PERLITE vs. VERMICULITE: Which is Better?

PERLITE vs. VERMICULITE: Which is Better? - Ep 199

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Arguably some of the most popular potting medium amendments are vermiculite and perlite. They are often used for the same purposes, but given their characteristics, they actually perform very differently from one another. In this video, we take a deeper dive into what perlite and vermiculite are, what makes them different, and how they can be used when it comes to indoor gardening.
00:00 - Introduction
00:43 - What are perlite and vermiculite?
01:04 - Temperature to make perlite and vermiculite
01:30 - All about perlite: where it comes from, what it is, composition, etc.
04:40 - All about vermiculite: where it comes from, what it is, composition, etc.
07:28 - Summary of vermiculite and perlite
08:00 - Water-holding capacities of perlite and vermiculite
09:04 - Uses + pros and cons of vermiculite and perlite
10:45 - Other uses of vermiculite
11:54 - Perlite's best use
12:27 - Percentage of potting medium to amendment
13:15 - Amendment benefits
13:35 - Words of caution
14:10 - Conclusion
Products of interest:
➨ Espoma perlite: amzn.to/2QFe3vQ
➨ Espoma vermiculite: amzn.to/3hL5Sty
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@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a soil scientist and I’m putting out videos on soil science all the time. In my opinion these have two totally different functions and is comparing apples to oranges. 🙂 great video!

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

Marvelous! And soil science is SEXY!

@GardeningInCanada 3 жыл бұрын

@@summerrayneoakes it has its moments 🤓

@patrickkanne 2 жыл бұрын

HA! I've just seen both the science videos and now this one.. NOW I KNOWETH ALL TEH THINGS!!!~! Seriously though.. great info! Much thanks.. Great to know the function of both and how these apply to plants.. I'm concluding that a mix of both, depending on the plant's specific needs and the soil it's mixed in, would be best.. As a gamer, this answer "it depends" to the question "which is best" is like music to my ears.. having all this info in my little head now just feels SO good! As bad as Kaylee is for my wallet, so good are you two to the stuff she makes me buy 😸😸🤜💖🤛

@firecloud77 3 жыл бұрын

Vermiculite has a much higher cation exchange capacity (the ability to hold on to nutrients). I use both in my soil mixes to take advantage of their respective strengths, and mitigate their respective weaknesses.

@suburbanhomestead 3 жыл бұрын

During my ceramic classes the fear of silica dust was drilled into us, so thanks for telling me perlite is mainly silica. I was not aware.

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. That stuff can really irritate ones nasal passages

@ja-uh9gz 3 жыл бұрын

I usually use perlite, but now I'll rethink vermiculite....for plants that like moist, but well draining soils. Good to know the differences, pros and cons.

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it can be helpful to determine what might work for you.

@farmert9679 3 жыл бұрын

Perlite good for rooting and for mixing in bonsai soil. Vermiculite great for seed starting, no damping off.

@juthamasfagthab5522 3 жыл бұрын

This is what I am curious for such a long time!! Thank you!!!

@iamjograd 3 жыл бұрын

Finally! A good info resource about these two soil amandments. Thanks

@minicat3640 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info Summer!

@alex0589 3 жыл бұрын

Coughing through a cloud of perlite dust is just part of the process of planting/repotting. It's a rite of passage for your new plant, a welcoming ceremony of coughs. Thanks to your channel, i learned to "add soil to my perlite" and stopped getting root rot. Hope youre doing alright in this sucky year, thanks for everything.

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, I know you loved that line!

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

And everything is a-ok. Thanks for asking

@bernardettea9046 3 жыл бұрын

Silica dust is very bad for your lungs

@missrobinson1212 3 жыл бұрын

the feeling of perlite is so relaxing! I love to use a lot of it in my potting mix

@charlottar5901 3 жыл бұрын

What are the environmental consequences of producing and using these materials? Could you make a video about environmentally friendly substrates or is it problematic when your sponsor uses peat in their soil mixes? I would love to see more videos about what you think about this, and about how to reuse and recycle soil mix 😊😊♻️🌿 I always learn new things from your videos so thank you 💕

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely a good video to do environmental impacts of the hort industry. It's been on my mind. I do hope that you get some of that through these videos, like the plant predictions, this one, rhipsalis. There's much we can do as plant lovers to be more positive forces.

