How to Use perlite in a Sentence

perlite

noun

• Pot them in a mixture of ½ peat moss and ½ sand or 2 parts peat moss to 1 part perlite.
  — Sunset Magazine, 16 Oct. 2020
• Stick the cuttings into a pot filled with equal amounts of peat moss and perlite.
  — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 14 Nov. 2019
• If so, be sure to use a well-draining potting soil with perlite or peat moss in the mix.
  — oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2019
• Tip: Look for a mix with perlite, lava rock, coarse sand, or all three!
  — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 6 May 2019
• Use good compost with some sand or perlite added for drainage.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 18 Aug. 2017
• Look for a potting mix that’s peat-based with 50 percent perlite.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 20 July 2021
• This mix contains some peat moss along with perlite, worm castings, and lime.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2022
• Wrap the rhizomes in moist perlite or straw within a plastic bag.
  — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 12 Nov. 2020
• The soil is Miracle Gro and the amendments are one-third compost, one-third perlite and one-third peat moss.
  — Homes & Gardens Of The Northwest Staff, OregonLive.com, 25 May 2017
• An orchid mix made with one-part peat, one-part coarse sand, and one-part perlite also works.
  — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2023
• Then put that end in damp sand, perlite, vermiculite or even soil.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2019
• Choose a container with good drainage and fill it with a mixture of potting soil, sand, and perlite.
  — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024
• Let the corms dry out a bit, then place in a 5-gallon bucket of peat moss, perlite or vermiculite.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 18 Mar. 2021
• The mix should contain peat moss, perlite, ground bark and a touch of fertilizer.
  — Stan Davidson, sun-sentinel.com, 24 July 2019
• It's made up of sphagnum peat moss, along with vermiculite and perlite.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2024
• Fill it halfway with a peat moss, potting soil, and perlite mixture.
  — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
• Allow the leaf or segment to dry for a few days and then lay on moistened perlite in bright, indirect light.
  — Thad Orr, Sunset Magazine, 10 Feb. 2020
• Plant the seeds in a potting mix or soil with an equal distribution of peat, perlite, and volcanic rock.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024
• The sundews should be grown in a medium of four parts fertilizer-free peat moss to one part perlite.
  — New York Times, 26 Nov. 2021
• Made with a blend of sphagnum peat moss, humus, and perlite, this potting mix helps ensure good drainage to keep roots healthy.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2024
• At Tagawa Gardens, the medium is made with perlite, vermiculite and peat moss.
  — Cindy Sutter, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2017
• Raposo uses a custom mix of one-third lava rocks, one-third perlite and one-third wood chips.
  — Karen Dardick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 May 2018
• Or make your own by combining one-part potting mix with one-part coarse perlite.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 20 July 2021
• Do invest in high-quality potting mix with lots of perlite in it.
  — Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 June 2017
• If so, then buy larger containers and fill them with loose potting soils mixed with perlite or peat moss.
  — Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2020
• Pumice or perlite — Quarried lava rock increases drainage and space for roots to grow.
  — Claire Reid, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2021
• Thoroughly hose down the piece, and using a wire brush, firmly brush down the entire surface to remove mold lines and reveal the stone-like look of the perlite.
  — Kenneth Setzer, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• For pots, use cactus soil with the addition of about 30% to 40% perlite to increase drainage, allowing water to drain through.
  — Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022
• Store them in a cool, dry place in perlite, in an open or perforated plastic bag, and check monthly to remove any that are going soft.
  — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
• Materials that dry quickly and leave extra space for drainage (such as orchid bark, perlite, and pumice) work best.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 31 Oct 2024