Description
Our Shelmerdine Perlite is a naturally occurring mineral from expanded volcanic rock and is great as a soil amendment. Perlite improves aeration and drainage in potting mixes, and retains a small amount of moisture. It helps prevent soil compaction and promotes strong root development. It is dusty, so please take care to avoid inhaling the dust. Our Perlite is pH neutral.
What is Perlite exactly? Perlite is a lightweight granular material that’s white in colour. It looks and feels like little bits of polystyrene but is actually made from expanded volcanic glass, heated to 1000°C until it ‘pops’ (like popcorn) to many times its original size. It’s lightweight, sterile, and easy to handle, and is long-lasting. It’s neither alkaline nor acidic. It is non-toxic, clean, disease-free, and extremely lightweight and easy to work with. Perlite is often used in industrial settings as well as in the garden. It’s commonly mixed into such products as lightweight plasters, ceiling tiles, or masonry for stability or as an insulator.
There’s many other uses for Perlite, but to gardeners like us, it’s an essential ingredient in their garden. We love using it for many reason, but the most important one is drainage. Perlite is a natural filtration system, allowing excess water to drain away while retaining a little moisture and catching nutrients that plants need to grow. This is especially true in raised beds and container gardens, in commercial potting soil, but also in the ground as well.
Perlite’s expanded nature makes it extremely porous, so it can absorb water, but it also improves drainage, so is ideal to mix into compost to ensure water drains freely. It’s particularly useful in plant propagation, including taking cuttings and sowing seeds. Other materials that perform similar functions are vermiculite, grit and sharp sand.
Perlite is often combined with other soil amendments such as vermiculite and coir. For a complete education on perlite, its origins and its uses, click here.
SHELMERDINE IS YOUR SOURCE FOR SOILS AND SOIL AMENDMENTS!
Soils and soil amendments are essential components of gardening, whether it be for indoor plants or outdoor garden beds and projects. At Shelmerdine Garden Center, we carry a wide selection of soils and amendments, such as sand, manure, moss, and more!
Soil amendments are materials added to soil to improve its physical nature. For example, some soils drain poorly, while others are too tightly compacted, so vital nutrients don’t reach plant roots. Soil amendments can help with these issues. Before adding any amendment to soil, it is crucial to do a soil test. Our gardening experts will give you recommendations on what to add to the soil based on what you are planning to plant or grow.
At Shelmerdine, we offer a wide range of soils and soil amendments to help you grow bigger, healthier plants. Our selection includes organic fish compost, vermiculite, perlite, and more. We sell nothing but the best – for the best gardeners!
Soil amendments can improve soil density and loosen up dense soil. They can also help to clump together soil that is too loose, which helps root growth. Some soil amendments, such as coconut coir, can help the soil retain water and nutrients. Others, such as zeolite, can help with clay soil and other hard, compacted soil. We formulate specialty indoor plant soil mixes in house, such as our Bonsai Soil and Aroid Mix, which are otherwise difficult to source.
Soil amendments are a very important component of gardening. At Shelmerdine, we look forward to offering you products as well as our experienced knowledge of soils and soil amendments. Visit us today!
SHIPPING
Orders placed before 2pm CST (Central Standard Time) Monday to Friday will be shipped out within 3 business days after we receive your payment. Orders placed on weekends or holidays will be processed out the next business day.
Conditions beyond our control may cause delays in delivery time (weather, strikes, etc.). Shipping time is thus not guaranteed. Should a significant delay occur, please contact us at shop@shelmerdine.com or by calling 1-888-895-0032. Any errors or incomplete addresses can cause additional delays.
Should the delivery take longer than expected, we will notify you. Once the order has been shipped, the delivery time and the choice of carrier are based on the destination.
Is it possible to have my order delivered to another address than my own?
Yes, you can choose a different shipping address than the one from the billing address. You may only ship to one address per order. If your order contains gifts or items that require shipping to multiple locations, you will need to place separate orders for each address.
ORDER TRACKING
Once an order has shipped, we’ll send you an e-mail with the tracking number. Just click on the link to take you to the carrier’s website to track the progress of your shipment. It may take 72 hours for your tracking number to be activated on our carrier’s site.
We do our best to ensure your items arrive in perfect condition. However, in the unlikely event that your box arrives in a damaged condition, please accept the delivery and contact us at shop@shelmerdine.com or by calling 1-888-895-0032 so that we can assist you.
Please note that if you refuse your order, or any part of it without our authorization, you will be responsible for all return shipping charges.
RETURNS
For purchases made online, we must receive your returned item(s) within 30 days from the date of shipment to be eligible for a refund. To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
You can return your item(s) in one of two ways:
1) Within 30 days, return your item(s) to our store location at 7800 Roblin Blvd, Headingley, Manitoba. Simply go to the cash desk, provide them with the item and your packing slip and/or receipt, and they will process the return to your original method of payment.
2) If you’re unable to visit our store you can also send your items directly to us by mail. You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. If you are shipping an item over $75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. The value of goods will be refunded to your original method of payment within 3 business days of our receipt of returned goods. The original shipping charges are non-refundable.
Mail your item(s) to:
Shelmerdine Garden Centre Ltd
Attention: Returns
7800 Roblin Blvd
Headingley, MB R4H 1B6
RETURN POLICY FOR INDOOR PLANTS:
Once they have left our care, indoor plants, flowering plants, Bonsai, air plants, patio tropicals and citrus are not warrantied. Indoor plants can be returned within 14 days for store credit. No refunds. If returning your plant in temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius, kindly wrap it for the trip back to us. (A garbage bag or the paper it was wrapped in will suffice).
RETURN POLICY FOR OUTDOOR PLANTS:
Once they have left our care, annuals, perennials, sod, and hobby plants are not warrantied. No refunds. If perennials, trees and shrubs are returned within 14 days a full refund will be given, or if returned within 15-28 days a store credit will be given.
WARRANTY INFORMATION FOR HARDY TREES & SHRUBS:
All Zone 2 and 3 plant material is guaranteed to live for 1 year or, with the purchase of Myke, for 5 years from the date of purchase (some exceptions apply). Plants will be replaced for equal dollar value one time only. All warranty returns must be accompanied by the dead plant and receipt. No Refunds. Damage caused by flooding, hail, neglect, animal damage or natural disasters is not covered by warranty. No overwinter guarantee on perennials.
RETURNING GIFTS
If the item was marked as a gift when it was purchased and shipped directly to you, you can return the gift using either method listed above. Returns of gifts must be accompanied by the Packing Slip included in your gift. Whether returned in store or via mail, you’ll receive a Shelmerdine Gift Card for the value of the returned item, less the original shipping charges.
If the item was not marked as a gift when purchased, or if the gift giver had the order shipped to themselves to give to you later, the gift giver will receive a refund for the returned goods less the original shipping charges.
FASHION
Apparel, footwear, hats, purchases, jewelry and accessories returned within 21 days will be refunded onto a Shelmerdine Gift Card. All earrings, swimwear, and undergarments are FINAL SALE. For all other items, to be eligible for an exchange or Gift Card, the merchandise must be returned unworn, unaltered and unwashed with original tags attached. Items without original tags attached are non-refundable. You must have the online sale invoice to return fashion.
Red stickered fashion is considered final sale.
FINAL SALE ITEMS
Gift Cards are non-refundable, non-exchangeable and non-replaceable if lost or stolen. We are unable to accept items that are purchased on Final Sale for return or exchange. Unsealed food products, bath & body products, earrings, and undergarments cannot be returned or exchanged.
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