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Activated Organic Hardwood

Horticultural Charcoal

For Plants, Terrariums and Springtail

Breeding Substrate

Key Features

• VIVARIUM SOIL AMENDMENT – Rids habitat of harmful bacteria, fungus and odors. Lightens and aerates soil increasing oxygen for healthier plants. High surface area and porosity retains soil nutrients, beneficial microorganisms and enhances soil drainage. Perfect drainage layer medium for vivarium/terrariums.
  
  

• SPRINGTAILS BREEDING MEDIUM - Provides high surface area, carbon rich organic medium necessary to perpetuate springtails breeding and promote denser springtail colonies.
  
  
• MICROFAUNA – Provides lighter, aerated soil and increases living space for vivarium micro-fauna. 
  
  
• HORTICULTURAL USES – Perfect soil additive for use with orchids, African Violets, Venus Fly Traps, air plants, bonsai trees and general house plants. Stores excess water, nutrients and beneficial microorganisms for future release as needed.
  
  
• COMPOSITION - 100% organic hardwood lump charcoal
  
  
• RECOMMENDED USAGE – 10:1 Ratio (10 parts soil to 1 part charcoal) when mixed with soil. Can also be use as thin layer above vivarium drainage layer.

 Vivarium Soil Amendment

Our Horticultural Charcoal is comprised of 100% organic hardwood lump charcoal. It’s the perfect vivarium soil amendment as it helps rid habitats of harmful bacteria, fungus and odors. It lightens and aerates soil increasing oxygen for healthier plants and increases living space for micro-fauna. High surface area and porosity retains soil nutrients, beneficial microorganisms and enhances soil drainage. It can also be use as thin layer above vivarium drainage layer.

Springtail Breeding Substrate

Horticultural Charcoal is what we use to breed our springtails. It provides the high surface area, carbon rich, organic medium necessary to perpetuate springtail breeding and promote denser springtail colonies. White springtails are an easy contrast against the black charcoal making it easy to measure cultures breeding progress. Springtails are also easily harvested from charcoal substrate. Simply add water to culture and pour springtails directly into desired habitat.