Jane: How do we use this stuff? I imagine it's quite different from planting into soil? What's the basics of getting started with Pon?Īrvin: The first way that we would generally use the products is what I would call the 25% Lechuza use rule. So those are the key differences in the materials that are put together for this mineral substrate. Then lava, I'm pretty sure a lot of people out there listening probably know what lava is, and lava is, basically, a mineral stone which is, obviously, designed to sustainably release micronutrients back to the rooting system. So the air pockets, or the pores, in the bims will naturally just attract a larger amount of water and hold a larger amount of water. Bims, on the other hand, is literally designed for maximum airport volume and a very high storage capacity. So that's the main properties of zeolite in our substrate. So it has high water and nutrient storage, it binds heavy metals and pollutants and it also has a fungus-inhibiting effect. So what the zeolites are introduced into the substrate for, is to balance and stabilise the pH value of the rooting structure. The first is zeolite, the second is bims, third is lava and then the last ingredient, which we add in, is the fully-coated premium fertiliser. So Lechuza Pon, which is our most popular substrate, consists of four key ingredients. Jane: Let's just start with the very basics, for me, more than anything else, as a complete ignoramus about this stuff! What's actually in Pon? What's it made of?Īrvin: Fantastic question, so let's start with the ingredients list.
So we're going to be hearing from Arvin Bhudia in this episode, who is Sales Director at Lechuza in the UK, to get it straight from the horse's mouth, as it were. Lots and lots of people are using this stuff successfully and some swear by it, but what is it, how does it work, how can you transfer your plants to it? I decided to go to the source to get information about Pon, from somebody at the firm that has been marketing this stuff for years, that is of course, Lechuza. They're turning instead to mineral-based substrates, specifically Pon. Jane: So many growers these days are choosing not to grow their plants in the traditional medium that's been used for, well, since forever: something soil-based, something organic. All of those things are highly valuable and much appreciated.
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It's going to make such a fun episode! I'm really looking forward to it, so do share your thoughts now. Just drop me some words to the same address. Just record a voice memo and send it to but if not, I can read it out for you.
There is still time to get your thoughts to me. I've had happy stories, sad stories funny stories and you're going to hear them in episode 200, which will be going out on 22nd October. Jane: Thanks to all of you who have already responded to my request for your thoughts about what's changed for you in the world of houseplants since February 2017. What is it? What's it made of? Do you need to rinse it? Where do you get it? All your questions will be answered in this episode, plus, I answer a question about a succulent that's harbouring a surprise. I'm Jane Perrone, your host, and this week I am joined by Arvin Bhudia from Lechuza, to talk about their mineral-based substrate, Pon. Did that make me sound a bit like James Bond? Maybe I've been watching too many trailers! It's On The Ledge, the podcast about houseplants. Jane: This week, I eschew the soil and turn to Pon, Lechuza Pon.
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