They are the same, yours is probably better because it's ceramic