@TrueX-xt1ed 3 жыл бұрын

@@summerrayneoakes use rice Hulls

@blake-gl4wn 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, def agree. So many plant videos don’t mention the environmental effects of being a plant consumer!

@rebeccagrabarchuk872 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, agreed please make that video! Also, considering both are mined, I assume neither vermiculite nor perlite are super sustainable but is there one you'd say is better environmentally-speaking?

@EmRePhoto 3 жыл бұрын

This! I actually just bought some perlite and honestly, didn’t even think about the fact that it’s mined, but my mind immediately jumped to the environmental impacts of mining.

@johnjacobsen1915 3 жыл бұрын

Great Presentation! TY!

@smallfuzzypeach 3 жыл бұрын

I REALLY appreciate the soil talk. It's so easy to get soils wrong and everything dies (especially with pots).

@lw6502 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful ... I started using vermiculite when the nursery was out of perlite . Since then used them interchangeably as I felt both are amendments and felt they will help the plant establish itself either way. Had success with both mediums

@tsubodzuka 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I've been using pumice and charcoal and feeling a bit left out. Didn't know there were such nuanced differences between perlite and vermiculite properties!

@greggiepooh 3 жыл бұрын

I have been wondering this for years now! Thank you!

@slamrock17 3 жыл бұрын

Good info!

@ikalennyy6986 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome exclamation

@Frank-iv6wd 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic resource! Thank you.

@umbotaniconoapartamento 3 жыл бұрын

YOU ARE THE BEST!!! LOVE YOUR INFORMATION! THANKS!

@pattychan818 3 жыл бұрын

This is the exact info that I am looking for. Love your content and the science behind the explanation!

@Thankful_. 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been needing a video like this! Thank you, Summer! 😊👏🏽🌱☀️

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear!

@daniellef89 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing you knowledge! 💞💞

@ralphchristianson 3 жыл бұрын

Once again you have clarified something that every plant person needs to know, to have great soil mix. Excellent visuals and you have helped our plant babies.

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you're into the more technical videos. :)

@harveyshot939 3 жыл бұрын

Agree to the excellent visuals!

@aprilhayden3862 3 жыл бұрын

As always, great video. Thanks girl. ❤️

@judykaiser430 Жыл бұрын

Excellent, thank you

@Alice_Walker 3 жыл бұрын

Love your enthusiasm for these details. I'd kind of picked up that they were different in their application but didn't totally understand why until now. Team deep dives! 💜

@lwayne9281 3 жыл бұрын

This was great. Thank you.

@ivandrangov4573 3 жыл бұрын

Ever since I found your channel, you have become my number 1 stop for all things related to plants.

@BoojiePanda 3 жыл бұрын

I love videos like this one, more please!!!! (Very much enjoyed your Houseplant Masterclass... you've no idea how much it helped me grow as a plant mom!!)

@JamalAssi-iu8us Жыл бұрын

Super - Thank you!

@luckybarrel7829 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! Very helpful!

@roxanner8 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU very much! great source of information!!

@rbranch234 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very good information on the differences between the two and how to use them.

@stardoll1995 3 жыл бұрын

Love how informative your videos always are! 😄

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lais!

@highbany 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Summer, I often wondered what the difference was, you explained it so well, love your videos.

@catherinec2967 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative! Thank you!

@38babe1 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you summer for your fantastic information

@ajussiani 3 жыл бұрын

That is a wonderful class , thanks Summer !

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you took notes! ;)

@Mazequax Жыл бұрын

This is exactly the kind of video I was looking for! So informative and well structured. Thanks a lot!

@katxgarden8431 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the information. I’ve watched a video and the person stated both perlite and vermiculite were similar and almost the same. I knew it wasn’t right so I searched your channel and glad I did.

@debracancelliere4081 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Love the info! Thanks!

@oguz8153 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ClumsySmurfett 3 жыл бұрын

That was the best information I've ever gotten on these products... thank you so much... please continue giving the nitty gritty details on everything ♡♡♡♡

@pearl3761 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative...as usual! Thank you

@lisastreasures 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative. Thank you

@plantedscorpio 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative! Thanks.

