How to Use vermiculite in a Sentence

vermiculite

noun

• Then put that end in damp sand, perlite, vermiculite or even soil.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2019
• Take the cuttings from the tips of the shoots to root in vermiculite or a similar porous medium.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 Jan. 2018
• Let the corms dry out a bit, then place in a 5-gallon bucket of peat moss, perlite or vermiculite.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 18 Mar. 2021
• Simply snip off a 4-inch stem with leaves on it and put it in a pot filled with a soilless medium, such as vermiculite.
  — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 9 Aug. 2018
• At Tagawa Gardens, the medium is made with perlite, vermiculite and peat moss.
  — Cindy Sutter, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2017
• When vermiculite, a mineral often mixed in with heavy and sticky Earth soils, was added to the Martian stuff, almost all of the plants thrived.
  — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2018
• Then stick the cut end about two inches deep in containers filled with coarse vermiculite.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Jan. 2022
• Scientists sort through a mineral called vermiculite, placed in cups inside the bottom of the tanks, to find the eggs.
  — Cristela Guerra, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2018
• When vermiculite, a mineral often mixed in with heavy and sticky Earth soils, was added to the Martian stuff, almost all the plants thrived.
  — Author: Kenneth Chang, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Jan. 2018
• Drop the seeds into the indentation, sprinkle with vermiculite and then mist with a sprayer.
  — Will Ashenmacher, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2017
• Use a rooting powder to dust the ends of the shoots and stick the base of each about 2 inches deep into shallow containers of moist vermiculite.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 Jan. 2018
• Use shallow pots and stick the base of each cutting about 2 inches deep into moist vermiculite.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Dec. 2021
• Easy-to-root coleus can be started in a loose potting soil or container of coarse vermiculite.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 12 June 2021
• In a warm location (about 70 degrees), start your seeds in a seed tray with a very light soil mix or fine vermiculite that drains quickly.
  — Therese Ciesinski, Good Housekeeping, 9 Aug. 2018
• Seedlings were cut with vermiculite and cultivated in a small patch of the campus greenhouse.
  — David Arky, Smithsonian, 20 Mar. 2018
• My mix is a third peat, a third vermiculite, and a third compost materials.
  — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2021
• After cutting back the leaves, allow corms to dry in front of a fan for a day or two, then store them in vermiculite or peat moss somewhere cool and dry, but above freezing.
  — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 17 May 2021
• Stick the cuttings about 2 inches deep into small containers of the soil or vermiculite.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 12 June 2021
• Cover the clumps with a 4- to 6-inch-layer of moist vermiculite or fine wood chips, such as commercially sold pet bedding.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2022
• Dip the ends of the cuttings in rooting powder and stick into containers of potting soil or vermiculite.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Feb. 2021
• Repot the cutting in moist sterile seedling mix or vermiculite, cover with a plastic bag and put in a place out of direct sunlight.
  — oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2019
• Concrete mixed with vermiculite or perlite, or concrete and fiberglass blends, are much lighter.
  — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 13 Aug. 2018
• The stems should root very easily in containers of potting soil or coarse vermiculite.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 26 June 2021
• The seeds are sown in trays (these should drain) using a seed starting mix typically lightened with vermiculite.
  — Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2020
• About 14 weeks before your last frost date, sprinkle the seeds over a premoistened medium, then cover the seeds lightly with vermiculite.
  — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 2 June 2016
• Some vermiculite can contain a natural type of asbestos, although the EPA says the risk is minimal.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2022
• Crotons can root in potting soil but more success is often obtained in coarse vermiculite.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Apr. 2021
• The average potting mix—with peat moss, perlite, vermiculite—that is used for garden planters and window boxes will work.
  — Lauren Matthews, Country Living, 28 Feb. 2017
• Exactly how wet the vermiculite or wood chips should be is dependent on the humidity in your storage area.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2022
• Plants that bloom from midsummer into the fall need a period of cold storage in a plastic container or bag with moistened vermiculite or sand.
  — Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024