Perlite is a heat expanded, man made product that is perfect for use as a hydroponic growing medium. Perlite retains enough moisture for it to be suitable as a hand watered medium, but also has sufficient drainage to be used in a recycling drip irrigation system. Perlite is extremely lightweight and is suitable for use in a variety of growing containers eg, pots, trays etc. Perlite has sufficient water absorbency for it to be used in bottom fed auto watering systems.

Vermiculite is another heat expanded man made product which has very high water retention which is often used as a soil conditioner or for covering seed raising mixes. Vermiculite holds too much water to be useful as a medium by itself, but can be mixed with other growing mediums to improve the water retention allowing a larger period between waterings.

Perlite & Vermiculite Mix. Perlite and vermiculite when mixed together in a ratio of 3:1, is an ideal medium for hand watering as it holds plenty of moisture but still retains good drainage. Perlite/Vermiculite mix comes in 10 and 25 litre bags.

Expanded Clay is a pebble type growing medium made from baked clay balls. Expanded Clay is ideal as a hydroponic medium for indoor house plants eg, ferns etc, and is especially suited to Flood and Drain type recycling hydroponic systems. Expanded Clay has a fairly low water holding capacity but provides very high aeration of the plants roots.

Coco Coir Fibre is an organic compound made from coconut fibres. Coir Fibre is an ideal medium to use to combine hydroponics with organic or inorganic nutrients for the best flavours etc. Coco Coir Fibre comes in compress or prebagged types.

Now in stock for the organic grower, Jiffy Pellets and Jiffy Pots. Jiffy pellets and Jiffy pots are made from compressed peat and are ideal for seed and clone propagation.

From CocoPeat we have the Premium Coir Blocks. The CocoPeat Coco Block comes in 2 sizes. The small block weighs 650gms and will expand to approximately 9 litres of growing medium. The larger block weighs 4kg and will expand to approximately 60 litres of growing medium. See the GT Coco Nutrients by Growth Technology or the Canna Coco Nutrients from Canna to complement the coco mediums.

Coco wrapped slabs are compressed slabs 1000*200*75. Coco slabs are ideal as a rockwool slab replacement. See the GT Coco Nutrients by Growth Technology or the Canna Coco Nutrients from Canna to complement the coco mediums.

Rockwool is a growing medium made from spun rock fibres which are pressed into various sizes of slab, blocks and cubes, or sold in granular form in bags. Rockwool has a high water capacity, whilst also retaining high levels of air throughout the medium. The Australian Growool rockwool has a new structure similar to imported rockwools. Growool comes in Propagation Blocks 25*25mm and 35*35mm (25mm = 36, 35mm = 21 per sheet), Wrapped Cubes 75*75mm with or without holes, Wrapped Cubes 100*100mm with or without holes, Plain Slabs 750*150*100mm. Growool also comes in high grade premium granular rockwool, ideal for filling pots and odd sized trays.

The imported Grodan from Denmark comes as 35mm Propagation Blocks in plastic trays of 77, as well as sheets of 98 and Wrapped Cubes 40*40mm, Wrapped Cubes 75*75mm with or without holes and Wrapped Slabs 900*150*75 mm.

Eazy Plug is a organic plug specially formulated for germination of seeds and cuttings. Eazy Plug is a mixture of peat, coir dust, fertilizer and components, they are compatible with rockwool, soil or any other medium, the open structure allow's an always correct balance of water and air.