Kitchen Garden Forum

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 is it by volume or weight anybody got any ideas please would like it in 5 or 10 liter bags

Regards

Arnie

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.
JB.

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.

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

Regards

Arnie

No wonder you have a cowboy as your avatar.

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

There's your answer.

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.
JB.

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 ?