I live in Hawkes Bay NZ, and the land we live on has about 50cm soil then straight into a pan of Pumice about 2 mts thick .It ranged from football size to dust. But not that great to use in potting mixes. But on the big chunks i grow Pinguicula. Kiyel Kiyel Boland kyle.b1@xtra.co.nz savagegardenz.co.nz http://public.fotki.com/savagegardenz/ On 3/07/2013, at 10:23 AM, steven hart <hartsentwine.australia@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/