Where to buy Promix/Perlite/Verm

[geekgrower]

As topic states can you pick up these supplies from bunnings, bigw, k-mart etc?

 

Cheers

[Luke Skywalker]

Hydro shops would be best bets for the best deals on Perlite and Vermiculite, most garden centers will charge you an arm and a leg.

 

That said, Bunnings sometimes has a range of hydro stuff, or at least the Warehouse ones out here are starting to. You could pick up good quality potting mixes from there as well, should you be looking for an organic additive.

 

Hope that helps.

[pipeman]

Hydro shops would be best bets for the best deals on Perlite and Vermiculite, most garden centers will charge you an arm and a leg.

I found the opposite actually. Around here hydro shops charge double what you can get perlite and vermiculite for at a Nursery.

[LoveMeBucket]

i got a big ass 100lt bag or sumthin for 40 bux of perlite from a hydro shop, i thought that was pretty good.

 

goodluck

[F420]

yea I brought one of those huge white sacks from the hydro shop it was heaps cheaper.

But not always so, like anything you need to shop around for it.

 

I have 2 shops pretty close to me, somethings are a hell of a lot cheaper than the other shop.

Places like bunnings ,n bigW, etc are expensive and you can only buy it in small amounts.

 

Im going to my Nursery soon as I need some Organic mix for outside, so I will price there stuff.

Edited August 26, 2004 by Ferengi420

[henry]

Hiya, I bought a 5 litre bag of vermiculite from Bunnings (Preston, Vic), they had perlite too, it was Bunnings branded stuff, think it was pretty cheap... can't remember exactly, I was somewhat wasted at the time . They had 20 litre bags of both too....

[Nath]

Dont get stuff from the nurserys and shops, go to the hydro shops, nutriflo is the cheapest in oz, or close to it.. My local hydro shop sold me a massive bag of Perlite for $10, its like 20L or so.. Bunnings charge about $6-8 for a 5/6 litre bag. Also, look at the difference between the hydro shop perlite (I get the Extra large Perlite, its better than clay and better than smaller perlite, mix with a bit of cocopeat for some lighter mix and thats my growing medium mix, plants love it... for seedlings I just add Vermiculite.. anyway, go have a look at and perhaps waste your money on the Bunnings stuff.. but when you get sick of growing in chalky powdered shitty perlite and dust flying everywhere from the vermiculite.. you will see why the hydro shop is better.. And probably cheaper.)

[FUKN_BISH]

yeah ... go to a hydro shop, i went the other week and got myself a 20 or 25 litre bag of clayballs for $9.50 (i was supprised) i thought it would have been alot more expensive ... well if you can get the 15% cheaper at bunnings i would go there.

[Nath]

the hydro shop here only sells the large bags, i think 50L.. for like $35/40 too. I want to get a 10L bag.. is there anywhere online who sell this cheap, with postage cheap too? I guess postage is on weight, and 10L's of clay doesnt weigh much.

[F420]

Nath, Scott sells split bags etc.

Well he did the last time I was there,

Also you would be supprised how heavy 10 litres would be.