Arid Extra Dry is specialty crafted for Cactus, Haworthia, Lithops, other Mesemb & other plant prone to root rot. Comes in reusable 2 litre cotton sack.
This mix is 85% sifted 1/8" aggregate (rocky) matter mixed with 1/8" Fir & Pine Bark. Plants are kept dry with surplus oxygen for root to prevent root rot. There are three primary and two secondary water reserves for plants to use long term while still remaining dry. The three primary ingredient for water is bark, Turface (high temperature baked clay) & crushed shale. Each has the ability to absorb water and slowly release it for the plant to use while maintaining aeration. The two secondary water reserves are the small pores that are found in the two types of pumice stone. These pores also hold pockets of air.
All the ingredients drain quickly.
2 Litre bags are made to order, this on average takes 48 hours to sift all the ingredients. Sifting is very important to make sure all the ingredients are of similar sizes. Otherwise water will get trapped by smaller ingredients creating a dam that can flood and kill plants.
Ingredients; Perlite, Turface Calcined Clay, Cherrystone Quartz, Fir & Pine Bark, Crushed Shale, Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth, & Beneficial Microbes