Looks like good stuff and not a bad price. https://scenichillfarmnursery.com/collections/drainage-soil-amendments/products/pumice-3-8-1-4-bonsai-soil-succulents-cactus-soil-mixes
by LukeSkyWRx
Looks like good stuff and not a bad price. https://scenichillfarmnursery.com/collections/drainage-soil-amendments/products/pumice-3-8-1-4-bonsai-soil-succulents-cactus-soil-mixes
by LukeSkyWRx
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That’s a lot of money! Check around at your local rock/stone/landscaping yards. I get 5 gallons for $8.99 (bulk, not in a bag although they have bags if needed), and luckily I can swing by whenever I’m in that area for work which is a few times a month, so there is no shipping charge involved.
The central Arizona cactus and succulent society has a pumice pile sale twice a year. They sell pumice for$5 a bucket. You just have to be a member.
PSA for any other Arizonans. 🤙🌵
Wow that’s crazy, I just got a fill your own 5 gallon bucket for $4.
Similar situation. I can’t find locally sourced stuff either. I have used this company but they are hella expensive.
I would just use perlite at that point, crazy price point.
I ship pumice. 20quarts for $40. Sierrasoulcactus.com
https://preview.redd.it/je5y8t14jqyg1.jpeg?width=3060&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=018b6d1b84dcd317c469f1e1eadb7ab26d4e3c23
Im trying 1/4″ pebbles/crushed stone this year. Way way way cheaper than pumice. I’m taking a quantity over quality approach with my san pedro soil.
I’ve gotten some on ebay, 5 gallons for 40 but someone else on reddit put me on this, it’s almost 7.5 gallons for 40 shipped.
https://www.groworganic.com/products/uni-gro-pumice-2-cu-ft
I was thinking about trying them next but I’m kinda broke this year and prolly going back to perlite myself
That’s good pumice there
Amazon has 18lbs shipped for $37
I hear Build A Soil has the most affordable pumice if you need it shipped.
The thing about this company not a lot of people are taking into consideration; the pumice they sell is screened into precise measurements, which you can choose from. The prices are larger because you are paying for that precision. You can also buy the unscreened for much less, but I don’t have the time or energy to screen all that myself.
Being in Florida with no quality pumice sources available, I use this company because I make all my own soil for pots, and they have a large selection of other soil amendments to choose from. I’ll pay for that convenience as well.
If I was going to redo my entire yard or make a large bed for cacti specific soil, I would definitely use a local source.