White balls in my plant pot!

shadau

Well-Known Member

• Apr 9, 2009

• #1

Hey, i was admiring my plants beauty today and noticed like a white ball in my plant pot so i picked it out and crushed it and it tuned to like a powder! any ideas of what this could be? i looked around my small grow room and there is NOTHING that could have possibly got there!

 

Quickee

Well-Known Member

• Apr 9, 2009

• #2

perlite that was in teh soil?

 

shadau

Well-Known Member

• Apr 9, 2009

• #3

ahh lol just googled perlite and it came up with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perlite
it looks like that so im guessing it is! thanks a lot!

 

GoldenGanja13

Well-Known Member

• Apr 9, 2009

• #4

shadau said:

ahh lol just googled perlite and it came up with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perlite
it looks like that so im guessing it is! thanks a lot!

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Thats too funny

 

mistaphuck

Well-Known Member

• Apr 9, 2009

• #5

omg now theres little gold flakes in my soil whats happening?!?!?!?

 

GoldenGanja13

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• Apr 9, 2009

• #6

mistaphuck said:

omg now theres little gold flakes in my soil whats happening?!?!?!?

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That's it, I need to examine your Ganja, forward it over to me and I will toke it up and examine.

 

mistaphuck

Well-Known Member

• Apr 9, 2009

• #7

and and theres this big leafy green thing coming out of my dirt bucket

 

ganjamanuk

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• Apr 9, 2009

• #8

mistaphuck said:

and and theres this big leafy green thing coming out of my dirt bucket

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fuck kill it!!!!!!!!!!!

 

XxNinjaxX

Well-Known Member

• Apr 9, 2009

• #9

NO dont kill it, send it to me, il look after it..

 

shadau

Well-Known Member

• Apr 9, 2009

• #10

lol honestly, how the fuck am i suppost to know what perlite is? xD

 

olosto

New Member

• Apr 9, 2009

• #11

shadau said:

lol honestly, how the fuck am i suppost to know what perlite is? xD

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Oh man, thx for the laugh, I needed that..

 

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shadau

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• Apr 9, 2009

• #12

olosto said:

Oh man, thx for the laugh, I needed that..

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im not joking, i honestley do not know what perlite is :/

 

mistaphuck

Well-Known Member

• Apr 9, 2009

• #13

it helps the soil drain water better

 

olosto

New Member

• Apr 9, 2009

• #14

Perlite

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For the two-phased structure in steel, see pearlite.

Expanded Perlite


Perlite is an amorphous volcanic glass that has a relatively high water content, typically formed by the hydration of obsidian. It occurs naturally and has the unusual property of greatly expanding when heated sufficiently. It is an industrial mineral and a commercial product useful for its light weight after processing.
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[edit] Properties

When it reaches temperatures of 850&#8211;900 °C, perlite softens (since it is a glass). Water trapped in the structure of the material vapourises and escapes and this causes the expansion of the material to 7&#8211;16 times its original volume. The expanded material is a brilliant white, due to the reflectivity of the trapped bubbles.
Unexpanded ("raw") perlite bulk density: around 1100 kg/m³ (1.1 g/cm³).
Typical expanded perlite bulk density: 30&#8211;150 kg/m³


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In horticulture perlite can be used as a soil amendment or alone as a medium for hydroponics or for starting cuttings.