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This kit has been put together to give you the best results when germinating chilli and hot pepper seeds. The Extreme Chillis / Hot Peppers (mostly of the Capsicum chinense variety) are notoriously difficult to germinate as they require heat, humidity and a long time to germinate (some only germinate at around 40 days). So we have put this kit together to cover all of these bases and we are adding some of our mild and super hot chilli seeds FREE of charge so you have everything you need to start your grow!

Included in the kit is :

1 x ROOT!T Large Propagator 57cm x 36cm x 20cm

1 x EazyPlug Tray with 77 Plugs

1 x ROOT!T Hobby Heat Mats - 30 Watt : 600 mm x 400mm

1 x ROOT!T Insulated Mat - 600mm x 400mm

1 x Pack of 25 straight 15cm plant markers

1 x Digital Series Indoor/Outdoor Min Max Thermometer

1 x 10 seeds Chile Tepin chilli pepper seeds

1 x 30 seeds cayenne chilli pepper seeds

1 x 20 seed pack of organic birds eye chilli pepper seeds

1 x 10 seed pack of Cape Medallion sweet red cherry pepper seeds

1 x 5 seed pack of Naga Viper chilli seeds

1 x 5 seed pack of Trinidad Scorpion 7 Pot "Barrackpore" Strain

(Regrettably seeds and equipment are not interchangeable with this kit and cannot be substituted with other items)

You can decide whether you want to bottom water (by letting the plants suck water up from the tray) or top water in which case we would recommend that you get a mist sprayer (available at most supermarkets and hardware stores) to water them as pouring water could wash your seeds away.

This kit has been put together to give you the best results when germinating chilli and hot pepper seeds. The Extreme Chillis / Hot Peppers (mostly of the Capsicum chinense variety) are notoriously difficult to germinate as they require heat, humidity and a long time to germinate (some only germinate at around 40 days). So we have put this kit together to cover all of these bases and we are adding some of our mild and super hot chilli seeds FREE of charge so you have everything you need to start your grow!

Included in the kit is :

1 x ROOT!T 24 cell Propagator 36cm x 23.5cm x 17.5cm

3 x Jiffy 7C Pellet 30mm x 40mm - Packs of 10 Pellets

1 x ROOT!T Hobby Heat Mats - 11 Watt : 350 mm x 250mm

1 x Pack of 25 straight 15cm plant markers

1 x 5 seeds Chocolate Bhutlah Pepper

1 x 20 seed pack of organic birds eye chilli pepper seeds

1 x 10 seed pack of Cape Medallion sweet red cherry pepper seeds

1 x 5 seed pack of Naga Viper chilli seeds

1 x 5 seed pack of Trinidad Scorpion 7 Pot "Barrackpore" Strain

(Regrettably seeds and equipment are not interchangeable with this kit and cannot be substituted with other items)

You can decide whether you want to bottom water (by letting the plants suck water up from the tray) or top water in which case we would recommend that you get a mist sprayer (available at most supermarkets and hardware stores) to water them as pouring water could wash your seeds away.

This package deal contains 16 species of Bonsai Tree Seeds. There are 115 seeds in total and each species is individually packed and labelled. Growing guidance  for each species and the free E-Book will be sent to you via email (and can also be downloaded at the end of this product listing so you can ensure you get all the supplies you need to start your Bonsai journey).

Adansonia digitata - African Baobab - Southern Africa - 5 seeds

Celtis africana - White Stinkwood - Southern Africa - 10 seeds

Cercis chinensis - Chinese Redbud - China - 5 seeds

Cryptomeria japonica - Japanese Red Cedar - Japan - 5 seeds

Cupressus sempervirens - Mediterranean Cypress - Mediterranean - 5 seeds

Dovyalis caffra - Kei Apple - Southern Africa - 10 seeds

Larix kaempferi - Japanese Larch - Japan - 5 seeds

Metasequoia glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood - China - 10 seeds

