Expanded Clay Large 8-16mm

Description

Expanded clay balls are great to use a drainage at the bottom of your garden pots before planting, or incorporated throughout the soil to assist drainage. This help promote plant health as it prevents root rot and/or clogged drainage holes. Best practice is to you a mesh over the drainage holes to prevent soil and balls falling out of the drainage holes.

Benefits of Expanded Clay (also know as clay balls and LECA):

100% inert, high quality, durable lightweight
Reusable multiple times
Micro porous structure – aids aeration
Filtration media – suited to filter water
Thermal insulation – less water evaporation
Surface alkalinity – safe for sensitive plants
Good water drainage – prevents roots from rotting
Good water absorption – conserves water
Non-toxic and eco-friendly

Our hydro clay pebbles does not change or decompose in time or due to humidity, it is even spread as top dressing on the pots/vases for aesthetics and dust prevention. Expanded clay is an extremely light weight, strong and thermally insulating material. ECA is a better replacement for coco peat and conventional soil.

Liaflor is a ceramic, purely mineral substrate made out of expanded clay. The basic material is natural, expandable clay which is expanded while it is burnt at 1200°C in a rotary kiln and then screened out. Liaflor is germ-free as well as chemically and biologically neutral. Liaflor drains and can be reused. It is eco-friendly produced and its disposal does not pollute the environment.

Unlike cheap inferior quality clay, Liaflor German expanded clay will not break down over time. Cheap quality expanded clay equates to false economy as it breaks down, becomes muddy and will block up your pumps or pots!