Create a light and airy potting mix for your plants with Miracle-Gro Perlite. This potting soil additive for amending a potting mix can be used to create a lightweight plant growing medium for potted plants. It improves soil aeration and better drainage. In addition, this growing media is enriched with Miracle-Gro plant food. To use, mix evenly with potting mix to help prevent soil compaction and promote strong root development and strong root growth. You can use it with all types of container plants when added to potting soil mix. For best results with potted plants, let mix dry to the touch between waterings and don’t allow plants to sit in drainage water. Follow your plants' water and light requirements, and remember to repot container plants annually. For houseplant owners, home gardeners, and plant hobbyists interested houseplant care, perlite for house plants fits right into your spring replanting and propagation routine. To grow plant cuttings, fill a container with perlite and water thoroughly. Make holes with a pencil and insert cuttings, pressing perlite around them. Keep perlite moist and your plant out of direct sunlight. When storing bulbs or root crops, place plant materials in a container and pour dry perlite around the bulbs and roots. Don’t pack down or water. This perlite bulk bundle includes two 8 qt. bags of Miracle-Gro Perlite.