Olea europaea ssp africana - Wild Olive  - Southern Africa - 10 seeds

Pinus thunbergii - Japanese Black Pine - Japan - 5 seeds

Pyracantha coccinea - Chinese Firethorn - China - 5 seeds

Schotia brachypetala - Weeping Boer Bean - Southern Africa - 10 seeds

Ulmus pumila - Siberian Elm - Central Asia - 5 seeds

Vachellia karroo - Sweet Thorn Tree - Southern Africa - 10 Seeds

Vachellia xanthophloea - Fever Tree - Southern Africa - 10 seeds

Zelkova serrata - Japanese Zelkova - Japan - 5 seeds

All of these species have different growing requirements and some include pre-treatment which is why it is vital to read the growing sheets to get a full understanding of what is required to grow each species. You can download the growing guidance for each species and free E-Book at this link.

Please do not forget that we have all the supplies to get you started on your bonsai journey. Bonsai containers / pots, Bonsai tools and essential supplies like wire,  mesh and soil, growing mediums and seed starting and propagation supplies and last but not least..... a massive range of tree seeds suitable for bonsai!

Pinus elliottii, commonly known as slash pine, is a conifer tree in the South-eastern United States. Slash pine is named after the "slashes" – swampy ground overgrown with trees and bushes – that constitute its habitat. Other common names include swamp pine, yellow slash pine, and southern Florida pine. Historically, slash pine has been an important economic timber for naval stores, turpentine, and resin. Slash pine is known for its unusually high strength, especially for pine. It exceeds many hardwoods and is even comparable to very dense woods such as ironwood. This tree is fast-growing, but not very long-lived by pine standards (to 200 years). It reaches heights of 18–30 m with a trunk diameter of 0.6–0.8 m. The tree also makes an interesting Bonsai specimen.

Acer negundo, the box elder, boxelder maple, Manitoba maple or ash-leaved maple, is a species of maple native to North America. It is a fast-growing, short-lived tree with opposite, compound leaves. It is sometimes considered a weedy or invasive species, and has been introduced to and naturalized throughout much of the world, including in South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, much of Europe, and parts of Asia. Acer negundo is a fast-growing and fairly short-lived tree that grows up to 10–25 metres tall, with a trunk diameter of 30–50 centimetres, rarely up to 1 m in diameter. It often has several trunks and can form impenetrable thickets. The typical lifespan of box elder is only 60 years. Under exceptionally favourable conditions, it may live to 100 years. The shoots are green, often with a whitish to pink or violet waxy coating when young. Branches are smooth, somewhat brittle, and tend to retain a fresh green colour rather than forming a bark of dead, protective tissue. The bark on its trunks is pale gray or light brown, deeply cleft into broad ridges, and scaly. Unlike most other maples, A. negundo is fully dioecious and both a male and female tree are needed for reproduction to occur. Acer negundo often grows alongside waterbodies. This species prefers bright sunlight. It often grows on flood plains and other disturbed areas with ample water supply, such as riparian habitats. Human influence has greatly favoured this species; it grows around houses and in hedges, as well as on disturbed ground and vacant lots. Although its weak wood, irregular form, and prolific seeding might make it seem like a poor choice for a landscape tree, A. negundo is one of the most common maples in cultivation and many cultivars have been developed. A protoxin present in the seeds of Acer negundo, hypoglycin A, has been identified as a major risk factor for, and possibly the cause of, a disease in horses, seasonal pasture myopathy (SPM). SPM is an equine neurological disease which occurs seasonally in certain areas of North America and Europe, with symptoms including stiffness, difficulty walking or standing, dark urine and eventually breathing rapidly and becoming recumbent. Ingestion of sufficient quantities of box elder seeds or other parts of the plant results in breakdown of respiratory, postural, and cardiac muscles. The cause of SPM was unknown for centuries despite the disease being well known among affected areas and was only positively determined in the 21st century. Although its light, close-grained, soft wood is considered undesirable for most commercial uses, this tree has been considered as a source of wood fiber, for use in fiberboard. There is also some commercial use of the tree for various decorative applications, such as turned items (bowls, stem-ware, pens). Such purposes generally use burl or injured wood, as the injured wood develops a red stain. Acer negundo has been used by Native Americans for several medicinal purposes. The Cheyenne burn the wood as incense for making spiritual medicines, and during Sun Dance ceremonies. The Meskwaki use a decoction of the inner bark as an emetic, and the Ojibwa use an infusion of the inner bark for the same purpose. The sap has been used to make syrup by Native Americans. The tree also makes an interesting Bonsai specimen.

