Legigo19 LBS Organic Expanded Clay Pebbles, 4mm -16mm Light Expanded Clay Aggregate, Natural Clay Pebbles for Hydroponic & Aquaponics Growing, Orchid Potting Mix, Dutch Buckets, Drainage

I didn't purchse this for aqua-culture, and I don't have any orchids.I was mainly thinking of drainage for ordinary house plants. The size of first product I purchased was on the large size. I ordered this bag because the individual balls were much smaller. They worked out much better for drainage in the bottom of a pot.I also tried mixing them into soil with pearlite that I intended to use with water sensitive plants. That seemed to work out okay.It was a good price for what I received and I'm happy with the product. Will reorder again when I run out.Additional thoughts December 5, 2023:I already gave this a 5 star rating so I can't improve upon that. However, I can offer my personal experience with using this as a soil enhancement. I began earlier this year adding the clay pebbles to soil I was mixing for replanting house plants.I have some Christmas Cacti that I'm fond of, especially the ones my grandmother gave me 60 years ago. Christmas Cacti are fussy about watering: too much-they die; too little-they die. So I've always made a good layer of stone and then charcoal in the bottom of a pot when repotting. Then I wouldn't repot them for years and years as long as the drainage remained good.There is a point of diminishing returns with this level as the rather fibrous roots tend to mass around the drainage holes anyway requiring a manual trim of the root mass through the multiple pot holes in the bottom of the pot.This year I decided to bite the bullet and repot both the large plants and the smaller potted ones. I decided to add additional soil amendments to the potting soil I had. I added charcoal, perlite, and the clay pellets to the Miracle-Gro potting soil. My amendment mixture probably made up half of the total amount of soil mixture that resulted. I repotted early summer.All of the Christmas Cacti seemed to react really positively to the new soil despite the heavy root prunning I did before replanting. Most have almost doubled in size and created many more new branching stems. Best of all has been the blossoming.The Thanksgiving variety set up blossoms early and were in bloom by the end of November and have continued to produce additional buds.The Christmas variety hasn't set up blossoms yet. I'm ashamed I put off the biggest pot until September as I knew it was going to be a chore. But it has done an amazing job of pushing out new growth despite the repotting being so late in the year.An extra bonus has been the repotted cuttings liking the new soil mixture. Normally, I don't get any blooms until the next year on cuttings. My 1 1/2 year old cuttings doubled in size the same as the older plants. It is covered in blooms more that I can ever remember. Further more, the cuttings I made earlier in the summer have not only pushed out new growth but some of them have actually set up blossoms.I can't claim that this was a magical mixture. It is just highly unusul plant behavior observed in over 60 years of growing Christmas Cacti.I contribute the change in growing patterns to all three soil amendments increasing the drainage in the soil and at the same time increasing the available usuable water without leaving the root system soaking in damp soggy soil.I would highly recommend using all three soil amendments for any plant you have that is fussy about getting its roots wet and staying wet.

These clay pebbles help plants get the right amount of air & water. Light-weight and absorbent the pebbles make a great base layer or ideal medium for growing bulbs indoors. They are somewhat costly -- but can be re-used.

Glad i made this purchase 🙂

I first bought these pebbles in late November, 2022 (on the right) . The only complaints I found in the reviews were that they didn’t come in the right packaging and they weren’t the right size. Purchased again April 2023 (on the left) and they were MUCH bigger. Both times they came in a resealable bag, same as cover photo on here. Some of my plants really like them while some do not, and I assume that’s simply what each plant prefers and not a problem with the pebbles. These are the first pebbles I’ve ever bought, took some trial and error, but they are easy to use and maintain. they work very well, less mess than soil and easy to clean when needed, great for propagation and easy to see when the plant needs more water (as i tend to overwater!)

I used these as a base layer in a 7 gallon aquarium that I was converting into a succulent planter - but I had no idea how much I needed because it is sold by weight.If you are in the same boat, I'll try to help. I bought thr 7 lb bag (more is better, right?) I used maybe a quarter of the bag to create my base layer. It was much more than I needed. So far things are working well. I just need to find more uses for all of thr excess!

This product is exactly what it says itvis. And, the bag was larger than I expected.

I recently made the switch from potting soil to clay pebbles, and I'm thrilled with the results! The clay pebbles offer better drainage and aeration for my plants, resulting in healthier growth. It's been a game-changer for me, and I highly recommend giving it a try if you're looking to optimize your plant's growing conditions.

These pebbles are very well made, keep the dirt from coming out of my planter and look great.