@El.Enki. 3 жыл бұрын

gracias chica! we are thankful for the time you take to share this info with us. Your hair looks great!

@Banano91f 3 жыл бұрын

Fresh video, love the change in the content. Thanks for sharing

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome.

@EnchantedwithPoodles 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting video, thank you.

@GTempo115 3 жыл бұрын

This is so helpful! Thank you so much!!

@arthuslim 3 жыл бұрын

Very good video on the differences between these 2. Thanks!

@rotagbhd 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making a great video, it was very informative. Great presentation with a good pace to it, well spoken, and words pronounced correctly. Such a rare find these days.

@m.wright168 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the information!! Love your channel!

@theweirdplantguy4873 3 жыл бұрын

Love the TMI, always very interesting and informative

@maiyialee7776 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this was very informational! Thanks.

@JamesKing2understandinglife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for explaining these 2 planting materials .

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

@StuidoXXIII Жыл бұрын

I love this Brooklyn girl! She is so informative, I am learning so much about plants from watching her videos. I am debating whether to enroll in one of her courses since her instructions are so precise and to the point. Honestly, I think she's worth every penny regardless what she may charge.

@matthewuldriks2806 3 жыл бұрын

I am totally "bought-in" on your sense of values!💚❕👍🏽❗🌸‼✊🏾

@jawajab5173 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome teaching session; clear and helpful. Thank you!

@dawnfiegen3249 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! Appreciate it.

@leisawatson7100 3 жыл бұрын

That was brilliant thanks X

@randy_n 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I have been growing in containers for a few years now with vermiculite in my mix and had kept seeing and hearing about different gardeners using perlite in their soil mixes. I wondered if I was missing something and could never find a clear explanation as to when and why to use it. You cleared that up nicely for me. Thank you so much.

@sapnagnair 3 жыл бұрын

Summer I love the content in your videos , very well researched and comprehensive. 👏

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@SkyeRiv Жыл бұрын

Really Really Great video!!!!!

@ccredon 3 жыл бұрын

So informative, thank you!

@yuanaaudu7532 3 жыл бұрын

This vid was great! Thank you👌🏾

@GrowLLLTigeRRR 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video and you are very easy on the eyes as well.

@aviaja2008 3 жыл бұрын

You are one of my favourites go-to when it comes to information about plant care. Thank you for contributing so much to the plant community, for that I am forever grateful. Take care and stay safe. Denmark over and out until next time 🎃🌿🌵💚

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

Haha! Thanks Denmark. I'm glad you are finding some useful info on this side of the pond!

@gaber1346 3 жыл бұрын

love this video i had always heard about vermiculite but never knew what benefits it could give me that perlite couldn't, definitely gonna pick some up before repotting my peace lily

@nightytam223 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my god I'm so glad I found your channel again! When I was still a teen living with my parents I used to be obsessed with houseplants. I loved to watch your videos, but slowly lost interest in the topic. Now I'm moving in my own apartment and began thinking about it again. I don't know what exactly it is that draws me to your videos but they give me that boost of motivation and energy. Thank you for making amazing content!

@teehee8089 3 жыл бұрын

Ugh amazing explanation love it

@kareng9404 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this was great!

@jannykosasih7396 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your a very usuful sharing. ❤

@bigpolyenergy 3 жыл бұрын

I needed this video too! 😄😊🌱💚

@nyana. 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Summer, great video, and very informative content, cannot emphasise that enough! It was your channel and your way to present plants that got me passionate about houseplants, so thanks for that! From the beginning of the pandemic I added about 60 plants to my home, next to the three plants that have somehow survived my neglect over the years! I just wanted to say that your channel is very special and somewhat unique due to the amount of scientific knowledge you incorporate in your videos; it's the thing I appreciate the most about your channel, followed by the quality of video production. There are plenty of houseplant channels out there that just spew out anecdotal evidence ("this worked for me, but no idea why") and while that's easy to replicate, it doesn't help us, beginners, generalise that advice to plants that require different care/conditions. The way you approach things, be it describing the natural habitat or structure of plants or the physical and chemical structure of soil amendments, makes it really easy to understand the general principles and then adapt that to particular scenarios. I hope that wherever the channel is heading, you will not leave out the technical details, and thank you for being such a wonderful educator in houseplant matters!