Pseudotsuga means "false hemlock". Douglas-firs are medium-size to extremely large evergreen trees, 20–100 metres tall. The leaves are flat, soft, linear needles 2–4 centimetres long, generally resembling those of the firs, occurring singly rather than in fascicles; they completely encircle the branches, which can be useful in recognizing the species. As the trees grow taller in denser forest, they lose their lower branches, such that the foliage may start as high as 34 m off the ground. Douglas-firs in environments with more light may have branches much closer to the ground. The bark on young trees is thin, smooth, grey, and contains numerous resin blisters. On mature trees, usually exceeding 80 years,[citation needed] it is very thick and corky, growing up to 36 cm thick with distinctive, deep vertical fissures caused by growth. Layers of darker brown bark are interspersed with layers of lighter coloured, corky material. This thickness makes the Douglas-fir perhaps the most fire-resistant tree native to the Pacific Northwest. The female cones are pendulous, with persistent scales, unlike those of true firs. They have distinctive long, trifid (three-pointed) bracts which protrude prominently above each scale and are said to resemble the back half of a mouse, with two feet and a tail. The cones are tan when mature, measuring 6–10 cm long for coastal Douglas-firs and a couple of centimetres shorter inland. Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii, the coast Douglas-fir, grows in the coastal regions from west-central British Columbia southward to central California. In Oregon and Washington, its range is continuous from the eastern edge of the Cascades west to the Pacific Coast Ranges and Pacific Ocean. In California, it is found in the Klamath and California Coast Ranges as far south as the Santa Lucia Range, with a small stand as far south as the Purisima Hills in Santa Barbara County. One of the last remaining old growth stands of conifers is in the Mattole Watershed, and is under threat of logging. In the Sierra Nevada, it ranges as far south as the Yosemite region. It occurs from sea level along the coast to elevations of 1,500 m or higher, and inland in some cases up to 2,100 m. It is also naturalised throughout Europe, Argentina and Chile. Douglas-fir prefers acidic or neutral soils. However, it exhibits considerable morphological plasticity, and on drier sites P. menziesii var. menziesii will generate deeper taproots. The coast Douglas-fir variety is the dominant tree west of the Cascade Mountains in the Pacific Northwest. It occurs in nearly all forest types and competes well on most parent materials, aspects, and slopes. Adapted to a more moist, mild climate than the interior subspecies, it grows larger and faster than Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir. Associated trees include western hemlock, Sitka spruce, sugar pine, western white pine, ponderosa pine, grand fir, coast redwood, western redcedar, California incense-cedar, Lawson's cypress, tanoak, bigleaf maple and several others. Pure stands are also common, particularly north of the Umpqua River in Oregon. It is most dominant in areas with a more frequent fire regime that suppresses less fire-resistant conifers. Douglas-fir seeds are an extremely important food source for small mammals such as moles, shrews, and chipmunks, which consume an estimated 65% of each annual seed crop. The Douglas squirrel harvests and hoards great quantities of Douglas-fir cones, and also consumes mature pollen cones, the inner bark, terminal shoots, and developing young needles. Many different Native American groups used the bark, resin, and pine needles to make herbal treatments for various diseases. British Columbia's Bella Coola tribe mixed the resin with dogfish oil for many medicinal applications. Some tribes used the foliage as a hygienic freshener in sweat baths, and the leaves were used as a coffee substitute. Native Hawaiians built waʻa kaulua (double-hulled canoes) from coast Douglas-fir logs that had drifted ashore. The wood has historically been favoured as firewood, especially from the coastal variety. In addition early settlers used Douglas fir for all forms of building construction, including floors, beams, and fine carving. Even today much of the Northwest chain saw art is completed on Douglas fir logs.[citation needed] The structures built from fir have lasted 150 years and more. The species is extensively used in forestry management as a plantation tree for softwood timber. Douglas-fir is one of the world's best timber-producing species and yields more timber than any other species in North America. The species has ornamental value in large parks and gardens.[39] It has been commonly used as a Christmas tree since the 1920s, and the trees are typically grown on plantations. The buds have been used to flavour eau de vie, a clear, colourless fruit brandy. Douglas-fir pine leaves can be used to make pine needle tea. They possess a tangy citrus flavour and may serve in some recipes as a wild substitute for rosemary. The tree also makes an interesting Bonsai specimen.

