Gardeners and horticulturists have been using vermiculite in plant propagation for many years. It's particularly useful when you want to germinate seeds quickly and effectively thanks to its unique ...

Although you conceivably could add either perlite or vermiculite to raised beds or gardens as well, you probably will find it more practical and economical to use compost instead to improve soil ...

thick. Recent work has shown that macroscopic vermiculite crystals complexed with butylammonium ions absorb large quantities of water and swell in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the ...

Other soil recovery techniques include using vermiculite, a phyllosilicate mineral mined from rocks and treated with heat so that it expands. The spongy nature of the resulting material allows it ...

Nelson Gonzalez of Profile Products looks at common issues with fertilizer applications and different growing mediums in this ...

Other soil recovery techniques include using vermiculite, a phyllosilicate mineral mined from rocks and treated with heat so that it expands. The spongy nature of the resulting material allows it ...

Its increasing use stands in the face of decades of progress," Katy Neas, the CEO of The Arc, a group whose work focuses on promoting and protecting the human rights of people with intellectual ...