@my_flippin_journey 2 жыл бұрын

*Great Content .. ty*

@asif80 2 жыл бұрын

I really like the video mostly cos if they you speak and smile it’s like your so passionate about planting. 👌🏽

@prativadarnal4419 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you ...🍁🌹🌸

@aviabad Жыл бұрын

Thank you Summer Rayne. Glad I checked before I started propogation process. ❤🌱❤️🌱❤️🌱

@1101naomi 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!! So informative. Thank you!

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

Most welcome.

@judithlenzin7444 3 жыл бұрын

I love this technical kind of video. Thank you for the invaluable information!

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome Judith. Glad people aren't afraid of getting a bit more nerdy!

@judithlenzin7444 3 жыл бұрын

@@summerrayneoakes Yeah, nerdy moi... I love it!

@mikedan297 3 жыл бұрын

Very good information. Thank you for making this video.

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome.

@u2brr1 3 жыл бұрын

I had that same quandary about those two mediums, well covered !

@lolybiol 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos, Summer! They are my favorite of the "plant lovers community" for all the wealth of information you provide. As a Biology teacher, I really appreciate that you always give the scientific names of plants. You go, girl! TFS!

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Loly, very pleased you like the nerdiness of the video topics! Glad to have you here!

@triciaroy 3 жыл бұрын

Perlite makes me sneeze, and the spray bottle is a great suggestion. Thanks for this information and explanation.

@Mrs-Emcee 3 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful again! Thanks from the Netherlands!

@MrFlavum 3 жыл бұрын

Lot's of good info! I was using perlite but switched to bonsai jack soil as its much more aesthetically pleasing. Mix it with potting soil for great drainage.

@nancyayers8322 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome info, very useful for me. Thanks Summer!🥰

@dianemiles2720 3 жыл бұрын

I use 50% vermiculite for all my carnivorous plant and they love it. Stays wet, stay neutral, no organic nitrogen. Great for tiny roots too. Great for swampy plants.

@mariauribe3178 3 жыл бұрын

Very good video thankyou

@melatn 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. So interesting and educational. Thank you Summer 🌱

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome. Glad to get a little geology and mineral science into this as well!

@michellesadlowski7111 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative and so helpful! Thank you for all of your great content.

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome!

@bubblegreen8811 Жыл бұрын

i love perlite and so do my plants!

@michelejones4282 3 жыл бұрын

Ty Summer. I knew about the differences & how I use them BUT I didn't know why!!! Also I didn't realize the nutrients in both!! I always learn so much from you! Im a pumice fan in my mixes. I use perlite in hanging pots to make them lighter! That's a negative of pumice...heavy! Michele 💜

@danielle3139 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tips 🙏💚

@danielle3139 3 жыл бұрын

... and you look beautiful in this video 🙂

@summerrayneoakes 3 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely welcome ☺️

@evelynbagnasco7293 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Very well explained. Your hands are the longest ever! Beautiful.

@WillertMorris 3 жыл бұрын

Watched twice...so far. I wondered about different applications. Now I know. Than you.

@andrewfredrick5238 3 жыл бұрын

I love how informative and educational this was.. 200th video should be a FULL houseplant tour! like even if it's a 2 hour video lol

@metrocentral71 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Summer Rayne, you should visit Arids and Aroids in Silang, Cavite, Philippines co-owned by Mr. Boyet Ganigan, a famous plant collector in the Philippines and well known in botany all over the world, who's been in a business for almost 40 years, he created the most famous sanseveria which is a hybrid variegated worth 500, 000 dollars, and also he got the most rarest aroids in the world, it is so phenomenal. He also owned a very huge conservatory botanical garden which has a virgin forest inside and a lake, housing the most rarest and only one species of plant in the world. It will be an amazing tour, the best tour you could ever dreamed of your entire life. When you're there words aren't enough to describe such an experience. Never missed it.