Picea abies, the Norway spruce or European spruce, is a species of spruce native to Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. It has branchlets that typically hang downwards, and the largest cones of any spruce, 9–17 cm long. It is very closely related to the Siberian spruce (Picea obovata), which replaces it east of the Ural Mountains, and with which it hybridizes freely. The Norway spruce has a wide distribution for it being planted for its wood, and is the species used as the main Christmas tree in several countries around the world. It was the first gymnosperm to have its genome sequenced. The Latin specific epithet abies means “fir-like”. Norway spruce is a large, fast-growing evergreen coniferous tree growing 35–55 m tall and with a trunk diameter of 1 to 1.5 m. It can grow fast when young, up to 1 m per year for the first 25 years under good conditions, but becomes slower once over 20 m tall. The shoots are orange-brown and glabrous. The leaves are needle-like with blunt tips, 12–14 mm long, quadrangular in cross-section, and dark green on all four sides with inconspicuous stomatal lines. The seed cones are 9–17 cm long (the longest of any spruce), and have bluntly to sharply triangular-pointed scale tips. They are green or reddish, maturing brown 5–7 months after pollination. The seeds are black, 4–5 mm long, with a pale brown 15 mm wing. The tallest measured Norway spruce is 62.26 m tall and grows near Ribnica na Pohorju, Slovenia. The Norway spruce grows throughout Europe from Norway in the northwest and Poland eastward, and also in the mountains of central Europe, southwest to the western end of the Alps, and southeast in the Carpathians and Balkans to the extreme north of Greece. The Norway spruce is one of the most widely planted spruces, both in and outside of its native range, and one of the most economically important coniferous species in Europe. It is used as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. It is also widely planted for use as a Christmas tree. Every Christmas, the Norwegian capital city, Oslo, provides the cities of London (the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree), Edinburgh and Washington D.C. with a Norway spruce, which is placed at the central most square of each city. This is mainly a sign of gratitude for the aid these countries gave during the Second World War. In North America, Norway spruce is widely planted, specifically in the north-eastern, Pacific Coast, and Rocky Mountain states, as well as in south-eastern Canada. It is naturalised in some parts of North America. There are naturalized populations occurring from Connecticut to Michigan, and it is probable that they occur elsewhere. Norway spruces are more tolerant of hot, humid weather than many conifers which do not thrive except in cool-summer areas and they will grow up to USDA Growing Zone 8. Seed production begins when the tree is in its fourth decade and total lifespan is up to 300 years in its natural range in Europe. Introduced Norway spruces in the British Isles and North America have a much shorter life expectancy. As the tree ages, its crown thins out and lower branches die off. The tree is the source of spruce beer, which was once used to prevent and even cure scurvy. This high vitamin C content can be consumed as a tea from the shoot tips or even eaten straight from the tree when light green and new in spring. The Norway Spruce also makes an interesting Bonsai specimen.

