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Hi all!

As you guessed I need perlite. What fraction it ought to be? In my country they call it Agro-perlite by the way) It must be smth vulcanic.

What do you mean?

the first question is of what size should the sand be?
Does agropelite which is of an volcanic origin is fine? It is white, the size varys from manufacturer to manifacturer. They have even dust, supposedly it is not good for CP.

In fact the plant I grow now were shipped in peat (not peat moss) without sand though they strive good. My VFT have a flower stalk. I am doubting to replace the old soil with a standard CP mix.

Perlite is not sand. It can be, the perlite, around 3-4 mm in diameter.

is this what you're talking about? http://www.vioryp.gr/index.php?option=c ... 26&lang=en

If so, it looks like perlite without any additives. I'd probably use it-if the size was right.

It seems adequate

Many thanks!