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Arnie
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Hi everyone,

How do you measure of perlite :? we are going to be selling it in our allotment stores, I haven't a clue how to measure it :o is it by volume or weight :roll: anybody got any ideas please :roll: would like it in 5 or 10 liter bags :)

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Hi Arnie,
Commercially it is sold by the kilogram but there is no reason why you cannot sell it by volume. I have never bought it from a garden centre and they may market it differently.
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Just had a look in LBS Garden Warehouse, and they sell it in 10ltr, 25ltr and 100ltr bags.

So a cheap 1ltr or 2ltr jug should do the job a treat. :)
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Arnie
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Hi Johnboy & OH

Johnboy I have got 2 x 100 litre bags of it and I don't really want to start weighing it as it would be a nightmare on our scale's so I think OH suggestion look's the best way to go, hopefully it will be quick and easy :) unless someone has any better idea's :roll:

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Arnie wrote:would like it in 5 or 10 liter bags

There's your answer.
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I must confess that it is about twenty years since I bought any Perlite and it appears that the producers have come up to date and by volume is obviously the way to go.
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Erm ?

A dummies guide to Perlite please, I hate to be missing out. I have read whats available to read on the internet and it sounds like a very useful tool.

At a time when store-bought composts are getting unreliable as peat-free substitutes take over how are you people using Perlite ?
How are you supposed to start and maintain a healthy lifestyle if it completely removes a wine lover’s reason to live?
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