Nelumbo nucifera, known by a number of names including Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus, Bean of India, or simply Lotus, is a plant in the monogeneric family Nelumbonaceae. The Linnaean binomial Nelumbo nucifera is the currently recognized name for this species, which has been classified under the former names, Nelumbium speciosum and Nymphaea nelumbo, among others. Names other than Nelumbo nucifera are obsolete synonyms and should not be used in current works. This plant is an aquatic perennial. Under favourable circumstances its seeds may remain viable for many years, with the oldest recorded lotus germination being from that of seeds 1,300 years old recovered from a dry lakebed in north-eastern China. Native to Tropical Asia and Queensland, Australia, it is commonly cultivated in water gardens. The white and pink lotuses are national flowers of India and Vietnam, respectively.

This sale is for a mixed pack that contains seeds for yellow and pink lotus plants.

Easy to use, eco friendly, efficient irrigation system powered by the sun! Automatically watering every three hours to keep flowers fed and watered. Ideal for those hot dry spells that catch us off guard.

The Irrigatia C24 Solar Automatic Watering System offers irrgation for up to 24 large hanging baskets or 24 x 20L flower pots (the kit includes the 12 dripper extension kit so you have everything you need to feed 24 plants). Ideal for flower beds, raised beds, vegetable plots, fruit trees and fruit cages.

This dripper extension kit included extends the C24 Solar Automatic dripper system with 30m of tube.

 Check out this clip to see how easy it is to install and how useful it is to run.

Liquid silica supplement that improves general plant health and disease tolerance. Contents: 9.3% Si, 6.3% K

Contents: 100g/kg

Soil requirements for a Carnivorous plant variety vary depending on where it comes from since these are found in Asia, Australia, America, and Europe. However, regular garden soil alone is not suitable for any Carnivorous variety.

It is important to mimic the naturally nutrient deficient soils carnivorous plants grow in.

Our Premium Carnivorous Growing Medium is available in various sizes to suit your growing needs. Our Premium Carni Mix is a hand blended 60:40 mix of Peat and Perlite in a 100% all natural format with no additives.

Sphagnum Peat Moss and Perlite are ideal mediums for growing most types of carnivorous plants.

Use our Premium Carni Mix  to grow your Venus fly traps, Pitcher Plants, Nepenthes, Drosera or Sundews to name but a few.

This mix allows for fast draining as well as being light and airy to allow oxygen to get to the roots.

A true tested and proven blend also perfect to use for repotting your store bought plants as they grow.

Suitable for use on all the carnivorous plants we stock. 

This product is a single Tubular LED lamp designed for use within the EnviroGro by LUMii 60cm TLED 2 Lamp and 4 Lamp Fixtures.

Lamp

Size	60cm
Wattage	9 W
Voltage	220-240 V
Frequency	50/60 Hz
Rated Life	25,000 hrs
Colour Temperature	6000 K
Lumen Effiacy	130 lm/W

EnviroGro by LUMii 60cm 2 Lamp TLED Fixture combines TWO 9 W TLED Lamps. These versatile light units allow you to choose multiple hanging configurations to meet your garden's design. Complete with cool running TLED technology, EnviroGro by LUMii TLED Fixture's are highly energy efficient with an output of 130 lm/W.

The appropriate use of this unit can directly lead to high yields and it can keep running costs to a minimum. The EnviroGro TLED Fixture is long-lasting with a life rating of 25,000 hrs. The unit is lightweight and easy to install and it can be linked together with other systems using a single power supply.

USPs:

• Cool Running Tubular LED Technology
• Highly Energy Efficient: 130 lm/W 
• Long Lasting
• High Yield Potential
• Low Running Costs
• Lightweight and Easy to Install
• 6000k Colour Temperature
• Linkable units

This is a great unit used in conjunction with the Lighthouse Lite Clone Tent for cloning, seed starting and propagation.

