--- product_id: 1809330 title: "Miracle-Gro Perlite - Enriched with Plant Food, Improves Drainage and Aeration in Potting Soil Mixes, For Container Plants, 8 qt. (2-Pack)" brand: "scotts" price: "37247CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/1809330-miracle-gro-perlite-enriched-with-plant-food-improves-drainage-aeration store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Enriched with Miracle-Gro Plant Food 8 qt. lightweight perlite Improves drainage & aeration Miracle-Gro Perlite - Enriched with Plant Food, Improves Drainage and Aeration in Potting Soil Mixes, For Container Plants, 8 qt. (2-Pack) **Brand:** scotts **Price:** 37247CFA **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🌿 Elevate your plant game with the secret to unstoppable root growth! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Miracle-Gro Perlite - Enriched with Plant Food, Improves Drainage and Aeration in Potting Soil Mixes, For Container Plants, 8 qt. (2-Pack) by scotts - **How much does it cost?** 37247CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/1809330-miracle-gro-perlite-enriched-with-plant-food-improves-drainage-aeration) ## Best For - scotts enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted scotts brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Light as Air:** Ultra-lightweight media perfect for easy root cuttings and propagation. - • **Drainage Dynamo:** Enhances aeration to keep roots oxygen-rich and thriving. - • **Root Power Boost:** Prevents soil compaction for stronger, healthier roots. - • **Plant Food Infused:** Enriched with Miracle-Gro nutrients for faster, vibrant growth. - • **Container Gardening Essential:** Optimized exclusively for container plants to maximize growth potential. ## Overview Scotts Perlite 8 qt. is a premium lightweight soil amendment designed to prevent compaction and improve drainage and aeration in potting mixes. Enriched with Miracle-Gro Plant Food, it supports strong root development and is ideal for container plants, cuttings, and seed starting. Trusted by thousands with a 4.8-star rating, it’s the go-to choice for millennial plant pros seeking healthier, more vibrant indoor and container gardens. ## Description Create a light and airy potting mix for your plants with Miracle-Gro Perlite. This potting soil additive for amending a potting mix can be used to create a lightweight plant growing medium for potted plants. It improves soil aeration and better drainage. In addition, this growing media is enriched with Miracle-Gro plant food. To use, mix evenly with potting mix to help prevent soil compaction and promote strong root development and strong root growth. You can use it with all types of container plants when added to potting soil mix. For best results with potted plants, let mix dry to the touch between waterings and don’t allow plants to sit in drainage water. Follow your plants' water and light requirements, and remember to repot container plants annually. For houseplant owners, home gardeners, and plant hobbyists interested houseplant care, perlite for house plants fits right into your spring replanting and propagation routine. To grow plant cuttings, fill a container with perlite and water thoroughly. Make holes with a pencil and insert cuttings, pressing perlite around them. Keep perlite moist and your plant out of direct sunlight. When storing bulbs or root crops, place plant materials in a container and pour dry perlite around the bulbs and roots. Don’t pack down or water. This perlite bulk bundle includes two 8 qt. bags of Miracle-Gro Perlite. Review: Excellent value and great for your plants - Excellent value and quality. Perfect to blend with compost and soil to improve soil aeration and water retention. Review: My plates are doing great !! - Exactly what I ordered. Great for health of all your plants. Great size. Great price !! ## Features - DRAINAGE AND AERATION: Miracle-Gro Perlite for plants improves drainage and aeration in potting mixes, and helps prevent soil compaction - CONTAINS FERTILIZER: This growing media component is enriched with Miracle-Gro plant food - LIGHTWEIGHT MEDIA: Combine perlite for gardening evenly with potting mix to help prevent soil compaction and promote strong root development; use with all types of container plants, including flowers and houseplants; also use for growing plants from cuttings and storing bulbs and root crops - EASY TO USE: To create your own perlite potting mix, mix evenly with potting mix or sphagnum peat moss; to grow plants from cuttings fill containers full of perlite water thoroughly and insert cuttings to propagate - WHAT'S INCLUDED: This bulk perlite bundle includes two 8 qt. bags of Miracle-Gro Perlite ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B087DVBCD1 | | Best Sellers Rank | #15,789 in Patio, Lawn & Garden ( See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden ) #188 in Garden Soil | | Brand | Scotts | | Brand Name | Scotts | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 11,620 Reviews | | Included Components | Soil | | Item Type Name | Perlite | | Item Weight | 8 ounces | | Manufacturer | The Scotts Company LLC | | Manufacturer Part Number | VB00003 | | Model Number | VB00003 | | Number of Packs | 2 | | Style | Potting | | Style Name | Potting | | UPC | 073561000031 | | Unit Count | 2.0 Count | | Volume | 8 Quarts | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Scotts - **Global Trade Identification Number:** 00032247427845 - **Item Weight:** 2.8 Pounds - **Style:** Potting - **UPC:** 032247427845 ## Images ![Miracle-Gro Perlite - Enriched with Plant Food, Improves Drainage and Aeration in Potting Soil Mixes, For Container Plants, 8 qt. 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(2-Pack) - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71VO+ZRqOGL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Size** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Do you mix the perlite with the soil or should it be an entirely separate layer underneath the soil?** A: It depends on what you are using for. You can use it alone for rooting plants or mixed in different quantities with soil for planting. **Q: Why does it say to use only in container plants? I have horrible clay soil and need something to let the roots get through.** A: Maybe because it’s so light weight it will slowly wash away further into the soil and not not stay where it is needed, the better way to soften the clay is go to Lowe’s or Home Depot in the building department and get sand and work it in the clay dirt depending on how thick it is it may take a few bags you can get 50 lb. bags of sand for about $5.00. I use sand in my potting soil for my succulents plants and it works well of course I always use pearl light in my potted plants along with the sand but I’m no expert it’s just what works best for me. Good luck. **Q: how big is the bag i know it says 8 quarts but idk how big that would be** A: It is light weight but goes a long way when planting in a container or pot. It's equivalent is two gallons. **Q: How is this used with starting seeds?** A: You actually do use perlite to start seeds in a hydroponic system. You make a capillary bed (1 1/2" of perlite, filled with water up to 1 1/4"), fill 2" netpots with perlite, rinse the perlite in the netpots, press holes in the perlite for the seeds, add one seed to each hole, and cover the holes with the appropriate amount of perlite based on your plant. Cover the netpots with plastic film until the seeds germinate. After a week, thin to one seed per pot. After two weeks, move the netpots to your hydroponic system. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent value and great for your plants *by P***T on April 8, 2026* Excellent value and quality. Perfect to blend with compost and soil to improve soil aeration and water retention. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My plates are doing great !! *by D***L on May 15, 2026* Exactly what I ordered. Great for health of all your plants. Great size. Great price !! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Essential for Better Drainage - Quality Perlite *by C***W on January 19, 2026* This Miracle-Gro perlite has been excellent for improving my potting mixes and soil amendments. I use it primarily for my indoor plants and starting seedlings. The perlite pieces are consistent in size and quality with good porosity for aeration. Mixed into potting soil, it dramatically improves drainage which prevents root rot and overwatering issues. The lightweight nature makes the soil easier to work with and doesn't compact over time. I particularly appreciate using this for succulents and cacti that need excellent drainage. The bag is a good size - enough for multiple projects without taking up too much storage space. The perlite is clean with minimal dust compared to some brands I've tried. It's also great for rooting cuttings and starting seeds since it holds moisture while providing air to developing roots. The enrichment with plant food is a nice bonus. For anyone doing container gardening, houseplants, or propagation work, perlite is essential and this is a quality product at a fair price. 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