Replacing lava with zeolite. Thoughts?

[NamesakE]

I've been thinking of replacing lava in a boon mix with granulated zeolite. It seems like a workable replacement and as far as I can tell would up the CEC of the mix. I do know it holds more water but I'm not sure if that would make a big difference since it's a pretty free draining mix already. Would there be any drawbacks?

 

[Juanmi]

I just started using zeolite this year.
I mixed volcanic (pozzolan) akadama, kiryiuzuna, zeolite and turf.
I've read lots of good things about zeolite, and not a single negative point.

 

[NamesakE]

I just started using zeolite this year.
I mixed volcanic (pozzolan) akadama, kiryiuzuna, zeolite and turf.
I've read lots of good things about zeolite, and not a single negative point.

Cool thanks for the info!

 

[Matte91]

I have been using zeolite, pumice, lava for a couple of years and my trees are happy.

 

[August44]

Mattie91... What is your take on what zeaolite does for the mixture? Does it stay together like lave, pumice etc or fall apart? Does zelote come in a nugget form/shape like 1/4" or so? I have heard that is stays pretty damp so might not be advisable for damp parts of the country. Thanks for the learn.

 

[JackHammer]

Careful breathing zeolite, I guess it can give you lung cancer or something like that. Probably scratches up your lungs like esboesdoes. People eat zeolite as a detox thing. It is pretty expensive.

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

Zeolite should be ok for development. Yet Zeolite has a very high CEC, so one might want to back away from it for trees approaching refinement. Otherwise the growth can’t ever be slowed as much as one would desire.

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