Whilst the LED lamps are rated for 25 000hrs should you want to get a replacement tube or keep a couple in your grow room as backup you can find them at this link.

Technical Specifications:

Fixture

Input	220-240 V / 50/60 Hz
Power	Max. 20 W
IP40

Lamp

Size	60cm
Wattage	9 W
Voltage	220-240 V
Frequency	50/60 Hz
Rated Life	25,000 hrs
Colour Temperature	6000 K
Lumen Effiacy	130 lm/W

This kit has been put together to give you the best results when germinating chilli and hot pepper seeds. The Extreme Chillis / Hot Peppers (mostly of the Capsicum chinense variety) are notoriously difficult to germinate as they require heat, humidity and a long time to germinate (some only germinate at around 40 days). So we have put this kit together to cover all of these bases and we are adding some of our mild and super hot chilli seeds FREE of charge so you have everything you need to start your grow!

Included in the kit is :

1 x Garland Standard Propagator 24 cell 

1 x Jiffy 7 Peat pellets - Pack of 25

1 x Pack of 25 straight 15cm plant markers

1 x 25W Heat Mat (20cm x 35cm) - Please keep in mind  that the heating pads are not supplied with electrical cable or plugs. You will need to get a plug, a connector and the length of cable you require (we are not permitted to connect plugs to these for resale as we are not qualified electricians..... we are plant people!)

1 x 20 seed pack of organic bishops crown pepper seeds

1 x 20 seed pack of organic orange habanero pepper seeds

1 x 10 seed pack of Cape Medallion sweet red cherry pepper seeds

1 x 5 seed pack of Naga Viper chilli seeds

1 x 5 seed pack of Trinidad Scorpion 7 Pot "Barrackpore" Strain

(Regrettably seeds and equipment are not interchangeable with this kit and cannot be substituted with other items)

You can decide whether you want to bottom water (by letting the plants suck water up from the tray) or top water in which case we would recommend that you get a mist sprayer (available at most supermarkets and hardware stores) to water them as pouring water could wash your seeds away.

This great Mars Hydro SP-150 135W Full Spectrum LED Grow Light & Lighthouse Lite 0.6m x 0.6m x 1.7m Tent combo deal offers you the essentials to get growing indoors. Included in this deal is :

A Lighthouse Lite 60cm x 60cm x 170 cm Grow Tent

A Mars Hydro SP-150 135W Full Spectrum LED Grow Light

The light is selected as the most suitable for this tent size. Now that you have your tent and light at a great price you can select all the goodies that you want to set it up with from our hydroponic and grow shop. 

This great Lumii 720W LED with Electronic Ballast & Lighthouse Lite 1.5m x 1.5m x 2m Tent combo deal offers you the essentials to get growing indoors. Included in this deal is :

A Lighthouse Lite 150cm x 150cm x 200 cm Grow Tent

A LUMii Black 720W LED Grow Light with Electronic Ballast

A pack of heavy duty LUMii Rope Ratchets (2 per pack)

The light is selected as the most suitable for this tent size. Now that you have your tent and light at a great price you can select all the goodies that you want to set it up with from our hydroponic and grow shop. 

This great Kroptek LED & Lighthouse Lite 1.2m x 1.2m x 2m Tent combo deal offers you the essentials to get growing indoors. Included in this deal is :

A Lighthouse Lite 120cm x 120cm x 200 cm Grow Tent

A Kroptek Sunblast 330 Watt LED Grow Light

The light is selected as the most suitable for this tent size. Now that you have your tent and light at a great price you can select all the goodies that you want to set it up with from our hydroponic and grow shop. 

Bilberries or occasionally called European blueberries, are a primarily Eurasian species of low-growing shrubs in the genus Vaccinium, bearing edible, dark blue berries. The species most often referred to is Vaccinium myrtillus L., but there are several other closely related species.

