I've holidayed in New Zealand a number of times & I was fascinated by the amount of pumice from all the volcanic activity, I visited Lake Taupo in the North Island last time, it has giant beds of pumice in some places & I was amazed by the plant growth in pure pumice where you could see it was meters deep on eroded creek edges, with chunks up to the size of soccer balls all through it, I found some daffodils growing in it & they were huge & healthy, although in some places they were showing signs of being nutrient poor. It was really quite fascinating to see such large deposits. I only see small deposits along some beaches here although there is a fair bit at the very tip of the Great Sandy Cape of Frazer Island National Park where it collects along with unusual seeds that have floated across the Pacific Ocean from places like New Guinea & Indonesia, occasionally something unusual has sprouted, but here the nutrient level is low & salt spray is endless so few survive or are straggly & stunted. On 3 July 2013 07:20, Ina Crossley <klazina1@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Nhu. I do live near a pumice mine, or rather the suppliers who > have no lack ofsources. :o) > > Ina > On 3/07/2013 4:36 a.m., Nhu Nguyen wrote: > > "Dry Stall" is probably the best way to get pumice if you don't live > near a > > pumice mine. > > -- > Ina Crossley > Auckland New Zealand zone 10a > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- Steven : ) Esk Queensland Australia Summer Zone 5 Winter Zone 10