Mt. Sylvia Palagonite (soil conditioner)

[Charliegreen]

With the demise of Mt. Sylvia`s diatomite hardness I have been looking for other products to substitute into my mix.
At this stage pumice looks like best alternative for replacement however there is a new product from Mt Sylvia which interests me.

http://www.mtsylviasoilconditioners.com ... _m_i_2.pdf

There are 3 grades available Fines, 2mm & 3mm. However only the Fines are sold in 20 Kg bags. The later 2mm & 3mm grades are sold by the tonne.
I think 3mm coarse grade will be the material I will be requesting.

If there is anyone in the Brisbane area that is interested in this product I will speak to Ian and see if they can bag some up into 20kg bags for me.
Obviously the more small bags I can request into the order the more likely he will make this option available to me.
The cost of 20kg bags in fine grain is approx. $40.

Anyone interested in a bag?
PM me for contact details.

[Charliegreen]

I welcome any info or experience anyone else has had with product or decomposed basalt products like it.
Also cant make up my mind whether 2mm or 3mm particles would be better.
May have to get a bag of both to test. Will report on experience in future.

FYI I am not affiliated with company at all, just a passionate hobbyist trying something new.

[cre8ivbonsai]

Sounds interesting, we await you analysis

[Charliegreen]

I can see now everyone is rocking back on their chair on this one.. $40 is pretty dear. I`ll be mixing it at between 10-30%

[kcpoole]

By reading it is a soil conditioner and not a substrate component.

2-3 mm is way too fine to be of use in a pot, most people sift them out and throw them away as fines

Ken

[Charliegreen]

Thanks Ken,
I`m Perpetually learning too.