Bilberries – which are native to Europe – are different from North American blueberries, although the species are closely related and belong to the same genus, Vaccinium. Bilberry are non-climacteric fruits with a smooth, circular outline at the end opposite the stalk, whereas blueberries retain persistent sepals there, leaving a rough, star-shaped pattern of five flaps. Bilberries grow singly or in pairs rather than in clusters, as blueberries do, and blueberries have more evergreen leaves. Bilberries are dark in colour, and usually appear near black with a slight shade of purple. Bilberries and blueberries contain diverse anthocyanins, specifically anthocyanidins, including delphinidin and cyanidin glycosides. While blueberry fruit pulp is light green, bilberry is red or purple. The high anthocyanin content may cause staining of the fingers, lips, and tongue.

Bilberries in their natural habitat are found in acidic, nutrient-poor soils throughout the temperate and subarctic regions of the world. Fruits are mostly collected from wild plants growing on publicly accessible lands throughout northern and central Europe. In Ireland, the fruit is known as fraughan, from the Irish fraochán, and is traditionally gathered on the last Sunday in July, known as "Fraughan Sunday". Bilberries were also collected at the Celtic festival of Lughnasadh in August, the first traditional harvest festival of the year. The crop of bilberries was said to indicate how well the rest of the crops would fare in their harvests later in the year.

The fruits are eaten fresh or made into jams, fools, juices or pies. In France and Italy they are used as a base for liqueurs and are a popular flavouring for sorbets and other desserts. In Brittany they are often used as a flavouring for crêpes, and in the Vosges and the Massif Central bilberry tart (tarte aux myrtilles) is a traditional dessert. In Romania they are used as a base for a liqueur called afinată – the name of the fruit in Romanian is afină. In the Nordic countries, they are eaten fresh or made into jams and other dishes, including bilberry pie (Finnish mustikkapiirakka, Swedish blåbärspaj) and blåbärssoppa, a bilberry soup served hot or cold. In Iceland they are popularly eaten with skyr (a cultured dairy product similar to yoghurt). In Poland, they are either eaten fresh (mixed with sugar), put into sweet buns as a filling (known as a jagodzianka and a popular bakery product during the summer), or used to make jams (known for their health benefits in the treatment of diarrhoea). They are sometimes served with sweet śmietana (a soured cream).

Horticultural Vermiculite has the excellent property of improving soil aeration while retaining the moisture and nutrients necessary to feed roots, cuttings, and seeds for faster growth. Vermiculite is permanent, clean, odourless, nontoxic and sterile. It will not deteriorate, turn mouldy or rot.The pH of vermiculite is essentially neutral (7.0-9.5) but owing to the presence of associated carbonate compounds, reactions are normally in the alkaline direction. Vermiculite possesses cation exchange properties, thus it can hold and make available to the growing plant ammonium, potassium, calcium and magnesium. When mixed with peat, composted bark, organic compost, or natural soils, vermiculite like perlite helps promote faster root growth, and gives quick anchorage to young roots. These mixes help retain air, plant food, and moisture, and releases them as needed by the plant. Because vermiculite is very light and easy to handle, it easily mixes with soil, peat, composted pine bark and other composted organic materials and fertilizers.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

This product is the Large Grade - (5mm -20mm) Vermiculite

We also stock Medium Grade Vermiculite (3mm-5mm) which can be seen at this link.

Native to the mountains of central and southern Europe from Spain to the Balkan peninsula. It is a variable species that is most often seen as a bushy, multi-stemmed shrub or broad-rounded small tree between 5-7m tall. Mature plants typically exhibit a dense habit, usually growing wider than tall. They can be pruned annually in late winter to retain their compact size. Unpruned plants may outgrow designated planting spaces as they mature and overcrowd neighbouring plants. It is a slow growing and can take 50 years to reach it's maximum height and spread. Grows well in moist, well-drained loams in full sun and also in sandy soils, but less well in clay. Avoid poorly-drained wet soils. Plants prefer cool summer climates. Plants are generally tolerant of air pollution found in urban conditions. Makes an interesting bonsai specimen.