Vermiculite in Hawaii

mrsmith 3/10/2010, 10:12 am

Hi there,

Does anyone know a source for vermiculite in hawaii?
I noticed there will be sfg workshop in hawaii coming up,
so maybe there is a source for vermiculite in hawaii somewhere,
I would hate to have to use perlite instead.

Thanks
Troy

HawaiiAl 3/11/2010, 2:22 am

most of the home and farm centers have it.

OahuSFG 3/18/2010, 9:26 pm

Hi Troy,

If you are on Oahu, try Pacific Agricultural Sales & Service, 91-262 Ola'i St. Kapolei, Hi 96707 phone 808-682-5113.

I got a 6 cubic ft bag for about 43.27. This was for the medium grade. The coarse was out and wouldn't be in for a while. Far as I know they still had a lot of medium left.

Aloha,
Jan

boffer 3/18/2010, 9:38 pm

HEY

Look who's back!

Aloooooooha, Jan! flower

Guess I'll have to find a 'hang loose' emoticon!

OahuSFG 3/18/2010, 11:01 pm

Thanks!

mrsmith 3/19/2010, 3:05 am

Yes, I'm on oahu, thanks alot for the contact, a big help, lowes had it, but sell it in 8 quart bags, which gets kind of exy.

Can I ask you how the medium grade works out for you, does it drain enuf etc, thanks.

Regards

OahuSFG 3/19/2010, 4:30 pm

The medium grade works fine for me. I can't see any difference in plant growth between the coarse grade.

Pacific Ag will stock the coarse grade, but what they'll do, according to the sale clerk, is wait until they have enough of a substantial order to bring it in. Guess we need to spread the word on SFG!

At first I got the 8 quart bags from Lowes as well. It was super fine. There is another garden shop called Wally's on Beretania st. that told me they could order it. However I suspect it is coming from Pacific Ag as well, as the clerk said the same thing about its availability.

lavamom 3/24/2010, 2:05 am

Pacific Ag is out of vermiculite right now, but taking names on their waiting list; should be another 3-4 weeks, and they said it will go fast.

I wanted my vermiculite NOW - so I started calling around, and found someone in Waimanalo who has it. It's Island Grower Supplies, 41-1143 Waikupanaha St, 259-8420, owned by a real friendly man named Fred. He gets it from Therm-O-Rock in Chandler, Arizona. He is generally a wholesale business, but he will accommodate people's needs, and was interested in SFG. He has 3.5 cubic foot bags for $22. The bag is marked coarse, but the particles were smaller than I expected.

Hope this helps someone!

JanC 5/30/2010, 12:20 am

Also Crop Production Services sells it. They are starting to bring in more coarse since more people are requesting it. They're in the Pearl City Industrial Park near Sam's Club. 454-0041. Approx $25 for a 3.5 CF bag. M-F and they close at 4 pm. No I don't work there..... I just use them a lot.... Smile

Kusha 5/31/2010, 11:19 am

Crop Production Services
Robert Dunford
96-1345 Waihona Street
Pearl City, HI 96782
rob.dunford@cpsagu.com
454-0041

OahuSFG 6/7/2010, 8:43 pm

Hi JanC (we have the same name!) and Kusha.

Welcome to the forum!

OahuSFG 3/9/2011, 9:40 pm

I went to the Koolau farms in Kailua this past weekend.

They had vermiculite (3 cubic ft 39.00) and coconut coir (2 cubic ft bricks 9.00 on sale regular price 12.00).

This may be closer for some SFGers on the Windward side of the island or for those who can't make it during the weekdays to Pacific Agriculture. Koolau Farms is open on Sat and Sun!

OahuSFG 10/3/2011, 6:06 pm

I recently went to the Xeriscape event held in Halawa. They were giving out free compost. It is good compost! It looks like coffee grounds. It was promoted as mulch but I used it as compost in my SFG. My plants love it! If you go there with your own shovel and containers, you can take as much as you want FREE, every Saturday!

Thought I'd post this here in case you were also looking for compost too.

**WardinWake** 10/3/2011, 10:36 pm

Howdy Folks:

Check out the SFG Forum Vermiculite Database. If your source is not listed there please add it. At first your source will be at the bottom of the list (there are almost 900 listings) until the database is resorted. I check several times each week and resort then.

God Bless, Ward and Mary.

**kauairosina** 1/16/2014, 9:08 pm

I had called all the ag/garden folks I could think of and then found that Crop Production Services carries vermiculite on Oahu and found they do here on Kauai also. Happy me and my friends.

Aloha,
Kauairosina Very Happy

OahuSFG 11/17/2015, 6:00 pm

Price update for Vermiculite from Pacific Ag: 53.45. Currently out of stock, but should have a shipment next week.

This is the cheapest I've found on Oahu.

They also have Peat for 26.40 3.8CF bag.

**sanderson** 11/18/2015, 1:32 am

OahuSFG, Thank you for the update. Did you report this in the US Vermiculite DATA Base as an update?

OahuSFG 11/19/2015, 4:30 pm

Thank you. I'm not sure how to edit or update the Data base though. Do I just make a new posting?

**kauairosina** 11/19/2015, 5:33 pm

Isn't she just pulling your leg?

**sanderson** 11/20/2015, 1:33 am

Pacific Agricultural Sales 91-262 Olai Street Kapoiei HI 96707 808-682-5113 6 Cu Ft $43.00. Still same address and phone number?

This is the information we have in the Data base. The price you quoted, is it for 6 cu ft or 4 cu ft?

**kauairosina** 11/20/2015, 2:22 am

You really do have a vermiculite data base!! Unfortunately Kapolei is on another island (Oahu)... I thought you were kidding.

**sanderson** 11/20/2015, 2:44 am

Home Page, Vermiculite, Data Base . . .

OahuSFG 11/20/2015, 4:10 pm

That's the address and phone number for Pacific Ag. The price is for a 6 ft.

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